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North Rock Creek’s Maddox Motley (left, the defending Class 4A state champion, and Chandler’s J. Duncan, the defending Class 3A state champion, clear the final hurdle Saturday in the 110-meter event at the Chandler track meeting. Motley won.

Life in prison in fatality

A woman convicted last month of second degree murder in the death of a Prague man who died from injuries in a traffic collision 3½ years ago has been sentenced to life in prison.Haley Jordan Price, 30 at the time, was charged in Lincoln County District Court on Apr.
Chandler Mayor Kent McVey and City Manager Jason Orr stand on the baseball field near Rt. 66 Interpretive Center, where a new park will be built. The city was awarded a $650,000 Rt. 66 grant for the project, which will be baseball-themed. It is set to be completed before the Rt. 66 Centennial Celebration in 2026. Photo/Emily Kalka

Chandler Mayor Kent McVey and City Manager Jason Orr stand on the baseball field near Rt. 66 Interpretive Center, where a new park will be built. The city was awarded a $650,000 Rt. 66 grant for the project, which will be baseball-themed. It is set to be completed before the Rt. 66 Centennial Celebration in 2026. Photo/Emily Kalka

Chandler gets ballfield grant

The City of Chandler has won a $650,000 grant from the Oklahoma Route 66 Commission to create a new park next to the Route 66 Interpretive Center.

Intersection still closed after train derailment

A Lincoln County Road intersection closed March 30 after 22 cars from a freight train derailed east of Davenport remains closed as the company prepares to lay new track.Sgt. Aaron Bennett, Public Information Officer with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, said Stillwater Central Railroad Co.
Murder suspect captured in Lincoln County

Murder suspect captured in Lincoln County

Murder suspect captured in Lincoln County

Lincoln County deputies with assistance from other area law enforcement agencies have captured a suspect wanted on a murder warrant out of Tulsa County.Sgt. Aaron Bennett, Public Information Officer for the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, identified the wanted suspect as Kelvin Boelen.

Board accepts resignations

Chandler Board of Education members this week accepted the resignations from several personnel and approved contracts with several entities and individuals.School Supt.

No contest in animal cruelty

Two women from Wellston who were charged last year with multiple counts of animal cruelty have each pleaded no contest to each of the charges.Forty-nine charges of cruelty to animals were filed in Lincoln County District Court on Aug. 17, 2023 against Lisa Zumstein, 60, and Madeline Zumstein, 20.

Two life terms for Chandler man

A Chandler man convicted by a jury in February of this year of committing four crimes against a minor has been handed two life sentences and two other 25-year prison terms as well.

Additional pornography charge filed

A Stroud man already charged with four felonies related to children and scheduled for the May disposition docket now faces a fifth count.A formal charge of aggravated possession of child pornography was filed March 15 in Lincoln County District Court this year against Shamus Patrick Palermo, 49.