Hearings set in murder

Preliminary hearings have been scheduled for a man charged with first degree murder and two other felonies and for two others facing accessory to murder and desecration of a human corpse.

Shots fired at officer

A Chandler man who is suspected of shooting at a tribal officer during a traffic stop is in the Lincoln County Jail in Chandler after his family reportedly brought him there. Lincoln County Sgt. Aaron Bennett identified the suspect as Shelton James Sutton, Jr., 30.

Arrests in homicide

Two people have been arrested by Lincoln County deputies after possible human remains were discovered in the western part of Lincoln County. Arrested were Janelle Brown, 39, and Clyde Clayton, 42.

Leo the Lion

Leo the Lion is going to the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl. On June 7th, Ashlee Beatty attended the Universal Cheer Association’s cheer camp where she tried-out for All-American and was named Chandler High School’s first All-American mascot. “It’s a very, very big deal,” Beatty said excitedly.

Carney School bonds

Voters residing in the Carney School District overwhelmingly approved two bond propositions in a special election on Tuesday. With all five precincts reporting along with Absentee votes and early voting, Proposition 1 passed with 59 or 75.64 percent in favor and only 19 or 24.36 percent against it.

Snider to be inducted into cheer coaches hall of fame

Chandler cheer coach Cynthia Snider will be inducted into the Oklahoma Cheer Coaches Association on July 28, School Supt. Scott Baade told the school board during this week’s meeting. Snider has taught at Chandler for 23 years and coached cheer the entire time.

Blackberry Festival

Owen Magee from Choctaw finishes with a mouthful of blackberry pie during the Cobbler Gobbler competition at the annual McLoud Blackberry Festival SaturdayFor more photos from the festival