Lincoln County Commissioners

Lincoln County commissioners this week approved a contract with Ascend Commercial Builders, LLC for the jail renovation. They also awarded a bid for equipment and outfitting of five 2024 Dodge Ram vehicles for the Sheriff’s Department.

Blind plea entered

A woman charged with two felonies, one of them alleging computer fraud, and who waived a jury trial, has entered a blind guilty plea to both counts.

Meeker board approves boundary map

Meeker’s Town Board of Trustees this week adopted a resolution calling for the 2025 notice of election and also approved the map of municipal boundaries for the town.Trustees were presented and voted to accept the 2023-2024 audit report and added a HUD Code of Conduct to the Town Trustee handbook.

‘A Savior has been born’

In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world.(This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.)And everyone went to their own town to register.

Children’s letters to Santa Claus

Each year, we invite elementary students from our coverage area to write letters to Santa Claus.We’ll print them over several pages in this week’s edition. Enjoy!Davenport Mrs. Case’s 2nd Grade ClassDear Santa, I am on the good list or am I on the naughty list?

Early holiday deadlines

Due to Christmas and New Year’s falling on Wednesdays, we’ll have early deadlines for those editions. The deadline for the Dec. 26 and Jan. 2 editions will be 5 p.m. on Friday before publication.

December Lions of the Month announced

Preston Sowder, Madelyn Ledford and Nathaniel Nunn have been named the December Lions of the Month by the Chandler Lions Club.Preston Sowder is the son of Josh and Mandy Sowder. He has a 3.88 GPA and is ranked 13th in his class.

Rash of car break-ins in Stroud

Stroud police are investigating a rash of car burglaries that occurred overnight earlier this week, Chief Clint Gaylord confirmed.Gaylord said, “We had multiple vehicles that reportedly were left unlocked. Some items were stolen, and some vehicles were just rummaged through.“A .

Democrats to meet

The next meeting of the Lincoln County Democratic party will be Thursday, December 12 at the Chandler Public Library. The meeting will start at 6:00PM. For more information call Tony Perna at 918-968-5033 or check the Lincoln County Democratic Party facebook page.

Staude takes second at state

Kaydence Staude, a sophomore at Meeker High School, placed second in the Intermediate Agribusiness division at the American Farmers & Ranchers (AFR) State Speech Contest in Stillwater on Dec. 7.“I am extremely proud of Kaydence for her hard work and determination in preparing her speech this fall.