County commissioners set Fair Board election

Lincoln County commissioners during a special meetingthisweekadopteda Fair Board Election resolution setting the filing period, date, time and place of election. The five-day filing period will run from Monday, Jan. 22 through Friday, Jan. 26. Candidates may file on those days from 8:30 a.m.

Dale board votes to fix roof

Dale Board of Education members this week approved a contract with a roofing company and voted to use County Education sales tax funds to purchase a school bus. Board members approved a contract with Coryell Roofing to repair and fix those roofs that were damaged by hail. School Supt.

Snow days

Anticipating this week’s winter storm it got me to thinking about when I was kid and how much I looked forward to the snow. If it snowed enough, that meant we would be out of school. Along with the other kids in our neighborhood we could make snowmen, go sledding, have all kinds of fun.

Town Talk

Thanks again to everyone who donated money to purchase a wreath to honor our veterans at Stroud Cemetery this Christmas. Volunteers picked up the wreaths this past Sunday and Town Talk appreciated their help very much.

17 locals make honor roll at OBU

Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, Oklahoma, recently announced the students named to the university’s academic honor roll for the fall 2023 semester. Seventeen students from the region were named to three different lists.

February trial date set in murder case

A jury trial has been scheduled in February for a Harrah man who charged with first degree murder nearly three years ago. Cole Berginer Guy, 19 at the time, and now 20, was formally charged Feb.

Christmas chili

As I tip-toe into the new year, I have a list of things I’d like to see in the next 12 months. Here’s my list. Maybe you have one of your own. 1. A change of political heart throughout the country. If you are my age, you lived through and remember several dark periods of American history.

New Year’s Resolutions, 2024

While we have just started a new year, it’s taken me a little longer to jot down the resolutions for the coming 12 months. I’m hoping 2024 will be a good year, maybe a little better than 2023 and that I and our family will go through it without some of the challenges we faced the past 12 months.

Chandler Public Library activities

CARLA HALE Chandler Library There’s a lot going on at your Chandler Public Library.

Town Talk

Things around town slow down a bit as we get closer to Christmas, but things seem much busier in our personal lives as Christmas nears. I always wonder if I’m going to get everything done in time for our family celebrations.