Cheatin’ Heart

It was Sep. 23, 1952, in a Nashville, Tenn., recording studio. Hank Williams was recording four songs that day for MGM Records, steel guitar player Don Helms remembered. “He said ‘This next song goes like this, and he sang a couple of lines,” Helms said.

PCJLS starts this week

This year’s Pottawatomie County Junior Livestock Show at the Heart of Oklahoma Exposition Center continues this morning with the swine show starting at 10 a.m.

Town Talk

Plans are underway for Stroud’s annual alumni celebration. The main activities will take place on May 25th. The theme for this year is “Hear the Tigers Roar in 2024!” KimBrownBeasler oversees the newsletter, and she reports she has had manyreturnedduetowrong U.S.

Town Talk

It’s about time for our veteran’s banners to go up on Main Street. If you have intended to buy one to honor or memorialize a friend or loved one, it’s not too late. All you need is a picture and two lines of information about the person.

Rules changes

It seems we continue to hear frequently about incidents related to bullying. Some of these have tragic consequences. For those we are made aware of, there are probably thousands upon thousands of them that we know nothing about. Many of us have been victims of bullying. I was one of those.

Out-of-state faces drug charges

A case involving an out-of-state driver who is facing two felony drug-related charges has been set for disposition in April. Lin Pi Xing, 51, of New York was formally charged Feb.

Editorial

Local Boards of Education and their administrators should be able to run their school districts without fear of reprisal from state officials. We regularly provide coverage of several school board meetings. They seem capable of deciding issues that are within their responsibility to make.

Rules changes

Hunting and fishing have changed so much since I was a kid. Of course that’s been considerably over 60 years ago. That can probably be attributed to all the various rules and regulations put in place by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation over a period of time.

Lincoln County Commission

Lincoln County commissioners this week voted to change the position of Emergency Management Assistant Director to an exempt status.

Town Talk

Activities happening in our community are Route 66 Metal Detecting Club today, Thursday February 22nd at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall, Stroud Community Clothing Center also open today, Thursday February 22nd from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. on West Highway 66 and Stroud Food Pantry open 9:00 a.m.