Preparedness

I had to take grandson Bennett to school a while back. It was raining and we had to walk a bit through the parking lot, and I noticed out of the corner of my eye that he was wearing orange swimming goggles. Interesting, I thought. He hadn’t been wearing them in the pickup two minutes earlier.

Valentine’s Day traditions

Valentine’s Day was Thursday. I learned many, many years ago what to do for this day. I’ve done various things, but there are some basics that have become entrenched in my mind that are a must. If you are new at this, you might want to take note. One is, order the flowers early.

Wellston man waives jury trial

One of four persons from Wellston charged last summer with child neglect has waived his jury trial and a speedy trial. Steven Owen Cohran, 32, was formally charged July 24, 2023 in Lincoln County District Court with child neglect.

Letter to the editor

As many of you know, traffic control and public safety at the intersection of 9th and Manvel have been issues in recent years and have been highly discussed among city council members, the former mayor, and the former city manager.

Stroud man waives jury

A Stroud man facing two felony counts dealing with child pornography has waived his jury trial. John Mack Byrd., Jr., 43, was formally charged July 29, 2022 in Lincoln County District Court with possession of child pornography and using access to computers to violate Oklahoma State statutes.

A quick trip out west for quail hunting

Had a chance last week to finally go quail hunting. It was the first time in several years. Until about 20162017, I didn’t miss hunting quail at least some time during the season. We had to put our little pointer Sassy to sleep in January of 2016 and we haven’t had a bird dog since.

Town Talk

Activities in the community this week include Stroud City Council meeting today, Thursday, February 8th 6:00 p.m. at City Hall. The Masonic Lodge will hold its all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast this Saturday, February 10th at the agricultural building for a cost of $7.00.

Town Talk

One of our Main Street businesses would like to add some local products to their product line-up. If you have or know of anyone who has locally made foods such as honey, salsa, jam, etc., please contact Michelle Whitson at the Treasure Box.

Baseball memories

As I was looking through some old photos recently, I came across one of my fourth grade baseball team. That’s been a day or two since it was taken, more specifically several decades. Not sure when we retrieved it from my parents’ house, but it was before my mother’s passing in 2013.

Focus on distracted driving

I noticed that the Oklahoma Highway Patrol along with other law enforcement agencies reportedly are cracking down on distracted driving between now and Jan. 31. Received a press release indicating such early last week that it was beginning Jan. 17 and running for a two-week period.