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.

Editorial

Gov. Kevin Stitt’s call for a special session that starts next Monday, one week ahead of when the Legislature convenes for four months, is a needless waste of taxpayer money. The governor called the session to take up a cut in the state income tax.

Icy driving

I woke up Monday morning and, sure enough, the weather forecasters had gotten it right. There was a thin layer of ice covering everything outside.

Town Talk

You can definitely tell its winter in Oklahoma. Due to the cold temperatures and icy conditions Stroud schools were closed on Monday and Tuesday and many businesses had to close or adjust their “open” hours. Many people were asking about school closings on Facebook.