New mayor in McLoud

McLoud City Council members during their most recent meeting appointed a new mayor and vice mayor and created a committee as the result of an ARPA Community survey. City Manager Cody Roe said Councilman Daniel McClure, Jr.

'It Doesn't Stop Here”

(opinion) Most students at White Rock have played sports or been involved in some form of athletics for half of their lives. There have been kids that have graduated from here and continued playing the sport that they grew up on or tried different sports successfully.

Ada woman to stand trial

An Ada woman has been bound over to stand trial on amended charges in connection with a fatal traffic collision that killed a Prague man about 2½ years ago.

Hearing continued in turnpike case

A pre-preliminary hearing has been continued for a driver on the Turner Turnpike who faces a felony and misdemeanor for allegedly using her vehicle in discharge of a weapon.

Helping hands

It’s been all about people helping one another, neighbors willing to help neighbors, friends assisting friends, strangers helping strangers. That is what is going on in neighborhoods throughout Shawnee and surrounding areas.

Town Talk

He has arrived! Stroud’s very own Bugle Boy is proudly standing on Main Street in Ed. Smalley Centennial Park watching over our Veteran’s Memorial.

Editorial

Lincoln County commissioners are moving a little closer to having a new jail addition and renovation in place, although it’s still months away. During a special meeting in late February, they voted to give the go ahead for final design plans for the jail expansion and renovation.

Hearing set for Agra man

A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for an Agra man facing three felonies with minors. Kenneth Taylor Simpson, 21, was formally charged on Oct. 24, 2022 in Lincoln County District Court with lewd acts to a child under 16, sodomy of a child under 16 and second degree rape.

Trial set in neglect case

A Lincoln County resident facing a total of two felonies and two misdemeanors in two separate cases has been ordered to stand trial. Brandon Matthew Tarpenning, 40, who deputies say resides in the Harrah area, was first charged in Lincoln County District Court on Dec. 30, 2022 with child neglect.

Baseball memories

The other evening as I was coming home from a meeting, I drove by a Little League baseball game. It was good to see all the young kids playing ball and lots of parents gathered around cheering for their team.