Watching the winter weather

With the weather prognosticators predicting a fairly powerful storm this week for Oklahoma and much of the nation, I figured it might be wise to prepare a little. Around 8 on Monday morning one of the apps on my cell phone alerted me about a winter storm watch for our area beginning around 9 a.m.

McLoud City Council meeting

McLoud City Council members have voted to approve a specific use permit for a Medical Marijuana Dispensary in their city. The 4-1 vote came following lengthy discussion on more than one motion made concerning the application.

Town Talk

My mom sent me a picture this week of the new crosswalk designations being painted on Main Street. Thank you, City Council, City Manager Bob Pearman and the City of Stroud employees. This has been needed for a long time and people and groups have inquired about them.

Chamber banquet

The Chandler Area Chamber of Commerce will have its annual banquet Feb. 8 at 6:30 p.m. in the Route 66 Interpretive Center. Tickets are $25. The speaker for the banquet will be Stephen E. Smith, with the Oklahoma Small Business Development Center.

Murder trial continued

A jury trial for a Wellston man charged with first degree murder that was scheduled for next month has been continued until June. Freddie Antonie Seamster, 38, is accused of fatally shooting 21-yearold Lucas Goss with a firearm in Lincoln County on July 5 last summer.

Preliminary hearing in Prague case

A pre-preliminary hearing has been scheduled for a Prague man facing three felonies after he was arrested for allegedly firing a rifle at two men. Samuel Lane Wyatt, 31, was formally charged Dec.

Kingdom of Heaven

I really don’t feel good about how we are living. What has our mind occupied today? Are we really just lukewarm? I have read part of a lot of different translations of the bible. I have found no mistakes in the King James Version.

Hearings continued in OnCue shooting

Hearings have been continued for two men charged in a shooting at an On Cue in Stroud last Oct. 9. The State Attorney General’s Office filed amended information on Oct.

Editorial

Last September, Meeker’s Town Board informally agreed to continue with the process of annexing about eight square miles into the Town’s limits. That was the consensus of the five Trustees during their meeting.

Plans for annual PCJLS Pig Roast

Despite the most recent uptick with COVID-19, the Pottawatomie County Junior Livestock Trophy Auction and Pig Roast will go on again this year. It will be the same time it’s always held, the first Monday of February, and the location is the same as a year ago. It’s scheduled for Monday, Feb.