Gratitude

We kept the grandson part of this past weekend and when Pat and I and little Liam were riding around on Sunday we drove by several fireworks stands.It’s hard not to drive by one as many as there are around and they’ve been selling fireworks for at l e a s t a couple of weeks already.

Worst alarm clock

Years ago, I declared war on my screen time. Like many in my generation, I grew up swaddled in the glow of smartphones. At seventeen, I thought “delayed gratification” was a form of medieval punishment.

Town Talk

The Stroud Public Library is hosting “Let’s Talk About It,” a library book club. This is a project sponsored by the Oklahoma Humanities and its funders. Join Kelly Gamble as she opens a discussion of The Code of the Woosters by P. G. Woodhouse.

National Guard Center update

The Oklahoma National Guard (OKNG) Joint Operations Center (JOC) in Chandler is expected to be completed by December 2025, weather permitting.The facility is dried, and the company building it is working on the interior, according to LTC Kristin Tschetter, chief of public affairs for the OKNG.

Stroud’s new neon glow

Imagine it’s twilight on a summer night.As you cruise down Route 66, the windows are down. Music blares through the radio.As you come up to Main Street, the night is lit up by the vibrant hues of neon signs, advertising businesses of all kinds.

Luschen-Tackett

Gerald and Diana Luschen of Chandler and Ryan and Kristy Tackett of Sparks are delighted to announce the marriage of their children, Rebecca Luschen of Chandler and Trenton Tackett of Sparks.

Oklahahoma Promise program expansion

The children of longtime teachers now qualify for the Oklahoma Promise Scholarship, so long as their household income is under 700 percent of the federal poverty level.

Embezzlement charge

A Chandler woman who was by Meeker police and the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation in June has been formally charged with embezzlment.Lesa Manning, 64, was charged in Lincoln County District with one count of embezzlement.

Demos meet

The Lincoln County Democrats will hold their next meeting on Thursday, July 10 at the Chandler Public Library. The meeting begins at 6:00PM; doors will open at 5:30. For more information contact Tony Perna at 918-968-5033

Bringing back a landmark

On a stretch of Route 66 in Stroud, a piece of local history is getting a second chance, thanks to two hometown firefighters with a vision and a whole lot of grit.