Lincoln County News

Jeff Edmonson

Dale’s Edmonson to retire

Mike Mccormick Staff Writer

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

A legend in the Dale High School basketball program is stepping down as a coach and full-time teacher.Jeff Edmonson, who has coached and taught for 32 years, 23 of which have been as a head coach, is retiring at the end of the current school year.School Supt.

66 Conference track results

News Staff

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

66 Conference track meet at Okemah (Lincoln County Athletes) 7th Grade Girls 4x100 Relay Stroud, 55.89, 1st Prague, 57.19, 2nd Chandler, 58.33, 3rd.4x800 RelayPrague, 11:47.17, 1st Stroud, 12:54.42, 2nd 100m HurdlesAidyn Dervin (Stroud) 20.21 1st; Paisley Cottman (Prague) 21.

Conference champs!

News Staff

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Chandler and Stroud won the 66 Conference softball and baseball tournamenrts, respectiveliy, last week The Lady Lions defended the championship they won last year by coming through the consolation bracket and beating McLoud, 10-2 and 7-6, in the championship round.Chandler was 13-5 and ranked No.

Sports week in photos

News Staff

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Above, Stroud’s Peyton Davis hits the finish line at the 66 Conference track meet in Okemah last week. She broke her own school record en route to winning the meet.

66 Conference track results

News Staff

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

400m RunJace Thompson (Prague)1:07.06 2nd Bentley Varnell (Prague)1:07.42 3 Case Gaskill (Prague)1:15.95 6th Brendyn Poullard (Stroud)1:25.88 8th Isaac Martinez (Stroud)1:30.93 9th 300m HurdlesTrey Zembus (Prague)55.44 1st Bryson Cully (Prague)56.04 2nd Gavin Maguffee (Prague)1:00.

Town Talk

Diana Reed Correspondent

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Let’s all join Sac and Fox Nation Division for Victims of Crime (DVOC) for a Community Duck Hunt for Sexual Assault Awareness Month. DVOC will be hiding teal ducks throughout the community. If you find one, bring it to the trade-in station for a free T-shirt.

Letter to the editor

News Staff

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Get ready for COVID 2.0, only this time it won’t be a virus that disrupts the economy. In this case it will be in the form of an indirect sales taxation known as the Trump Tariffs that will cripple the American economy and cause havoc around the world.

Cleanup

Mike Mccormick Staff Column

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

After digging up one of my wife’s flower beds Sunday afternoon, I quickly discovered how bad of shape I’ve let myself get.Pat concurred.

Chandler Council approves plat

Emily Kalka Staff Writer

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

The Chandler City Council approved the final plat for Phase 1 of Chandler Meadows, subject to the City’s engineer’s approving the streets once they’re completed at their regular monthly meeting on April 8.

Audit: items missing

Mike Mccormick Staff Writer

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

A statutory audit of former Lincoln County Sheriff Charlie Dougherty’s administration shows nearly 250 fixed asset items that couldn’t be located, almost 50 that were not properly marked and others that were located but not listed as fixed assets.

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