Grass fire erupts

A Cushing man facing felonies in two different cases filed against him this year has pleaded innocent during his arraignment in one of the cases.Formal felony charges were filed in Lincoln County District Court in January of this year against Eddie Gene Moore, 73.

TEACHER OF THE WEEK

Dulayna MurrayHometown: Shawnee College: ECU Degrees: Vocational Home Economics Years taught: 25 Years at Stroud: 3Currently teaching: Family and consumer sciences.

Grass fire on Highway 18

Area fire departments were busy again on Tuesday, including working a grass fire along Highway 18 north of the Deep Fork River. Photo/Jennifer Pryor

Regional cross country

Several area cross-country teams and runners qualified for state during the regional meets held on Saturday. Top, Jordyn Neeley from Stroud motors through the Class 2A regional, held at North Rock Creek. She finished ninth, with a time of 13:38.

Chandler 47, Central 6

Chandler rolled past Tulsa Central, 476, Friday night, setting up a showdown this week for second place in the district and a home-field advantage in the first round of the playoffs.The Lions and Sperry have matching 4-1 district records, and will meet Friday night at Sperry.

Sports week in photos

Above, Brody Robinson (10) goes airborne during the Davenport Bulldogs’ game with Waukomis Friday night. Photo/Rick Hester Right, Prague’s Hanna Rolette (4985) motors to the finish line at the Class 3A cross-country regional at North Rock Creek.

Waukomis upends Davenport

The Davenport Bulldogs fell to Waukomis 58-22 in their final home game of the season, even though Coach John Greenfield said his team played really hard.The loss drops the Bulldogs to 1-2 in the district and 2-6 overall with a road contest coming up Friday night at undefeated Covington.

County Commission

Lincoln County commissioners this week accepted a quote and awarded it for the commissioners’ conference room remodel.Only two quotes were submitted. Scruggs Construction submitted a bid of $12,474 and Buoy Brothers Construction submitted a quote of $19,860.

Hearing scheduled

A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for a Stroud man who is facing eight felonies following his arrest by officers.Formal charges were filed Sep. 24, 2024 in Lincoln County District Court against Acey Ambrose Murphy, 33.

Lincoln County E911 wins award

The Lincoln County E911 Center was named the Emergency Communications Center of the Year at the 2024 Oklahoma Public Safety Conference.