Signing for college

Signing for college

Davenport’s season ends

The Davenport football season has ended, as the Bulldogs dropped their first round playoff contest to Drumright 62-12. The Bulldogs finish the season with a 2-9 overall record. Coach John Greenfield said this week, “We’ve made some mistakes, but we had a lot better effort.

Sparks America scholarship recipients

Sparks America scholarship recipients

Meeker school board

MIKE McCORMICK Staff Writer Meeker Board of Education members here this week approved the final 20232024 Estimate of Needs and also approved board meeting dates for 2024. School Supt.

Veterans Day

When I got out of the service in 1976, there wasn’t a lot of fanfare made about veterans. I came home after five years, enrolled in college a week after my discharge, bought a pickup with money I’d saved and let the GI Bill cover most of my college expenses.

Reviewing resolutions

It’s getting that time of year again to review the resolutions I made last December for 2023 and kind of see where I am with those.

Appreciating Dr. Markert

This is a piece Aleta Smalley wrote for the ceremony honoring Dr. Conrad Marker last week. My name is Aleta Smalley and Dr. Conrad Markert has been the doctor for all the Smalley family since he first began his practice in Stroud.

Town Talk

Town Talk sends out a great big thank you to all the veterans who came out Saturday night to enjoy the Andrew Sisters tribute concert. It was just one way the Auxiliary could say “thank you for your service.

Chandler School Board meeting

Chandler Board of Education members this week hired a paraprofessional and approved regular board meeting dates, times and places for the calendar year 2024. School Supt. Scott Baade said the board members hired Roxanne Guthrie as a paraprofessional.

Arraignment continued in kidnapping case

The arraignment for an Agra man has been continued on charges of kidnapping and two other felonies because he was in the hospital on the date of his scheduled court appearance. following his arrest by Lincoln County authorities has waived his preliminary hearing and his arraignment is scheduled.