Alfred “Ray” Smothers

Alfred “Ray” Smothers, of Chandler, Oklahoma, passed away on Thursday, August 24th, 2023, in Stroud, Oklahoma at the age of 89. Ray was born on July 6, 1934 in Chandler. He was the son of Yulise Andrew and Rosa Lee (Yarbrough) Smothers.

Robert Russell Pearman Jr.

Robert Russell Pearman Jr. was born December 21, 1937 to Robert Russell Pearman Sr. and Vera (Purvis) Pearman near Milfay, Oklahoma. He departed this life August 26, 2023 at the age of 85. He graduated from Milfay High School in 1956. On May 11, 1957 Robert Pearman Jr.

Jimmie Rae Brownfield

Jimmie Rae Brownfield, beautiful and beloved daughter of Kim Brownfield and Mary (Coleman) Yancey, was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma on October 18, 2007, and tragically departed this life on August 20, 2023, in Stroud, Oklahoma at the young age of 15 years, 10 months, 5 days.

Lincoln County Fair

Pottawatomie County Fair

Pottawatomie County’s 84th annual Free Fair kicks off next week on Wednesday, Sep. 6 when all non-livestock entries may be brought to the Heart of Oklahoma Exposition Center in Shawnee.

Hearing on assault on officers

A preliminary hearing has been rescheduled for a Chandler woman facing three felony charges, among them two for assault and battery upon a police officer, after her arrest. Cheryl Manning, 46, was formally charged in Lincoln County District on Oct.

Guilty plea in harboring case

A Prague woman facing a harboring from justice charge has pleaded guilty to the charge and drawn a deferred sentence except some time to be served in the county jail. Whitney Harrison, 34 at the time and from Prague, was charged July 29, 2022 in Lincoln County District Court.

Hearing continued in three-county case

A preliminary hearing has been continued for a driver in a high speed pursuit that reportedly started in Perkins, went down U.S. 177 clear to I-40 and ended at the Dale Middle School after partially running through a farmer’s wheat field. The driver, identified as Roderick David Pope, Jr.

Trials set for Chandler man

Jury trials have been scheduled on several felonies in two separate cases for a Chandler man already an inmate in the Lincoln County Jail who most recently has been accused of attempting to prevent witnesses from testifying against him.

County Commissioners

Lincoln County commissioners during a brief special meeting this week approved a Change Order for a bridge in District 1 and adopted a resolution authorizing funds for two Change Orders on that bridge. They also took no action yet on repair or replacement of an air conditioner over the jail.