Warrant issued in triple stabbing

A McLoud area man faces three felonies in connection with a triple stabbing that took place in early July and his girlfriend also is charged with a felony. Joshua Lynn Barnett, 34, was formally charged Aug. 3 in Lincoln Count District with three counts of assault and battery with a deadly weapon.

Hearing set for two in Carney death

Hearings have been set for a woman from Wellston and a man from Iowa charged in connection with the death of a Carney area man. Each faces three felonies. Each is being held in the Lincoln County Jail in Chandler without bond.

Football starts!

Zeke Kuczinski hits the mat during defensive line drills Monday at the Chandler High School practice field. Monday was the first day of practice for high school teams and the Lions and other teams in the area made a full day of it.

Commissioners vote:

Lincoln County commissioners during their meeting this week voted unanimously to remove a box that was blacking out the security camera over District Judge Traci Soderstrom’s bench area in her courtroom.