Lincoln County News

North Rock Creek’s Kadence Munn became the first girl to score 1,000 points for the Lady Cougars. She hit the mark last week against Tecumseh at the Washington tournament. She is shown with coach Lance Blocker. Photo/Sheryl Gowin

Munn notches 1,000th point for NRC

News Staff

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Competency evaluation requested

Emily Kalka Staff Writer

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

The attorneys for a man facing over 400 felony animal cruelty counts have requested that he be evaluated for competency, while the defendant has contested the assessment.Jerry Hine, charged with 408 counts, was set to go to trial on Monday, Feb.

Shilo Davenport (10) tightropes the out of bounds line during Davenport’s win over Coyle last week. Photo/Brian Blansett

Shilo Davenport (10)

News Staff

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Old photos

Mike Mccormick Staff Column

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

With the weather prognosticators predicting a fairly powerful storm this week for Oklahoma and much of the nation, I figured it might be wise to prepare a little.Around 8 on Monday morning one of the apps on my cell phone alerted me about a winter storm watch for our area beginning around 9 a.m.

Manvel Avenue in Chandler on Saturday. Photo/Emily Kalka

Winter Storm

Mike Mccormick Staff Writer

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Lincoln County appears to have escaped any major power outages or injuries from the first winter storm it encountered in 2026.The storm rolled through over the weekend, brining as a much as a reported 11 inches of snow and windchills well below zero.

Firefighters from Stroud assess the situation at a semi crash on the Turner Turnpike on Friday, Jan. 23. While no one was hurt, the Stroud Department had to call in backup from Chandler, Davenport and Kendrick. Photo/Chris Wilson, Stroud Fire Chief

Trucks collide, burn on turnpike

Emily Kalka Staff Writer

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Stroud Fire Department responded to a semi crash and fire on Turner Turnpike Friday afternoon, calling in help from the Chandler, Davenport and Kendrick fire departments. There were no injuries.Stroud Fire Chief Chris Wilson said the call came in about 12:18 p.m.

Oliver “Johnny” Garland

News Staff

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Oliver William Garland, known as Johnny to his family and friends, passed away quietly on December 30, 2025, at the age of 91.He was the son of Vester R. Garland and Callie Garland Neese.

Robert Henry Gordon III

News Staff

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

RobertHenryGordon III, age 33, of Stroud, Oklahoma,passedaway on January 15, 2026. He was born on February 2, 1992, to Robert Henry Gordon Jr and Tawanna Taylor Gordon.Rob was preceded in death by his grandfather, his grandmother and his mother-in-law.

Town Talk

Diana Reed Correspondent

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Congratulations to the Rock Café on being chosen by the Route 66 Centennial Commission to be featured on one of the Centennial billboards on Turner Turnpike. The billboard reads “100 Years of Neon” and the one located by Stroud features the Rock’s neon sign and it lights up.

James Kerr

Lions of the month announced

News Staff

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

James Kerr, Ava White and Rylee Capps were selected as Lions of the Month for January by the Chandler Chapter of the Lions Club.James Kerr is the son of Richard and Esther Kerr. He has taken four years of Advanced English and has a GPA of 3.5.

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