Lincoln County News

Burris joins Vision

News Staff

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Derek Winchester, President of Vision Bank Prague, announces the addition of Kylee Burris as Mortgage Loan Originator with Vision Bank in Prague. Burris is a graduate of Harrah High School and Oklahoma State University, with a degree in Agribusiness and a minor in Real Estate appraisal.

Resolutions

News Staff

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

After a quick review of last year, I am happy to report that I cleared New Year’s without breaking any of my three main resolutions for 2022. They were: - To not eat liver any time during the year. - To not visit Kazakhstan - To lose some weight.

Remembering quail hunting

News Staff

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Sunday marked the beginning of a new year, 2023. In reflecting on what some New Year’s Days used to be like when I growing up, I began to think about some of those when I was a teenager. From the time I was around 13 or so, and we had a bird dog, dad and I spent a lot of them quail hunting.

Town Talk

News Staff

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Happy New Year to each of you from Town Talk volunteers. The new year is here and things in our community are back in full swing. School is back in session as of yesterday (Wednesday). Additional activities taking place this week are Hospital Development Authority at 7 a.m.

Kingdom of Heaven

News Staff

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

One thing Jesus has been doing is teaching us how to enter the kingdom of heaven. No man can go there because of their ways. Jesus taught us how to get away from the mind that destroys us. The New Testament shows so many things.

The Chandler Lions Club installed a new fishing dockat Chandler Lake in June. Photo/Brian Blansett

Looking back at 2022

News Staff

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Last week we started a review of news in 2022. Here is part 2. Chandler’s new City Manager Jason Orr has been in his position going on three weeks now and says, “I love it. It’s one of the most hospitable towns I’ve been in. “You can hear it in people’s voices.

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Unrelated: Arrest made in previous arsons

News Staff

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

A Stroud man faces six felony charges accusing him of setting wildfires in Lincoln County over a period of nearly a year. Two counts of second degree arson and four counts of third degree arson were formally filed Dec. 28 in Lincoln County District Court against Chad Michael Hutson, 48.

A drone view of a large grass fire that burned west of the Sac & Fox headquarters on Thursday. Photo/provided by Lincoln County Emergency Management

Grass fire dangers

News Staff

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Firefighters from eight different fire departments along with Lincoln County Emergency Management responded to a wildfire last week between Davenport and Stroud. Cody McDonell, Deputy Director of Lincoln County Emergency Management, said the first call came in around 1 p.m.

Dale boys: Champions of champions

News Staff

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

When the final buzzer sounded in the finals of the Tournament of Champions Championship in Tulsa, the Dale Pirates had accomplished something that hadn’t been done in more than 43 years. The Pirates became the first small school since 1978 to win the tournament, defeating Tulsa Memorial 59-52.

Editorial

News Staff

Tuesday, December 27, 2022

The recent appointment of current District Attorney Adam Panter to serve a four-year term as DA of Lincoln and Pottawatomie Counties signals a continuation of turning that office around and getting it fixed.

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