High school hoops

Girls Chandler 51, Okmulgee 18 Chandler scoring: Jaylee Ventris, 18; Cassie Wright, 8; Carson Jackson, 7; Sydney Haas, 7; Mia Callegan, 7; Lila Mc-Gough, 2; Rylie Capps, 2.

High school hoops

Five-year suspended sentence

A Chandler woman facing a felony charge of child neglect has pleaded guilty and has been handed a suspended prison term. A formal charge of child neglect was filed in July against Megan Rae Eckert, 34.

Woman injured in turnpike crash

A one vehicle crash Sunday on the Turner Turnpike in Lincoln County injured a Collinsville woman, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said. State Trooper Quenton Payne, who investigated the crash, identified the injured woman as Katie Short, 33.

The more, the merrier

Last Wednesday I had a doctor’s appointment we had been waiting on for a month. We got there and they were quick to call me back. Thank goodness! Sometimes you get to the doctor for visits and are stuck sitting there for some endless amount of time and that just drives me crazy.

Billy Strings

A few day ago, Kindra called to ask what I thought was an odd question: “When you go to a concert, how close do you like to sit to the front?” As it turns out, she was buying tickets for the two of us to go see Billy Strings at the BOK Center in Tulsa next summer.

Staying connected in busy times

The other evening I was with a group of people who started talking about how different life seems to be today in terms of frequent family gatherings. There were 8 to 10 of us and most were fairly close to my age, a couple considerably younger.

Town Talk

Thank you to Parks Bros. Funeral Home and Erin Bradley for the precious Candlelight Memorial Service they hosted for those who have lost loved ones in 2022. Stroud Assembly of God Pastor Jeromye Jackson spoke and offered comfort to those attending. A solo was performed by Ambar Cross-Marrero.

Chandler pom: State champions

The Chandler pom team is the State Champions in the 2A/3A/4A Jazz Division and the State Champions in the 2A/3A/4A Hiphop Division after Saturday’s competition.