Indicted officials make court appearance

Three former officials with the City of Tryon facing embezzlement and conspiracy charges as the result of a special investigative audit have made their initial appearances and their pre-preliminary hearings have been scheduled. The audit was released in February of this year..

Arraignments set in OnCue shooting

The arraignments for two men charged in a shooting at an On Cue in Stroud last Oct. 9 have been scheduled for August..

Meeker rates increase

Meeker’s Town Board of Trustees this week, meeting as the Public Works Authority, approved a rate increase from Central Disposal. With the increase, the Town will pay $11.20 for one polycart with once a week residential curbside pickup and $1.25 for once a month curbside bulky waste collection.

Lincoln County Commissioners

Lincoln County commissioners this week once again discussed requested projects to be paid for with ARPA funds but held off attempting to prioritize them at this point. The numerous requests total several million dollars.

Kingdom of Heaven

Have you ever stopped to think about why one third of the angels chose to follow Satan. It appears they for sure chose a lie rather than the truth. They gave up eternal power over the lie. No lie can be in the kingdom of heaven. No lie can be there because it is in God.

Going to nationals

Brooklyn Hammons, who will be an eighth-grader at Chandler this fall, earned three medals at the Osage, Mo., track meet and will compete in the National Junior Olympics next week in Sacramento, Ca. She won second in the long jump and third in the 100-meter and 200-meter.

State board rules on Meeker violations

The State Department of Education has concluded the Meeker School District had several violations concerning a student with learning disabilities and has ordered the district to remedy those.