Nancy Lanette Johnson

Nancy Lanette Johnson was born to Kenneth Wayne and Martha Lou (Gaines) Johnson on September 6, 1961, in Chandler. She died Wednesday, March 30, 2022, in Shawnee, Okla., at the age of 60 years.

Gary Dean Jantz

Gary Dean Jantz, formerly of Wellston, was born April 3, 1939, in Isabella, Okla. He died Wednesday, March 30, 2022, in Riley, Kan., at the age of 83 years. Jantz, the son of Dave and Mabel (Koehn) Jantz, married Ellen Elizabeth Vails on November 17, 1962.

Phyllis Ann Shuey

Funeral services for Phyllis Ann (Sporleder) Shuey of Ardmore, Okla., will be 10 a.m., Friday, April 8, 2022, in the chapel of the Davenport Cemetery. The Rev. Mike Mitchell will officiate and burial will follow at Davenport Cemetery.

New books at library

New releases were purchased for the Chandler Public Library, in addition to 11 books added to the audio/compact disc collection.

Chandler student place at state competition

Chandler students Ariana Long and Jaden Sumpter placed at the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America state competition. Ariana took second in work readiness, senior child care aide, and Jaden won third in work readiness, table setting. Photos provided

McLoud gun case to go to trial

A McLoud man facing state felony charges after he already had admitted a federal firearms count and was sentenced, has been scheduled to stand trial. Christopher Steven Ledbetter originally was charged in Lincoln County District Court on Sep. 14 with five felonies.

Hearing set in Prague rape case

A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for an Okemah man facing three charges of first degree rape. Dustin Ardell Cruce, 38, was formally charged in Lincoln County District Court on Feb. 16 with two counts of first degree rape and one count of rape by instrumentation.

Chandler woman’s hearing set

A pre-preliminary hearing has been set for a Chandler woman facing a felony and two misdemeanors as the result of a traffic stop conducted by Chandler police in late February. Jonstella Ashlyn Neal, 25, was formally charged Feb.

Pickup runs over driver

A Meeker man suffered injuries last Saturday evening when his vehicle struck him on SH 18 north of Meeker. Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Conner Fryrear, who investigated the crash, identified the injured man as Gerald Cooper, 79.