Lincoln County News

Chandler defensive coordinator Fred Peery talks to the unit during a first-half timeout during the Lions’ 39-12 win over Sperry Friday night. Photo/Brian Blansett

Lions cruise past Sperry

Brian Blansett Staff Writer

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Chandler finally got to play four quarters of football Friday night, beating Sperry, 39-12, in a district game and clinching a playoff spot.It was a change of script from the Lions’ last three games, but a familiar plot.

Jacob Beck collects a pass and looks upfield. A senior, Beck finished the game with 58 yards receiving, 24 yards rushing and two touchdowns. Photo/Beth Young

Tigers clinch district

Brian Blansett Staff Writer

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

The Stroud Tigers plowed through Hennessey, 52-3, on Senior Night Friday and racked up their fourth consecutive district championship.The Tigers clinched the District 2A-II1 title, even though they still have a game left at Luther Friday night.

Veterans Day

Mike Mccormick Staff Column

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Next Tuesday, this nation will celebrate what I think is one of the greatest holidays of the year, Veterans Day.I know I will take some time that day to pause, think about and honor all the brave men and women who have served this country.

Photo/Beth Young

Stroud hero honored

News Staff

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Peyton Hogan, a freshman at Stroud High School, was honored at Friday night’s football game for rescuing a man from a burning car earlier in the fall. He was given an award for his bravery during halftime, handed to him by Christopher Miller, the man he rescued.

Veterans Day

News Staff

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Several events are going on next Tuesday for Veterans Days.In Chandler, there will be a breakfast for veterans at the United Methodist Church at 7:30 a.m., followed by a parade through downtown at 9 a.m. At 10 a.m., a special program will be held at the Chandler High School Performing Arts Center.

HALLOWEEN

News Staff

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

The creative juices ran wild for Halloween in Lincoln and Pott counties. Top, the Dancing Grannies, aka the Chander pom squad, put on a show for the ages at halftime of the Chandler-Sperry game on Halloween night.

Embezzlement charges

Mike Mccormick Staff Writer

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

A Meeker couple has been arrested and charged with embezzling more than $170,000 from a Meeker church they had pastored.Formal charges of embezzlement were filed Oct. 29 in Lincoln County District Count against Michael J. Hall and Vickie Marie Hall.

Ronald Lee Adkisson

News Staff

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Ronald Lee Adkisson, 77, formerly of Agra, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully on Saturday morning, November 1, 2025, at his home in Edmond, Oklahoma.Ronald was born on June 3, 1948, in Levelland, Texas, to D.L. and Barbara B. (Long)Adkisson.

Hugh Edward Willoby

News Staff

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Hugh Edward Willoby, 92, of Chandler, Oklahoma, passed away on October 28, 2025. Born December 14, 1932, he graduated from Oklahoma Baptist University and the Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, where he met his wife, Betty Jean Buckner.

Deborah “Debbie” Lynn Danker

News Staff

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Deborah “Debbie” Lynn Danker was born December 21, 1955, in Chandler, Oklahoma, to Gary Joe and Ruby Jewel (McCamey) Eidson. She passed away on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, in Wellston at the age of 69.Debbie is preceded in death by her husband, David, her parents and her three siblings.

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