Town Talk

We will commemorate Memorial Day on Monday, May 31st. The American Legion Auxiliary will be putting flags at the cemetery on veterans’ graves Thursday, May 27th beginning at 9:00 a.m. A special thank you to Ken and Celeste Carpenter and Carpenter Insurance for providing the flags each year.

Stroud Arts Spray Mural Competition

Stroud Arts is hosting their First Annual Spray Paint Mural Competition which will be held at the Stroud Summer Fest 2021, on Saturday June 12 from 10am to 5 pm. The wining artist or team of artists will be given a place wall space in downtown Stroud to recreate their competition entry.

Return of Faith 7 festivities

I see where the annual Faith 7 bowl is back after a taking a year off due to COVID-19. The game is slated for Saturday, June 5, at Oklahoma Baptist University’s Noble Complex.

COVID keeps climbing in area

The number of new cases in the area attributed to COVID-19 has jumped some in Pottawatomie and Lincoln Counties, Oklahoma State Department of Health figures show. There have been two new deaths in Pottawatomie County but none in Lincoln County since the last report.

Down to the wire

The Stroud Lady Tigers were in fourth place when they lined up for the final event at the Class 2A state track meet Saturday at Ardmore.

Fivepeat for the Lady Pirates

When the pitch was halfway to home plate, you didn’t need a crystal ball to know what was about to happen.