Lincoln County News

Deferred sentence

Mike Mccormick Staff Writer
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
A Shawnee woman faces a felony count of driving while under the influence of alcohol following her arrest in Prague earlier this year has entered a guilty plea received a deferred sentence.Formal charges were filed Jan. 6, 2025 in Lincoln County District Court against Angelina Elaine Bell, 26.
Kaci Dennis, Communications Outreach Coordinator from CVEC (middle), stands with Chloe Gross from Chandler (left) and Addison Richardson from Prague at the 25th Annual Flag Retirement Ceremony on Oct. 14. The two students won CVEC’s annual flag essay contest in the middle school (Gross) and high school (Richardson) divisions. Photo/CVEC

Kaci Dennis, Communications Outreach Coordinator from CVEC (middle), stands with Chloe Gross from Chandler (left) and Addison Richardson from Prague at the 25th Annual Flag Retirement Ceremony on Oct. 14. The two students won CVEC’s annual flag essay contest in the middle school (Gross) and high school (Richardson) divisions. Photo/CVEC

Cross country state

News Staff
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Lincoln and Pott counties will be well-represented at the state cross country meet at North Rock Creek on Saturday.The meet begins with Class 4A girls at 8:30 a.m., followed by 4A boys at 9 a.m.Class 2A girls will run at 10:30 a.m. and the boys at 11 a.m.Class A girls will run at 12:30 p.m.

Chandler awards wastewater bid

Emily Kalka Staff Writer
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
The Chandler Municipal Authority awarded a bid to Orr Construction for the Wastewater Treatment Plant expansion at their regular meeting on Oct. 14.The bid was for about $3.88 million and was the lowest of the four received.
Ground has been broken at the new high school being built in Prague. See Page 2A for the full story. Photo/Kimberly Fleak

Ground has been broken at the new high school being built in Prague. See Page 2A for the full story. Photo/Kimberly Fleak

New Prague High School

News Staff
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Lloyd Ray Cowger

Lloyd Ray Cowger

Lloyd Ray Cowger

News Staff
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Lloyd Ray Cowger, 81, passed away peacefully in his sleep on October 13, 2025, in his home that he built in 1972. He was born on November 4, 1943, in Pasadena, California, and was adopted at three days old by his parents, Jesse and Zola Inez Cowger.
Connie L. Helfenbein

Connie L. Helfenbein

Connie L. Helfenbein

News Staff
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Connie L. Helfenbein, 67, of Stillwater, passed away on Saturday, October 4, 2025, at the OSU Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at the Strode Funeral Home Chapel. Interment followed in the Carney Cemetery.
Carol Joy Parsons

Carol Joy Parsons

Carol Joy Parsons

News Staff
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
A Celebration of Life for Carol Joy Parsons, age 84, of Enid, will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, October 25, 2025, at Garland Road Baptist Church, with Pastor Billy Benson officiating. Burial will follow at 2:30 p.m. at Oak Park Cemetery, Chandler, Oklahoma.
Chandler band wins at OBA

Chandler band wins at OBA

Chandler band wins at OBA

Emily Kalka Staff Writer
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Sitting in the stands at Edmond North High School on a sunny Saturday afternoon, it was easy to forget that you were at a high school football field.Below, musicians glided across the turf while the color guard twisted and turned, flitting this way and that through intricate formations.

Chandler board of education

News Staff
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
The Chandler School Board approved the 2026 Annual School Board Election Resolution at its regular meeting on Oct. 13.This was for Seat 1, which was up for the full term, according to Superintendent Scott Baade, who was Doug Bridge.
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