Lincoln County

Marriage Licenses Clayton Ray Lindsay of Wellston and Kylie Michele Mellard of Edmond. Austin Lane Bullard and Micaela Rene Thomas, both of Prague. Byron Christenberry and Angie Nichole Ledbetter, both of Prague.

Pottawatomie County

Marriages Michael Douglas Juhl and Eugenia Jo Scott, both of Maud. Robert Tyler Boykin and Lexie Cheyenne Rycroft, both of Ada. Tyler Shaine Newlon and Mary Danielle Carson, both of Shawnee. Llewellyn James Lime Jr., Oklahoma City and Janna Dawn Heffley, Shawnee.

Tomato time

We put out seven tomato plants over the weekend and, as of this writing, they’re waving their little leaves in the breeze and looking as happy as tomato plants can. This cheers me, because nothing smells quite as much like summer as a tomato plant. Even more than freshly cut grass.

Updates from Meeker Town Hall

1. Update on Grants A. We met with Arthur Pittman & Brandon Ledington, on Monday, to fill out paperwork for a grant from USDA for $150K, for repairs from the winter storm damage. B.

Looking back at COVID-19

Since it seems almost everyone has been commenting recently that it’s been more than a year since the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak began to really take off, I looked back to see what I wrote about it back then. I said my thoughts were mixed. They have considerably changed.

Town Talk

If you haven’t been to the Stroud Lake in a while you should drive out and see all the improvements that have been made. One of the latest additions is a disc golf course named Eagle Valley.

Stroud Library events

Stroud Public Library will celebrate National Library Week with “Blind Date with a Book.” Come check out a wrapped book and see if you find a surprising new reading love. NLW theme this year is “Welcome to Your Library!

Chandler library adds 26 children’s books

The Chandler Public Library added 26 new children’s books to the children’s collection including easy reader, juvenile nonfiction and juvenile fiction.

Four face felonies in Lincoln County case

Four people from Pottawatomie County are each facing four felonies following the alleged burglary at a house in Lincoln County earlier this month. A $20,000 bench warrant has been issued for the arrest of one of them.