Kids flock to annual Meeker quilt camp

FRANCIE RUSSELL Secretary of Meeker Quilters’ Guild Getting to use a sewing machine, learning how to make a quilt and making new friends are the responses of nearly all the Meeker Quilters’ Guild three-day Quilt Camp participants.

New Nat’t Guard sign unveiled

An Oklahoma National Guard Heritage Trail sign was unveiled on Saturday, June13, near Tilghman Park in Chandler. The six-by-four-foot sign contains photographs and information on the State Camp, Maneuver Grounds and Rifle Range in the area, and how all the spaces looked in 1909.

CMA awards sewerline project to Orr Construction

The Chandler Municipal Authority awarded a sewer line project worth $507,902 to Orr Construction at its regular meeting on June 9.The project is part of the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority’s (OTA) expansion of theTurnerTurnpike and involves the relocation of sewer lines.

Oklahoma Baptist University releases honor rolls

Oklahoma Baptist University has released its honor roll lists for the spring semester.To make the President’s Honor Roll, students must have completed at least 12 semester hours and maintained a grade point average of 3.7 with no grade lower than a B.

Local students make Deans Lists

Several Lincoln County students were named to the honor roll or Dean’s Lists at their universities for the Spring 2026 semester.Northwestern Oklahoma State University President’s Honor Roll (4.

Stroud approves agreements, contracts

The Stroud Board of Education approved several annual agreements, contracts and policy updates during its regular meeting June 8.Board members approvedAlternative Education Cooperative memorandums of understanding with Chandler, Davenport and Depew for the 2026-27 school year.

Prague high school ahead of schedule

Construction on the new Prague High School is ahead of schedule, according to outgoing Superintendent Kimberly Fleak.At a regular school board meeting on June 8, Fleak said that Phase II is projected to be finished by January 2028, which is two months earlier than originally planned.

Schools receive $680k from CVEC in 2025

Seven school districts in Lincoln County and three in Pottawatomie County received nearly $680,000 in funds from the Canadian Valley Electric Cooperative (CVEC) in 2025.The cooperative directed more than $2.6 million to schools across the state last year, according to a press release.

66 Man statue ready to launch

Mark Cline stood beside Chandler’s unfinished 66 Man statue as the figure awaited its final touches.