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The scene east of Davenport where part of a train derailed on Saturday afternoon. Photo provided by Emergency Management

The scene east of Davenport where part of a train derailed on Saturday afternoon. Photo provided by Emergency Management

Off the rails

News Staff
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Crews continue cleaning up after 22 cars and four locomotives of a freight train derailed over the weekend east of Davenport in Lincoln County.
Part of the crowd that attended the Lincoln County Commissioners special meeting last week. Photo/Emily Kalka

Part of the crowd that attended the Lincoln County Commissioners special meeting last week. Photo/Emily Kalka

No vote on moratorium

News Staff
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
The Lincoln County commissioners ultimately decided not to vote on a moratorium or restrictions on wind farms at a special meeting at the Lincoln County Fair Barn on Mar. 26, stating that there is not much they can legally do to stop the farms.
Charla Munn and Chris Cole, Chandler residents, hold some of the 95 morels they foraged on Sunday, Mar. 31, on their property. The two have been hunting morels since they were children and go out as much as they can during the short morel season. Photo/Emily Kalka

Charla Munn and Chris Cole, Chandler residents, hold some of the 95 morels they foraged on Sunday, Mar. 31, on their property. The two have been hunting morels since they were children and go out as much as they can during the short morel season. Photo/Emily Kalka

The morel of the story

News Staff
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
A large truck rumbled down a county road, heading toward an undisclosed location. From the front seat, Charla Munn turned around, her expression almost serious.“Now, we’ll have to blindfold you, no phone and no camera.” With orders like that, one might think they were headed to a top-secret lab.
Rylee Beatty

Rylee Beatty

Lions of the Month announced

News Staff
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Rylee Beatty, Pamela Wood and Calista Schardt have been named Lions of the Month for the month of March.Rylee Beatty is the daughter of Jennifer and Ralph “Bo” Pryor and Danny Beatty and has five siblings.
Left to right: front row, Sarah Jauregui, Bailey Boren, Shelby Harkins, Carson Jackson, Jentrie Gibson, Calista Schardt, Anna Phillips; middle row, Sydney Duncan, Taygen Miller, Jaden Sumpter, Kali Beall; ack row, Skylenn Yaunt, Adalyn Massie, Emma Harkins Ashlee Beatty, Emmerson Snovel, Bella Allen, Mia Callegan, Harley Cole, Charlee Hicks, Jaiden Hill, Ally Baxter, Pamela Wood, Madison Williams,Haylie Thomas-Wilson, Rylee Beatty .

Left to right: front row, Sarah Jauregui, Bailey Boren, Shelby Harkins, Carson Jackson, Jentrie Gibson, Calista Schardt, Anna Phillips; middle row, Sydney Duncan, Taygen Miller, Jaden Sumpter, Kali Beall; ack row, Skylenn Yaunt, Adalyn Massie, Emma Harkins Ashlee Beatty, Emmerson Snovel, Bella Allen, Mia Callegan, Harley Cole, Charlee Hicks, Jaiden Hill, Ally Baxter, Pamela Wood, Madison Williams,Haylie Thomas-Wilson, Rylee Beatty .

Senior girls at Alpha Iota

News Staff
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
The Alpha Iota Chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society hosted their annual Senior Girls’ Night on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at the Chandler First United Methodist Church.Dr. Jo Ann Pierce, president of the DKG Oklahoma State Organization met with Alpha Iota members prior to the Senior Girls’ Night.

County gets road grants

News Staff
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Lincoln County District No. 2 received a matching grant of up to $75,000 from the Oklahoma Conservation Commission to improve an unpaved road.District No. 2 Commissioner Marlon Miller said the grant was for a specific project on Road 3400 between 970 and 980.

‘Not guilty’ plea in Lincoln County shooting

News Staff
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
A man facing three felonies following a Lincoln County shooting near Wellston in February of 2023 that injured a person has pleaded not guilty and has been set for trial.Casey Mac Wilson, 42, of Midwest City, was formally charged in Lincoln County District Court on Feb.

Texas driver charged with manslaughter

News Staff
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
A manslaughter charge has been filed against a man identified as the driver of a vehicle involved in a fatal traffic collision on the Turner Turnpike in Lincoln County.

Local college students receive honors

News Staff
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Three Lincoln County residents recently received various honors from universities.Kyla Zapata from Stroud was inducted into Phi Kappa Phi, Cade Harelson from Chandler graduated from Emporia State University, and Elizabeth Moore from Chandler made the Dean’s Honor Roll at Fort Hays State University.
Farmers markets to open

Farmers markets to open

Farmers markets to open

News Staff
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
It all started with an onion.At least, that’s how Stephen Furhman tells it.Last June, he harvested a bumper crop of onions and wanted to sell them but had no outlet. He thought about a roadside stand but couldn’t find a location.
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