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Gifted and Talented teacher Karrie Cheney presents the history of Rt. 66 to students at Park Road before Mayor Kent McVey introduced the Chandler Initiative. Photo/Emily Kalka

Gifted and Talented teacher Karrie Cheney presents the history of Rt. 66 to students at Park Road before Mayor Kent McVey introduced the Chandler Initiative. Photo/Emily Kalka

GT students to help clean up Route 66

News Staff
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
“Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” The famous line from John F. Kennedy’s inaugural speech in 1961 was a the heart of Chandler Mayor Kent McVey’s talk with Gift and Talented students at Park Road on Jan. 24.

Two felony charges for Meeker man

News Staff
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
A Meeker man faces two felonies after he reportedly assaulted a Lincoln County deputy sheriff and threatened to burn down his grandparents’ home. Casen Anthony Morgan, 28, was formally charged in Lincoln County District on Jan.
Gage Blankenship

Gage Blankenship

Rotarians of the month announced

News Staff
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Gage Blankenship, Emmerson Snovel and Anna Phillips have been named Student Rotarians of the Month for February. Gage Blankenship is the son of Doyle and Taira Blankenship and has one older brother.
Pictured above is Stroud’s Homecoming Court, with Queen Haylee Durrence and escort Drew Clovis in the center. With them, from left, are Senior Attendant Makenna Hall and escort Dylan Baker, Attendant Peyton Davis and escort Jeremiah Cropp, Sophomore Attendant Kamden Bray and escort Pat Gasper Freshman Attendant Sally Campbell and escort Jett Cooper; Senior Attendant Charley Coleman and escort Jackson Campbell The coronation will be 5:30 Friday before the basketball game with Chandler.

Pictured above is Stroud’s Homecoming Court, with Queen Haylee Durrence and escort Drew Clovis in the center. With them, from left, are Senior Attendant Makenna Hall and escort Dylan Baker, Attendant Peyton Davis and escort Jeremiah Cropp, Sophomore Attendant Kamden Bray and escort Pat Gasper Freshman Attendant Sally Campbell and escort Jett Cooper; Senior Attendant Charley Coleman and escort Jackson Campbell The coronation will be 5:30 Friday before the basketball game with Chandler.

Stroud Homecoming

News Staff
Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Democrat meeting

News Staff
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Democrats in the area are invited to the next meeting of the Lincoln County Democratic Party on Thursday, Feb. 8. It will take place in Chandler at the Destinations restaurant, according to the group. Dinner and conversation will kick off at 6 p.m., with the meeting to follow at 7 p.m.

New pastor installed at Christian Church

News Staff
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
The First Christian Church, Disciples of Christ in Chandler, announced the installation of its new pastor on Jan. 21. Lori Brisco Smithey is the new leader of the church, which has been shepherded by numerous pastors since it was established in late 1891, according to a release.
Lincoln County Commissioner Lee Doolen at one of the muddy roads in his district, north of Wellston. Photo/Brian Blansett

Lincoln County Commissioner Lee Doolen at one of the muddy roads in his district, north of Wellston. Photo/Brian Blansett

Rain-soaked roads

News Staff
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Last week’s ice storm across Central Oklahoma heavily damaged Lincoln County area roads and it will take some time to fix them. It impacted travel for those who use the roads daily, among them school buses and businesses.
Above is the preliminary plat submitted to the City of Chandler by developer Rausch Coleman for the subdivision Chandler Meadows.

Above is the preliminary plat submitted to the City of Chandler by developer Rausch Coleman for the subdivision Chandler Meadows.

Subdivision to bring 240 houses to Chandler

News Staff
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Growth continues in Chandler, with progress made on a new subdivision being built in city limits.
The four-way stop sign at the intersection of Highways 62 and 18 on Sunday. Photo/Brian Blansett

The four-way stop sign at the intersection of Highways 62 and 18 on Sunday. Photo/Brian Blansett

Cold weather...

News Staff
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Central Oklahoma, including Lincoln and Pottawatomie Counties, experienced sub-zero wind chills and snow causing slick and hazardous roads across much of the area. Lincoln County Emergency Management Director Cody McDonell said on Monday, “It hasn’t been too bad.

Prague man pleads guilty

News Staff
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
A Prague man has entered a blind guilty plea on a first degree manslaughter charge and his sentencing has been scheduled. A formal charge was filed March 2 this year in Lincoln County District Court against Joseph Resin Linnhuber. The charge is the result of a fatal traffic collision.
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