Early deadlines for next edition

Due to the Labor Day holiday on Monday, we’ll have early deadlines for the Sep. 4 edition. The deadline for ads, classifieds, obits and legals will be 5 p.m. Friday. Our office will be closed on Monday.

Wellston Fair winners

Jimmie Brownfield...

“She liked to aggravate me in a good way. Her parents were so supportive of her,” he noted. Carroll says, “there is a group of young ladies in that sophomore class that’s an all-around group.

School bonds

Voters residing in the McLoud and Luther School Districts will decide bond proposals during an election on Sep. 12. In the McLoud School District, voters will cast ballots on two propositions and those in the Luther School District have a single bond issue. Proposition No.

Hearing set for Meeker man

A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for a Meeker man who was charged in February of this year for an incident that occurred in 2021. Charles Lee Green, 67, was formally charged Feb.

Meeker Town Board

Meeker Town Board members this week discussed whether to allow vendors to use City Hall one Sunday each month from 2 to 6 p.m. for the Meeker Farm and Craft Market at the Meeker Community Garden. Following discussion, they voted to table it until next month to obtain more input.

Lincoln Co. Commission

Lincoln County commissioners this week approved several reports, took no action on one contract and adopted a resolution for a fencing project in District 3. The commissioners accepted a quote from McCommas Construction for carpeting and tiling of the Treasurer’s office and Courtroom No.

District changes for 2024-25

The Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association voted last week to split Class 2A, Class A and Class B in football and created some far-flung districts for local schools.

Hearing set in manslaughter case

A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for a young Prague man charged with first degree manslaughter. 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.

13-year sentence in biker shooting

An Oklahoma City biker who was convicted in June of first degree manslaughter in the shooting death of a Midwest City man in September of 2021 has been handed a 13-year state prison sentence.