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Commissioners seek disaster proclamation

News Staff
Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Lincoln County commissioners this week signed an Emergency Disaster proclamation for rainfall that began June 24 of this year. Some areas reportedly received up to 15-16 inches, commissioners have reported.

French to honor Sac & Fox airman

News Staff
Wednesday, July 21, 2021
The consul general of France scheduled a presentation Wednesday morning to award the Legion of Honor posthumously to Sac and Fox Nation veteran Don. J. Chouteau. Chouteau, who died last year, was a tailgunner on a B-24 bomber assigned to espionage activities in Europe during World War II.
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News Staff
Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Kaylie McRae from Meeker guides her horse around one of the poles during the second go-around of polcebending competition at the International Finals Youth Rodeo in Shawnee last week. For more photos of competitors from our area, see Page 1C. Photo/Brian Blansett

Remember: hurry and save

News Staff
Wednesday, July 21, 2021
You still have a couple of weeks to get big savings on your subscription to the Lincoln County News. We will increase our subscription and single copy rates beginning on Aug.

Town Talk

News Staff
Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Town Talk along with the American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary will hold a Memorial Day Ceremony at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, May 25th at the Stroud Cemetery. There will be a short program and a 21-gun salute to honor our deceased veterans.
Olivia Alls with her horse, Billie Jean. Photo/Lily Huff

Olivia Alls with her horse, Billie Jean. Photo/Lily Huff

Area residents at IFYR

News Staff
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
Area locals Olivia Alls, Reed Richison and Kenzie Cowden are competing in the International Finals Youth Rodeo which is from June 11-16. The competition will be at the Heart of Oklahoma Exposition Center in Shawnee, Oklahoma.

Area schools receive counselor grants

News Staff
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
Chandler, Prague, North Rock Creek and White Rock Public Schools received a total of $418,800 in grant money from the Oklahoma State Department of Education to pay for a school counselor. Each school was given a sum of money to be used over the next three years.
Senior citizen’s Center reopens

Senior citizen’s Center reopens

Senior citizen’s Center reopens

News Staff
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
The Senior Citizens Center’s dining room in Chandler reopened after being closed for months due to the pandemic. The center serves a meal Monday through Friday at noon, and is a space where seniors can come together, have community and a meal together.

Charges in chase

News Staff
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
Three felonies and a misdemeanor were filed recently against a Cushing man following a pursuit in Lincoln County that reached speeds of over 100 miles per hour. Lincoln County deputies arrested Tyler Zachary Zane Flint, 22, and booked him into the Lincoln County Jail in Chandler.

COVID cases continue climb

News Staff
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
There’s been a double digit jump in new positive COVID-19 cases in Pottawatomie and Lincoln Counties since the last report, Oklahoma State Department of Health figures show. However, no new deaths have occurred in either county during that same period, according to the OSDH.
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