Hearings set on growhouse charges

Preliminary hearings have now been set for all five defedants arrested and facing multiple felonies following a robbery at a grow house operation in January.Five others were apprehended and detained by ICE in a related incident.Arrested and formally charged in Lincoln County District Court on Jan.

Meeker students at Leadership Summit

Two Future Farmers of America (FFA) students from Meeker High School attended the Leadership Summit held at the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds on March 17.Devyn Frazier and Allie Jarvis were both sponsored by CVEC.

Arraingment continued in felony case

An arraignment for a Prague man facing four felony charges with a child has been continued until May.Isaias M. Nunez, 32, was formally charged in Lincoln County District Court on Aug.

Spring sports

Commissioners meeting

Lincoln County commissioners during a recent special meeting adopted a resolution for a CDBG grant application for a Rescue Mini Pumper for the Jacktown Fire Department.In connection with that, they also adopted a Fair Housing Resolution and Fair Housing Month Proclamation.

Through the ashes

Joe Simon has a lot of stories.Sitting on a metal chair next to the ashy ruins of his home, which burnt down in March 14’s wildfires, he told story after story about how his log cabin came to be, all of it punctuated by laughter.

Early voting for April 1 election

Early voting begins today in Lincoln and Pottawatomie Counties for the April 1 election where voters have several municipal contests, school board races and bond issues to decide.In Pottawatomie County, all voters can help decide whether to make a county education sales tax permanent.

Stroud school board meeting

The Stroud School Board voted to approve the purchase of playground equipment for the playgrounds at Parkview Elementary School at their regular meeting on Monday, March 10.The equipment will cost $222,315 and will be purchased from Children’s Specialty.