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Making sweet music to State

Emily Kalka Staff Writer

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Area bands breezed through districts this week, with four high schools Chandler, Prague, Stroud and North Rock Creek -- heading to state.TheChandlerWindSymphony hopes to get a threepeat sweepstakes award this year.

Dispositional hearing set in lewd acts with minor case

Mike Mccormick Staff Writer

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

A man charged with four counts of sex related actswithaminorandwho has pleaded innocent and was scheduled for trial this month, has been set for a dispositional hearing.Formal charges were filed July 26, 2023 in Lincoln County District Court against Bradley Jacobs, 20, address unknown.

Prague man to make 1st appearance in drug case

Mike Mccormick Staff Writer

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

A Prague man facing a total of 10 felonies and one misdemeanor in two cases filed within 17 days of one another is scheduled to make his initial appearance today after a $250,000 bench warrant issued for his arrest was returned and filed recently.

Dale boys win again; girls fall in semis

Four in a row!

News Staff

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Dale High School’s Pirates captured their fourth straight state championship Saturday, overwhelming Pocola 60-20. The Pirates held Pocola to only seven points in the entire first half. Dale’s girls were looking for a repeat championship, but lost to Oklahoma Bible in the semifinals.

Hearing set for Frisbies

Mike Mccormick Staff Writer

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

A pre-preliminary hearing has been scheduled for the Assistant Police Chief of Prague and his wife who are facing a total of 43 felony charges between them related to child sexual and physical abuse.Assistant District Attorney Kelly Trimble said the pre-preliminary has been scheduled for 1:30 p.m.

PH scheduled for man who brought gun to jail

Mike Mccormick Staff Writer

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for a suspect who reportedly made it inside the Lincoln County jail with a gun and attemped to shoot a Lincoln County Sheriff’s jailer, who was patting him down.

Kaylee Choate

Rotarians of the Month announced

News Staff

Wednesday, March 5, 2025

Emily Kalka Staff Writer Kaylee Choate and Ian Radcliffe have been named Rotarians of the Month for March by the Chandler Rotary Club.Kaylee Choate is a member of the National Technical Honor Society, Oklahoma State Honor Society and National Honor Society.

Democrats meet on March 13

News Staff

Wednesday, March 5, 2025

The next meeting of the Lincoln County Democrats will be Thursday March 13 at6:30 PM at the Chandler Public Library. Join us for chat and refreshments at 6:00PM. At the meeting we will be planning our Precinct Meetings and County Convention scheduled for April 5.

Ginny Myers Sain holds 1st signing in Chandler

Emily Kalka Staff Writer

Wednesday, March 5, 2025

There’s something bewitching about the Ozark Mountains.It could be the beauty and grandeur of the rolling hills covered in trees of every color. The hiking trails that wind through them. It could also be the history seeped in folklore and ghost stories told around campfires.

Commissioners act on Emergency Medical District

Mike Mccormick Staff Writer

Wednesday, March 5, 2025

Lincoln County commissioners took action this week on four items related to the Emergency Medical Service 522 District.They also agreed to let bids for roof repair at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds.

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