Time to appoint a new DA

It’s time that Gov. Kevin Stitt makes a decision and appoints a new District Attorney for the 23rd judicial district that includes Lincoln and Pottawatomie Counties. District Attorney Allan Grubb resigned in August citing major health concerns that have arisen for both him and with family members.

Hearing set in sex case

A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for a man facing a total of nine sex-related charges with a minor. Danny Ray Weeks, Jr., 52, was charged in two different cases. One case was filed Aug. 25 in Lincoln County District Court alleging five counts of sex-related charges with a minor. On Sep.

A giant step into a scary unknown

I watched my two-year-old’s long blonde hair bounce around as she and her little sister enjoyed Surprise Egg Learning Videos on my best friend’s TV.

Hello, Again

I have a milestone birthday coming up in early October, and I thought I’d commemorate it a couple of different ways.

Pott County Fair in the books

This year’s annual Pottawatomie County Free Fair has come and gone and some of those exhibiting animals and participating with their exhibits are headed to the Oklahoma State Fair. Something I don’t think I’ve done much of, if ever, was viewing the rabbits.

Town Talk

Town Talk and the American Legion Auxiliary are hosting an exciting event, Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, on Saturday, November 12th. We are bringing the Andrew Sisters, or at least their tribute trio, to Stroud to entertain our veterans as well as anyone else who would like to attend.

Sprinkles

Kindra has a large collection of sprinkles. And by ‘large,’ I mean there are somewhere between three dozen and 400 bottles of the colorful little sugared pellets arranged on the kitchen counter and bar.

Town Talk

Community activities taking place this week are City Council meeting tonight, Thursday, September 8th at 6:00 p.m. You can find the meeting agenda on the City of Stroud web site. Also, American Legion Auxiliary will be meeting tonight, September 8th at 6:00 p.m. at the American Legion building.

Charges dropped in grow house

Two felonies filed against the owner of a major illegal marijuana grow operation who was charged following her arrest by agents in June of last year have been dismissed. Sai Ying Lin, of Tryon, 48 at the time, was formally charged in Lincoln County District Court June 23, 2021.

A restful Labor Day weekend

MIKE McCORMICK My wife Pat and I usually stay close to home on holiday weekends. Seldom do we travel even down to our small place at Lake Eufaula. But this Labor Day weekend we decided to venture down to our place that we hadn’t been able to since the last weekend in March of this year.