Nine more COVID deaths reported

The number of COVID-19 deaths in Pottawatomie and Lincoln Counties rose by nine, and the new positive cases are up again by more than 300, the most recent Oklahoma State Department of Health figures show.

Letters to the editor

A Letter from a Meeker Citizen, Early in the week, when I heard of the firing of Meeker’s Town Administrator, Dickie Walton, I imagined all kinds of misdeeds on his part. As I learned from The Lincoln County News today, there were no charges of any kind leveled against Walton.

Letters to the editor

Dear Editor: This letter is just to make a few comments about the recent firing of the Meeker City Manager by the town board on August 25th as reported in the newspaper on September 2. First I would like to commend Dickie Walton for his nearly four years of public service to the town of Meeker.

Purplehulls

It was back in the spring when Kindra mentioned she had never eaten purplehull peas. So one Saturday several weeks ago, we bought some seeds and planted them in some of our plastic tubs that formerly held potatoes.

Town Talk

Town Talk Members would like to express a truckload of thanks to Stroud Volunteer Firefighters led by Fire Chief Chris Wilson and Volunteer Raphe Thompson and Randy Wright for giving up their Saturday morning on a holiday week-end to begin the process of outlining our historic Main Street...

Things learned

As we age, we hope we accumulate wisdom worth passing on to the generations trudging in our footsteps. You know, the sorts of learnings that can make life easier, perhaps, or maybe philosophical shortcuts to understanding the nature of life and our purpose in it.

Editorial

Almost nine months ago, voters throughout Lincoln and Pottawatomie counties joined other Oklahomans across the state in soundly rejecting State Question 805. They shelved attempts to reform state sentencing laws. More than 70 percent of Lincoln County voters opposed SQ 805.

Town Talk

If you drive through Foster Park you will notice work has begun on the shade awning for the playground equipment. It looks like the City has poured the concrete for the four corners.

Updates from Meeker Town Hall

1. Update on Fireworks Display A. The Chamber of Commerce had a great make up event for the Fireworks Display. B. They shot off fireworks for what seemed like an hour. There were different patterns that exploded in the sky this year with different twist & turns.

Six bricks

It hurt, passing the corner of the Baptist church and seeing a cleared lot where memories had stood for more than a century. Time finally caught up with the old red brick building in Fitzhugh that had been the center of town, literally and figuratively.