Lincoln County gets $150K grant

Lincoln County was one of 71 cities, counties, school districts and public trusts to be awarded an opioid abatement grant to help address Oklahoma’s opioid crisis, according to the Oklahoma attorney general’s office.The county received $150,000 and is one of 14 counties awarded the grant.

Land swap

When I received an email last Friday morning fromOBUMarketing Communications Director Bryan Painter about an official announcement concerning future plans for the OBU Green Campus (formerly St. Gregory’s University), it drew my curiosity.I contacted the Abbot of St. Gregory’s Abbey, the Rt. Rev.

East Side ground-breaking

Chandler Public Schools broke ground on a new media and music center at East Side Elementary and a new track fieldhouse at the high school/junior high complex on Thursday, according to Renaissance Architecture.

Librarian to retire

Carmen Harkins, head librarian at the Chandler Public Library, is retiring after 35 years, according to a press release from the library.Her last day will be June 28, and the library invites patrons to stop by between now and then to wish Harkins well in her retirement.

Rt. 66 mural

In blue jeans, a denim jacket and a tan brown hat, Bob Palmer stood admiring his artwork with a big white smile across his slightly paint covered face.The 73-year-old muralist, Bob Palmer, is in the 40th year of running his own painting business.

Jean Lavonne (Jordan) Newby

Jean Lavonne (Jordan) Newby, 82, of Chandler, Oklahoma passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in Stroud, Oklahoma.She was bornAugust 20, 1941, to Dewey and Jewel (Dunkin) Jordan in Shawnee, Oklahoma.Jean was raised in Shawnee and graduated with the Class of 1958 from Shawnee High School.

Joan Alsip Neu Birkes

JoanAlsipNeuBirkes, long-time Chandler, Oklahoma, resident was born September 18, 1936, in Chandler. She departedthislifeonMay 25, 2024, at her home at the age of 88 years.Joan was the daughter of Jesse Marion and Zelda Mae (Saulsberry)Alsip.