Stroud American

Joann (Skaggs) Pickett

News Staff

Wednesday, August 27, 2025

November 4, 1934 –August 22, 2025 Joann went home peacefully on Friday, August 22, 2025, surrounded by her loving family.

Glen Harvey Wayland

News Staff

Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Lifelong Chandler resident, Glen Harvey Wayland, passed away peacefully on August 19, 2025, in Oklahoma City at the age of 82.Glen was born in Chandler on October 18, 1942, to Garland and Lela (Porter) Wayland.Glen enlisted in the U.S.

Sharon Elaine Pulliam

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Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Sharon Elaine Pulliam was born December 23, 1942, in Wellston to Joseph and Ester (Hagar) Pulliam. She passed away on August 25, 2025, in Edmond at the age of 82.Sharon is preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Ester; siblings Ray Pulliam, Juanita (Pulliam) McKaughan, Wanda (Pulliam) Foulks.

Davis honored at fair

News Staff

Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Longtime Wellston resident Karetha Davis, was recog - nized on Saturday August 16th during the Wellston Fair Livestock Show as the 2025 recipient of the Wellston Community Fair Hall of Fame award.

Wellston Fair Results

News Staff

Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Pee Wee Division Sheep Show DorsetClass 1 Briar Jordan 1st- Breed Champion Hair Sheep Class 1 Ridge Priddy 1st- Breed Champion Hampshire Class 1 Conley Mae Davis 1st Class 2 Briar Jordan 1st- Breed Champion Class 2 Cheney Bailey 2nd- Reserve Breed Natural Colored Class 1 Ridge Priddy 2nd- Reserve...

Town Talk

Diana Reed Correspondent

Tuesday, August 19, 2025

When children touch your heart, they leave their handprints forever. This is the saying on the banner that Town Talk hung several years ago in Pete’s Pocket Park on Main Street. We have finally added the children’s handprint tiles.

Leah Reeves (right, front) carries a boat with her teammate after receiving the bronze medal in the women’s 8+ rowing competition at the 2025 FISUWorld University Games in Germany. The team came in behind Great Britain and the Netherlands. Reeves is a Chandler graduate from the Class of 2022. Photo Submitted/Billie Rae Brannon

Competing internationally

Emily Kalka Staff Writer

Tuesday, August 19, 2025

For most people in Chandler, and by extension Lincoln County, getting into a boat means spending a leisurely afternoon on the lake fishing or tubing.It usually doesn’t result in winning medals.For Chandler grad Leah Reeves, however, stepping into a boat means gearing up for a race.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt was in Stroud Saturday to watch his son, Remy, run for Oklahoma Christian School in the annual cross country meet. After spectating, he graciously posed for a photo with the Stroud boys cross country team, from left, Bobby Mitchell, Rylan McCracken, Jaymin Ashpaugh and Aiden Young. Photo/Beth Young

Photo with the governor

News Staff

Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Commissioners meeting

Emily Kalka Staff Writer

Tuesday, August 19, 2025

The Lincoln County Commissioners voted to approve the Lincoln County Fairgrounds Tobacco Free Policy at their meeting on Aug. 18, among other items.They also approved the Comprehensive Tobacco-Free and Vape-Free Policies and Checklists.

Sports week in photos

News Staff

Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Top left, Chandler’s Rhett Haley rounds a turn at the Stroud cross country meet Saturday. Haley finished seventh with a time of 10:37.3. He was the top placing runner from our area. Photo/Brian Blansett. Above left, Mary Baker from Meeker nears the finish line at the Stroud cross country meet.

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