Stroud preparing for SummerFest 2021

This is the Seventy-Second article in a semipermanent column for Stroud Arts that appears in the Stroud American. The mission of these articles is to inform, educate and inspire you, the reader, to Make Art Happen in your life and the life of our community.

Stroud Middle School: Honor Society, students of the month

Stroud Middle School - Oklahoma Middle School Honor Society Row 1 - Alena Cockrum, Jose Velasquez, Wyatt Ralston, Conner Wright, Peyton Lee, Brayden Davis, Sam Mccammon, Arlie Burke, Aiden Young, Brody Robinson, Trystan Baker, Izabellah Greene, Max Hoover Row 2 - Erin Sellers, Trinity Stewart,...

Meeker MS honor students named

Officials at Meeker Middle School released the honor rolls for the second semester of the 2020-2021 school year.

Cemetery conditions on Memorial Day

As we decorated graves at four different cemeteries Memorial Day weekend, I looked around and some of what I saw was really disappointing. Pat and I and her mother went to two cemeteries in Shawnee on Saturday afternoon.

Walk for the Warriors

Chandler Jr. High Student Council Walked for the Warriors in downtown Chandler on May 6, 2021, as they worked to raise funds to contribute to the Wounded Warriors Project.

Students of the month

Pictured above, left to right, are North Rock Creek Middle School students of the month Braxtyn Mobbs (8th), Cade Wiles (7th), Aryel Henley (8th), Brielle Lee (7th). Photo provided

Woman charged with trying to bribe officers

A woman faces charges of offering bribes to two Chandler police officers along with five other counts following her arrest recently.

Work on 15th Street continues

Construction on 15th Street in Chandler continues even though it appears the recent rainfall has slowed it down some. The project is being funded by the Sac and Fox Nation. Photo/Brian Blansett. Photo/Lily Huff

New books available at Chandler Library

Sandy Helm assistant librarian at the Chandler Public Library announced that new books are available for patrons to check out. New titles for your summer reading enjoyment include the children’s books “Toby & the Secret Code: a Choctaw Adventure” by Una Belle Townsend.

Food giveaway in Wellston

On Thursday, May 27, free food will be distributed through the United States Department of Agriculture’s Farmers to Families Food Box Program. The boxes contain a meat product, dairy, fruit and vegetables so plan for refrigeration.