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Bendele wins titles

Emily Kalka Staff Writer

Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Sandy Bendele from Chandler recently won world champion in Amateur Select Ranch Trail and Amateur Ranch Horse classes with her horse, Playboys Shining, at the World Championship Horse Show, also known as the Palamino World Show, held on the Illinois Fairgrounds in Springfield, Illinois, on July...

Texas driver faces charge

Mike Mccormick Staff Writer

Tuesday, July 23, 2024

A driver from Texas was recently stopped and arrested on the Turner Turnpike and faces a felony drug count after 62 pounds of marijuana were seized.Xuejin Yan, 28, of League City, Texas was formally charged in Lincoln County District Court on July 12 with trafficking in illegal drugs.

Hearing set in 10,000-plant case

Mike Mccormick Staff Writer

Tuesday, July 23, 2024

A preliminary hearing has been set for a Chandler man who allegedly obtained an OMMA license and OBN registration fraudulently and has been charged with trafficking illegal drugs and more than 10,000 marijuana plants were discovered and destroyed.

Stroud man charged with driving under influence

News Staff

Tuesday, July 23, 2024

A Stroud motorist, who has at least four previous felony convictions and who was arrested and charged with driving while under the influence of drugs, has been scheduled for the felony disposition docket this fall.Joshuah Dylan Standley, 33, was charged in Lincoln County District Court on Jan.

Rape cases ready for trial

Mike Mccormick Staff Writer

Tuesday, July 23, 2024

A defendant facing two first degree rape charges has been set for a felony disposition docket and a jury trial.Two felony charges of first degree rape with a victim under 14 were filed in Lincoln County District Court Jan. 24, 2023 against Dakota Shane Murch, 44.

North Rock Creek Superintendent Blake Moody stands in the new entrance road to the school off state Highway 18 north of Garrett’s Lake Road. The road is being built by crews from Pottawatomie County District 1 Commissioner Melissa Dennis. The road will have more chat and a concrete entrance with three lanes. Photo/Brian Blansett

New entrance for North Rock Creek

News Staff

Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Plea delayed in distribution case

Mike Mccormick Staff Writer

Tuesday, July 23, 2024

A plea has been continued for a couple of months for an exconvict facing two felonies and a misdemeanor following his arrest by Highway Patrol troopers on the Turner Turnpike.Charles Michael Brownlee, 39, was formally charged in Lincoln County District Court on Nov.

Jury trials waived in felony cases

Mike Mccormick Staff Writer

Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Two people each charged with drug trafficking, two other felonies and a misdemeanor have waived jury trials and their pleas have been continued.

Felony charge after crash near Wellston

Mike Mccormick Staff Writer

Tuesday, July 23, 2024

A driver from Shawnee faces a felony count and a misdemeanor charge following a two-vehicle personal injury traffic collision at U.S. 177 and Highway 66 near Wellston.

Kenzie Cowden and Peaches. Photo/Emily Kalka

Chandler open rodeo this weekend

Emily Kalka Staff Writer

Tuesday, July 23, 2024

You almost couldn’t tell that Chandler resident Kenzie Cowden was up late the night before. As she brushed her horse Peaches, she explained that she had gotten in late from a rodeo in Maud.“Last night was my first run back on her since she was turned out because she had an injury.

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