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Tyson Pittman, left, and Logan Hand watch with Wellston Gifted and Talented teacher Nicole Reeves as their robot completes its task of locating a Coca-Cola can, grasping it and depositing it in a container. Photo/Brian Blansett

Tyson Pittman, left, and Logan Hand watch with Wellston Gifted and Talented teacher Nicole Reeves as their robot completes its task of locating a Coca-Cola can, grasping it and depositing it in a container. Photo/Brian Blansett

2023 -Year in review

News Staff
Tuesday, January 2, 2024
2023 was quite a year, with triumphs, tragedies and, sometimes, humor. Here’s a look back at the events of the year. - Several Lincoln County contestants completed in the International Finals Youth Rodeo that kicked off in early July at the Heart of Oklahoma Exposition Center in Shawnee.
Leo the Lion (senior Ashlee Beatty), the mascot for Chandler High School, dances on the sidelines during the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl half-time show in Orlando, Florida on Jan. 1. Beatty was one of 50 mascots from high schools across the United States selected for the All-American squad and invited to perform. Musician Gavin DeGraw was the guest performer during the show. Beatty is the first mascot from CHS to make All-American.

Leo the Lion (senior Ashlee Beatty), the mascot for Chandler High School, dances on the sidelines during the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl half-time show in Orlando, Florida on Jan. 1. Beatty was one of 50 mascots from high schools across the United States selected for the All-American squad and invited to perform. Musician Gavin DeGraw was the guest performer during the show. Beatty is the first mascot from CHS to make All-American.

Leo’s time to shine

News Staff
Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Pair sentenced in child sex cases

News Staff
Tuesday, December 26, 2023
A Chandler man has drawn multiple life terms and his wife also has been sentenced on sex-related crimes with a minor. Formal charges were filed in Lincoln County District Court on Sep. 21, 2022 against Destiny Ann Lowe, 39, and her husband Robert Wayne Lowe, 41.

Trial set in turnpike case

News Staff
Tuesday, December 26, 2023
A jury trial has been scheduled for an ex-convict 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.

Former sub pleads not guilty

News Staff
Tuesday, December 26, 2023
A former Wellston substitute teacher now facing five sex-related felonies with minors has pleaded not guilty during her arraignment. Four charges were filed in Lincoln County District Court on April 12 against Emma Delaney Hancock, 26.

Five life terms in sexual abuse

News Staff
Tuesday, December 26, 2023
A Stroud man who entered no contest blind pleas to four counts of first degree rape and one for sexual abuse with a child under 12 has been handed life terms on each charge. Cameron Austin Thomas Martz, 24, was formally charged Dec.

Sentences in arson case for Stroud man

News Staff
Tuesday, December 26, 2023
A Stroud man who entered a blind guilty plea to six counts of arson has been sentenced to prison and the court requested he be treated at a state mental hospital. Two counts of second degree arson and four counts of third degree arson were formally filed Dec.

New Year’s Resolutions

News Staff
Tuesday, December 26, 2023
With the Christmas holidays behind us and the new year just ahead, many people are starting to think about the goals and dreams they hope to accomplish in 2024. There are the usual suspects - work out, lose weight, be healthier.

Hearing continued

News Staff
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
The preliminary hearing has been continued for a Prague man charged with larceny of a Controlled Dangerous Substance. Joseph Resin Linnhuber, 19, Prague was formally charged in Lincoln County on Sep. 28.
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