It irks me to no end when I hear of and see reports of a child and children who have been abused. The same is true with the abuse of animals whether it be a household pet or a farm animal.

Easter Sunday came a little earlier this year. I’m glad for that.

Stroud’s Community Yard Sale will be held April 19th and 20th. If you would like to participate, go to the Stroud Happenings & Functions Facebook page, and sign up for this event.

The bricks at the Veteran’s Memorial have been completed. If you purchased one, stop by and take a look. Town Talk volunteers worked very hard to make sure there were no errors on the bricks and were placed in the area requested. They turned out nicely and Town Talk appreciates each of you who added to the memorial.

After working on the paper for a while this weekend, I decided to take a break from it and went back to cleaning out a closet that I started working on a few weeks ago. It’s amazing what all I found.

Central Baptist Church, 210 West 14th Street in Chandler, will host its annual Words from the Cross at 7 p.m. Friday.

There’s an old saying that “If it isn’t broke, don’t try to fix it.” Senate Joint Resolution 34 would try to fix or undo reforms put into place around 50 years ago that are still working perfectly today. SJR34 would, if it passes in the House, place a question on the statewide ballot in the Nov.

Letter to the Editor As a life-long resident, business owner, and landowner in the target area, I am strongly against the turbinepowered wind farms being solicitated and built by foreign corporations in Lincoln County for several reasons.

Registered voters in many school districts, among them some in Lincoln and Pottawatomie Counties, have the opportunity to exercise their right to vote in the upcoming Board of Education General election.

Congratulations to Coach Gary Higgins on being selected for induction into the Oklahoma Coaches Association’s 2024 Hall of Fame. Higgins is currently a coach in North Rock Creek. He is a graduate of Stroud High School Class of 1966. Gary is married to Sherry Johnson Higgins who is also a Stroud High School graduate. Just another example of the outstanding graduates our school system produces. Gary is loved here in Stroud.