Tri-County Herald

Child abuse, intimidation charges

News Staff
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
A woman from Meeker and a Shawnee man, already charged with felony child abuse, now face additional felonies. One of the counts against the Meeker woman is for intimidation of witness.

County, state candidate filings

News Staff
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Contests have developed in Lincoln County for three elected county positions in the June 18 primary election and one official has won another term without opposition.

‘Not guilty’ plea entered in neglect case

News Staff
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
A Prague woman facing a single count of child neglect who waived her preliminary hearing and has pleaded not guilty.Her husband, Lou Earl Nelson, was charged with four felonies for alleged crimes against minors.Lynette Marie Ausborn, 43, was charged in Lincoln County District Court Nov.

Charges dropped in aggravated assault case

News Staff
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Aggravated assault and battery charges against three defendants have been dismissed.Michael Adam Norris, Joseph Daniel Dearmond and Jordan Sean Thomason, all Lincoln County Jail inmates at the time, were charged in Lincoln County District Court on Jan. 23, this year, with felonies.

Prelim hearing set for Texas man on drug trafficking

News Staff
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Apreliminary hearing has been scheduled forTexas man facing two drug-related felonies following his arrest by a Highway Patrol trooper on the Turner Turnpike in Lincoln County.Cheng Dong, 36, of Allen, Texas was formally charged in Lincoln County District Court Nov.

Marijuana bust on Turner Turnpike

News Staff
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
An arrest of a driver on the Turner Turnpike recently resulted in the seizure of 85 pounds of marijuana and a felony drug charge being filed.Formal charges of trafficking in illegal drugs were filed March 7 in Lincoln County District Court against Zeng Ling Wang, 49, of Frederick, Md.

Town Talk

News Staff
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Stroud churches and organizations have joined together to serve children in the Stroud community who would benefit from free lunches throughout the summer.

Hearing set on kidnapping, other charges

News Staff
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Preliminary hearings have been scheduled for a McLoud area man who faces felony kidnapping and domestic assault and battery by strangulation charges in addition to other felonies. A misdemeanor charge was also filed against him.Eliah Lively, 24, was formally charged Sep.
Abuse of children, animals

Abuse of children, animals

Abuse of children, animals

News Staff
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
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.To me there is absolutely no excuse for abusing child or a pet.
State Game Warden Jacob Harriet, who is assigned to Lincoln County, stands in a field where wild hogs have uprooted a portion of a crop in the Sparks area. Harriet and State Game Warden Mike France, assigned to Pottawatomie County, indicate numbers of wild hogs are increasing across both counties. Photo/Brian Blansett

State Game Warden Jacob Harriet, who is assigned to Lincoln County, stands in a field where wild hogs have uprooted a portion of a crop in the Sparks area. Harriet and State Game Warden Mike France, assigned to Pottawatomie County, indicate numbers of wild hogs are increasing across both counties. Photo/Brian Blansett

Wild hog damage

News Staff
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Wild hogs in Lincoln and Pottawatomie counties are increasing and continue to root up land and destroy crops, according to a couple of area state game wardens.Jacob Harriet, a game warden assigned to Lincoln County who also assists in Pottawatomie County, said, “they are just steadily rising.
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