Tryon hearings continued

Preliminary hearings have been continued for two of three former officials with the City of Tryon facing embezzlement and conspiracy charges as the result of a special investigative audit have made their initial appearances and their prepreliminary hearings have been scheduled.

Pedestrian killed on turnpike

A pedestrian died New Year’s Eve afternoon after he was struck by two vehicles on the Turner Turnpike near Wellston in Lincoln County, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports. State Trooper Hamilton identified the man who died as Thien Tran, 74, of Oklahoma City.

No decision on jail

Lincoln County commissioners this week continued to briefly discuss the proposed jail project but took no action on choosing a particular plan. County Clerk Alicia Wagnon reported that she learned ARPA funds can be used for the project as long as it doesn’t bring in federal prisoners.

Hearings set in chop shop

The pre-preliminary hearings for two of several defendants charged in an alleged chop shop operation have been scheduled for this month.

Suspended sentence in Wellston case

A Wellston man has pleaded guilty in Lincoln County District Court to felony and misdemeanor charges and drawn a 10year suspended prison term. A formal felony charge of domestic abuse by strangulation or attempted strangulation was filed in Lincoln County District Court on Oct.

Hearing continued in felonies with minors

A pre-preliminary hearing has been continued for an Agra man facing three felonies with minors. Kenneth Taylor Simpson, 21, was formally charged on Oct. 24 in Lincoln County District Court with lewd acts to a child under 16, sodomy of a child under 16 and second degree rape.

Burris joins Vision

Derek Winchester, President of Vision Bank Prague, announces the addition of Kylee Burris as Mortgage Loan Originator with Vision Bank in Prague. Burris is a graduate of Harrah High School and Oklahoma State University, with a degree in Agribusiness and a minor in Real Estate appraisal.

Resolutions

After a quick review of last year, I am happy to report that I cleared New Year’s without breaking any of my three main resolutions for 2022. They were: - To not eat liver any time during the year. - To not visit Kazakhstan - To lose some weight.

Remembering quail hunting

Sunday marked the beginning of a new year, 2023. In reflecting on what some New Year’s Days used to be like when I growing up, I began to think about some of those when I was a teenager. From the time I was around 13 or so, and we had a bird dog, dad and I spent a lot of them quail hunting.

Town Talk

Happy New Year to each of you from Town Talk volunteers. The new year is here and things in our community are back in full swing. School is back in session as of yesterday (Wednesday). Additional activities taking place this week are Hospital Development Authority at 7 a.m.