Lifestyle

Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Evans

Wellston couple reaches 60 years of matrimony

News Staff

Thursday, August 27, 2020

Marvin and Deanna Kriel Evans of Wellston were married August 27, 1960. They have raised cattle and farmed together for 60 years now and plan to continue to do so. For most of their married life, they have raised a huge garden and people know where they can find fresh veggies under the shade tree.

Anderson Joe Long

News Staff

Thursday, August 13, 2020

It’s a boy! Shawn and Chelsea Long are proud to announce the birth of their son Anderson Joe Long born on July 22, 2020 at 3:25 a.m., at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City, Okla. He weighed seven pounds and was 20 and one-half inches long. A.J.’s grandparents are Barbara Long and the late Joe E.

Pictured from left to right: Trooper Brody Carls, Oklahoma Home and Community Education Lincoln County President Eileen Steenwyk, Agra OHCE President Janelle Wilkinson and Trooper Adam Post stand with the donated teddy bears. Photo/Chelsea Weeks

Teddy bears donated to OHP

News Staff

Thursday, August 6, 2020

Furry friends are in store for those who may find themselves on the side of the road. Teddy bears were donated to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol from the Agra Club of the Oklahoma Home and Community Education Friday, July 31.

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Missing the IFYR this summer

News Staff

Thursday, August 6, 2020

In July of this year, there was a huge event missing from my calendar. It’s a sports activity that has consumed a considerable amount of time for more than three decades. This would have been the 28th consecutive year for the International Finals Youth Rodeo.

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Happenings at Prairie Pointe

News Staff

Thursday, August 6, 2020

Prairie Pointe residents and about 15-20 socially distancing and masked guests enjoyed live music and ice cream last Wednesday.

Elerick: Player of the Year

Chelsea Weeks Staff Writer Sparks Town Hall

Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Years spent in the weight room and on the field are being rewarded for one local athlete. Stroud graduate Grant Elerick won the Jim Thorpe High School Player of the Year award in football. This is the 36th Annual All Sports and Scholar Athlete Awards presented by the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame.

Route 66 summer staycation

News Staff

Wednesday, July 15, 2020

With concerns over COVID-19 still looming, travel this summer may prove difficult. But that doesn’t mean that individuals can’t explore the attractions in their own backyard, that they may never have visited before.

Top, all four competing teams in the Noodling tournament stood with the large fish they noodled out of the water.

Sinking Teeth Noodling Tournament

News Staff

Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Members of the community ventured out into the 90 degree heat to enjoy big fish, cold beer and live music. Over 50 people attended the Sinkin Teeth’s fourth annual Noodlin Tournament Sunday, July 12. Eight teams signed up for the event, but only four showed up at the weigh in, which was at 6:00 p.

COVID numbers continue climbing

News Staff

Wednesday, July 15, 2020

The total number of people testing positive for confirmed COVID-19 in Lincoln and Pottawatomie Counties has increased significantly over the past week. The total number of persons testing positive in Oklahoma also has increased during the same time frame.

Lots of rain

News Staff

Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Surprise thunderstorms over the weekend and Monday morning limited street activities for a few youngsters in Davenport, above, and caused some rocks to tumble toward the of Highway 18 south of Chandler.

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