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Dale school board

Dale Board of Education members this week approved December stipends for all of the district’s employees and rehired School Supt. Will Jones.Following a brief executive session in which board members spent time conducting Jones’ annual evaluation, they returned to open meeting and approved his...

Hearing set in lewd acts case

A preliminary hearing has been set for a Prague man who is facing four felony charges with a child.Isaias M. Nunez, 32, was formally charged in Lincoln County District Court on Aug. 12, 2024, with lewd or indecent acts to a child under 16, assault with intent to commit a felony–lewd acts with a...

Bench warrant issued for Chandler man

A $6,000 bench warrant issued for the arrest of a Chandlermanfacingtwodrugfeloniesandamisdemeanor drug count has been returned and filed and he has waived his preliminary hearing.Two counts of unlawful possession of Controlled Drug with intent to distribute were formally filed in Lincoln County...

Hearing continued in crash

A pre-preliminary hearing has been continued for a driver from Shawnee facing a felony count and a misdemeanor charge following a two-vehicle personal injury traffic collision at U.S. 177 and Highway 66 near Wellston.Formal charges of DUIGreat Bodily injury and failure to stop for yield sign were...

Not guilty pleas in trafficking

Two people from Stroud, charged with drug and contraband felonies following their arrest in June by law enforcement officers, have each pleaded innocent to the charges.Katelynn Pamela Gordon, 27, and Thomas Blake Cole, 35, were formally charged in Lincoln County District in June of this year with...

12 counts of child abuse

A Prague man is facing 12 counts of child sexual abuse following his arrest by area law enforcement authorities.Formal charges were filed in Lincoln County District against Riley Draper, 35. He made an initial appearance before Special Judge Emily Mueller who set his bond at $100,000.

Commissioners award jail contract

Lincoln County commissioners this week awarded a bid for the renovation of the county jail and discussed the use of remaining ARPA funds.On a motion by District 3 Commissioner Lee Doolen and seconded by District 1 Commissioner Will Fine the commissioners awarded the bid to Ascend Commercial...

Life without parole in homicide

A man from Sioux City, Iowa convicted by a Lincoln County jury in October of first degree murder and two other felony counts in the death of a Carney area man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.Appearing for his sentencing before District Judge John Canavan on...

Christmas parade

The Chandler Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting Festival will take place on Saturday, Dec. 7, this year, in downtown Chandler.The festival will kick off early with a holiday market at the Museum of Pioneer History running from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m. The rest of the...