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Early voting begins for runoff

Mike Mccormick Staff Writer
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Early voting gets underway today for next Tuesday’s Aug. 27 primary runoff election. Voters can cast their ballots at the Lincoln and Pottawatomie County Election Boards today through Saturday.Two high profile races are on the ballot in Lincoln County for the Sheriff and State House District 32.

Prague man draws two life sentences

Mike Mccormicik Staff Writer
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
A Prague man who recently entered a guilty blind plea to four felonies with children under 16 has been sentenced to two life sentences plus 15 years in prison for committing those crimes..Lou Earl Nelson, 43, was charged Oct.

Meeker board says ’no’ to state Bible mandate

Mike Mccormick Staff Writer
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Meeker Board of Education members this week voted to direct School Supt. Jeff Pruitt not to follow the State Department of Education’s memoranda issued in June and July regarding the acquisition and use of the Bible and those directives.

Chandler approves personnel changes

Mike Mccormick Staff Writer
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Chandler Board of Education members in their August meeting this week hired several new personnel and accepted the resignation of three others.They also approved a number of committees.Chandler School Supt.

Hearing continued in grow house case

Mike Mccormick Staff Writer
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
A preliminary hearing has been continued for one of two men charged with an armed grow burglary last October.Christopher Lamar Irving, 38, from Shawnee, was formally charged Nov.
Teachers and staff from East Side Elementary, Park Road Elementary, Chandler Junior High and Chandler High School gather in the cafeteria at Park Road on August 13 for the Back to School Appreciation Breakfast hosted by the Chandler Area Chamber of Commerce. Not only did they all receive a free breakfast, but they also were entered into a drawing for door prizes. Photo/Emily Kalka

Teachers and staff from East Side Elementary, Park Road Elementary, Chandler Junior High and Chandler High School gather in the cafeteria at Park Road on August 13 for the Back to School Appreciation Breakfast hosted by the Chandler Area Chamber of Commerce. Not only did they all receive a free breakfast, but they also were entered into a drawing for door prizes. Photo/Emily Kalka

Teacher appreciation day

News Staff
Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Sentencing continued for Wellston attorney

Mike Mccormick Staff Writer
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
The sentencing for a Wellston attorney who has entered no contest pleas to several felonies has been continued until next month.Formal felony charges were filed in Lincoln County District Court on Dec. 6, 2022 against Debra Dawn Campbell, 59 at the time.
U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin. Photo/Emily Kalka

U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin. Photo/Emily Kalka

Mullin: Marijuana grows are state issue, not federal

News Staff
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Sen. Markwayne Mullin called Oklahoma a perfect storm in terms of illegal marijuana grows. He also said that it is a state issue and the federal government can only step in when asked.Mullin spoke for almost an hour on Aug.
Marvin Holmes Photo/Jentezen Smith

Marvin Holmes Photo/Jentezen Smith

Hot weather, hot jobs

Jentezen Smith Staff Writer
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Hot summer weather is here and so are the challenges of working outside in the heat of the day.We’ve put together a series of articles about people whose jobs have them sweating in the sun.This week it’s Marvin Holmes.
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