OTA awards $38.4m Stroud plaza, work

At a special meeting on Monday, Sept. 23, the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority board unanimously voted to approve the construction contract award for the pavement widening and service plaza reconstruction project on Turner Turnpike by Stroud.The $38.4-million contract was awarded to Becco Construction,...

Avem Health appoints new members to board

Avem Health Partners, which manages Rural Wellness Stroud Hospital, announced last week that they appointed two new members to their board of directors.Keith Walker, a retired lieutenant general with the U.S. Army, and Babara Holcomb, a retired major general with the U.S. Army, bring a combined 70...

Charges in assault

A man who was convicted of a homicide more than 40 years ago now faces two felonies and a misdemeanor after he allegedly assaulted a Lincoln County Sheriff’s Captain.Formal felony charges were filed in Lincoln County District Court Sep. 23, 2024 against Eddie Gene Moore, 73, Cushing, including...

Two more felonies

A Wellston man, who previously was convicted of three felonies, is facing two more following his arrest by local law enforcement William Leon Politte II, 51, was formally charged recently in Lincoln County District Court with child sexual abuse and possession of a firearm after former felony...

Hearing continued for Davenport man

A preliminary hearing has been continued for a Davenport man facing a felony drug count and two other charges following his arrest by a Lincoln County Deputy.Rodney Dean Clark, 58, was formally charged in Lincoln County District Court July 26, 2024 with trafficking in illegal drugs, unlawful...

Hearing reset in trafficking case

A preliminary hearing has been re-set for a Chandler man who allegedly obtained an OMMA license and OBN registration fraudulently and has been charged with trafficking illegal drugs and more than 10,000 marijuana plants were discovered and destroyed.Kenneth Chen, 50, was formally charged in Lincoln...

Three felony charges for former convict

A man convicted of a felony involving a minor a little over three years ago faces three new felonies, two of which again involve a minor.Formal charges were filed recently in Lincoln County District Court against Stephen Randall Bell, 41.

Texan charged with trafficking

A pre-preliminary hear has been continued for a driver from Texas stopped and arrested on the Turner Turnpike and facing a felony drug count after 62 pounds of marijuana were seized.Xuejin Yan, 28, of League City, Texas was formally charged in Lincoln County District Court on July 12 with...

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