Hearing set in firearms case from April

By Mike McCormick Staff Writer A pre-preliminary hearing has been scheduled for Sparks man facing a firearms charge after Lincoln County deputies served a search warrant where he was residing and guns and ammunition were seized.Gene Austin McCuan, Jr., 54, was formally charged in Lincoln County...

Four-year sentence in Stroud man’s death

Christian Martin along with State Troopers Shayne Ballard and Daniel Bassett assisted in the investigation of the collision.Mash stated he reviewed the report from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and the report states the probable cause of VanFossen’s death was multiple blunt force...

Hearing set in kidnapping

A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for a Wellston man, previously convicted of several felonies, who is facing two more following his arrest by Lincoln County deputies recently.Dallas Allen Steele, 36, was charged on April 12 this year in Lincoln County District Court with kidnapping and...

Meeker board of education meeting

Meeker Board of Education members this week approved the 2024-2025 Estimate of Needs and Financial Statement and approved the FFA to attend the National Convention in Indianapolis, Ind.School Supt. Jeff Pruitt said the 2024-2025 Estimate of Needs totals $10,223,353.62.

Attorney: Suspended sentences

A Wellston attorney who was arrested and charged with multiple drug-related felonies in 2022, has drawn three suspended sentences after she entered no contest pleas to three of the counts.Formal felony charges were filed in Lincoln County District Court on Dec. 6, 2022 against Debra Dawn Campbell,...

Texan arrested

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...

Two felonies charged

A pre-preliminary hearing has been set for a Chandler man previously convicted of five felonies over several years has been charged with two more.Terry Ray Boren, 52, was formally charged June 4, 2024 in Lincoln County District with failure to register as sex offender and sex offender living within...

County commissioners

Lincoln County commissioners during a special meeting this week approved a Memorandum of Agreement with the Kickapoo Tribe for asphalt overlay on Britton Road in District 3.District 3 Commissioner Lee Doolen, who is also chairman of the commission, explained, “The Kickapoo Tribe is putting in...

Davenport falls to Weleetka in opener

The Davenport Bulldogs found it tough sledding in their season opener last Friday night losing 50-0 to No. 1 ranked Weleetka.Coach John Greenfield said, “Experience got a hold of inexperience,” as he described the loss.“We played a really good team.

Closure on Allison Avenue

On Sept. 3, a block of Allison Avenue running from Route 66 to Fifth Street was closed permanently. Part of the road was pulled up by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, while a new parking lot is currently under construction.