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Texas driver arrested

News Staff
Monday, November 20, 2023
A Texas motorist recently stopped on the Turner Turnpike has been arrested and charged with a drug offense. Son Chi Nguyen, 45, of Richmond, Texas was charged in Lincoln County District Court Nov. 2 with unlawful possession of a Controlled Drug with intent to distribute.

Arraignment set in Stroud man’s death

Mike Mccormick Staff Writer
Monday, November 20, 2023
A Jennings man facing a manslaughter charge or in the alternative negligent homicide has been bound over to stand trial in the death of a Stroud man. Brent Lee Nobles, 43, was charged in Lincoln County District Court March 23. A $15,000 bench warrant was issued at that time for his arrest.

Incitement to riot

Mike Mccormick
Monday, November 20, 2023
A Lincoln County jail inmate, who has been previously convicted of at least five felonies, has been charged in connection with a recent riot at the jail.

Murder suspect gets five more felony charges

Mike Mccormick
Monday, November 20, 2023
A man awaiting trial on a first degree murder charge, who was handed prison terms on five non-related felonies last November, and now faces five more felonies he allegedly committed while in the Lincoln County jail, has waived his preliminary hearing on the newest charges.

How to cook a turkey

News Staff
Monday, November 20, 2023
As is our Thanksgiving tradition at the Lincoln County News, we asked first-graders at area elementary schools to give us recipes for cooking turkeys. You might find a few ideas to try for yourself this Thanksgiving. Here are two recipes we thought were especially interesting.

Lincoln County pair charged with child abuse

News Staff
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Bench warrants have been returned and filed on a woman from Meeker and a man from Shawnee who have been charged with felony child abuse. Megan Marie Nash, 35, Meeker and Jonathon Lee Nice, 36, Shawnee were formally charged in Lincoln County District Court on Sep. 22.
Robert Wood

Robert Wood

Lions of the Month announced

News Staff
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Robert Wood and Breanna Guinn have been named Lions of the Month for November by the Lions Club. Robert Wood is the son of Geoffrey Wood and Linda Rivera. After graduating, he plans to attend Oklahoma State University and obtain a bachelor’s and master’s in mechanical aerospace engineering.
Dr. George Conrad Markert, seated next to his wife Ladonna, is honored by Ed Dyer, CEO of Stroud Regional Medical Center, at Stroud First Baptist Church on Nov. 10. Dr. Markert, 94, has served the community of Stroud for about 59 years and was awarded the first Heroes in Healthcare Award by Avem Healthcare Partners and Stroud Community Foundation. Photo/Emily Kalka

Dr. George Conrad Markert, seated next to his wife Ladonna, is honored by Ed Dyer, CEO of Stroud Regional Medical Center, at Stroud First Baptist Church on Nov. 10. Dr. Markert, 94, has served the community of Stroud for about 59 years and was awarded the first Heroes in Healthcare Award by Avem Healthcare Partners and Stroud Community Foundation. Photo/Emily Kalka

Markert honored in Stroud

News Staff
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Dr. George Conrad Markert has long been a staple in Stroud. From the over 3,000 babies that he’s delivered in his 59year career in the town, to working in the ER at Stroud Hospital.
Bridge crash closes turnpike exit ramp

Bridge crash closes turnpike exit ramp

Bridge crash closes turnpike exit ramp

News Staff
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Work has been completed on the Stroud bridge over the Turner Turnpike (I-44) and all lanes and ramps were opened earlier this week. Lisa Shearer-Salim, spokesperson for the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority, said the work was completed in four nights beginning on Friday night, Nov. 10.
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