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New felony charge

A Wellston man convicted of three previous felonies and a misdemeanor faces a new felony count after his arrest by a Highway Patrol Trooper. Chad Ray Mullendore, 39, was charged in Lincoln County District Sep. 26, 2023 with driving while under the influence of alcohol.
Pictured above is the Stroud Homecoming court. From left are Jeremiah Cropp and Audrey Donaldson (sophomores), Dylan Baker and Laci O’Donnell (juniors), Bryce Collins and Kathryn Thornton (Queen), Carly Miller and Aiden Collins (freshmen), and Makenna Hall, Riley Smith (seniors). Homecoming will be Friday prior to the Tigers’ game with Hartshorne. Photo/Beth Young

Pictured above is the Stroud Homecoming court. From left are Jeremiah Cropp and Audrey Donaldson (sophomores), Dylan Baker and Laci O’Donnell (juniors), Bryce Collins and Kathryn Thornton (Queen), Carly Miller and Aiden Collins (freshmen), and Makenna Hall, Riley Smith (seniors). Homecoming will be Friday prior to the Tigers’ game with Hartshorne. Photo/Beth Young

Stroud Homecoming court

Olivia Terrell and Seven Cawvey were crowned the Queen and King of North Rock Creek’s Homecoming last week. Photo/Sheryl Gowin

Olivia Terrell and Seven Cawvey were crowned the Queen and King of North Rock Creek’s Homecoming last week. Photo/Sheryl Gowin

NRC Homecoming

Arraignment, hearing on child abuse

One of four people from Wellston charged with child neglect has waived her hearings and an arraignment has been scheduled while another’s pre-preliminary hearing is set. Preliminary hearings have been scheduled for the two men charged with child neglect.

Work to begin on bridge

Weather permitting, work is expected to begin Monday, Oct. 9, on the reconstruction of the Old Stroud Rd. bridge over the I-44/Turner Turnpike to accommodate the future widening of the turnpike to six lanes, the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority has announced The than $8.

Charged again... 13 days later

A Stroud man charged Sep. 13 with unlawful possession of a controlled drug with intent to distribute was arrested and formally charged 13 days later with unlawful possession of a controlled drug with intent to distribute and with driving with license cancelled/ suspended/ revoked.

Child neglect charges in Stroud

Two people from Stroud face child neglect charges after an infant was found in the back seat of a car in the parking lot of a grocery store. Jack Keith Wofford, 31, and Jessica Shadawn Jordan, 29, were formally charged in Lincoln County District Court Sep. 20 with child neglect.

Two charged in drug theft

A Prague man already facing a manslaughter charge and a Shawnee woman have been charged with larceny of a Controlled Dangerous Substance. Joseph Resin Linnhuber, 19, Prague and Kaylee Joe Gaskill, 18, of Shawnee, were formally charged in Lincoln County District Court on Sep. 28.

Demos’ dinner

The Lincoln County Democratic Party will next meet on Thursday, October 12, at Destinations Restaurant in Chandler. The meeting starts at 7:00 PM; join us for dinner and conversation at 6:00 PM. Please come with your ideas for activities and electioneering ideas for the upcoming election cycle.

Ohio man dies in accident

A worker from Ohio has died in an industrial accident in Stroud after a piece of equipment reportedly fell on him. Stroud Police Chief Clint Gaylord identified the man as 46-year-old Willard Kieffer, Jr. Gaylord said the call came in at 12:09 p.m.