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Full week of area football

News Staff
Tuesday, August 29, 2023
All six area football teams are in action Friday, with two Lincoln County rivalries headlining the schedule. Chandler visits Stroud for a 7 p.m. kickoff and Prague motors west on Highway 62 to face ancient rival Meeker at 7.

Hearing in triple stabbing

Mike Mccormick
Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Pre-preliminary hearings are scheduled for a McLoud area man who faces three felonies in connection with a triple stabbing that took place in early July and his girlfriend who also is charged with a felony. Joshua Lynn Barnett, 34, was formally charged Aug.

Changes at the games

Mike Mccormick
Tuesday, August 29, 2023
As area football teams prepare for their upcoming contests this Friday night, school officials and law enforcement officers are looking at beefing up security in light of the shooting that took place last Friday night during the game between Choctaw and Del City.

Body found

Mike Mccormick
Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Lincoln County Sheriff officers and the OSBI are investigating after a body was found in a creek in the north central portion of Lincoln County in the Tryon area. Sgt.
Danny Taylor, 6, of Chandler gave the judge a blue-ribbon cherubic smile during the dairy goat show at the Lincoln County Fair last week. Despite the hot weather, there was a good turnout of attendees and exhibitors. See Page 2A for more photos from the fair. Photo/Brian Blansett

Danny Taylor, 6, of Chandler gave the judge a blue-ribbon cherubic smile during the dairy goat show at the Lincoln County Fair last week. Despite the hot weather, there was a good turnout of attendees and exhibitors. See Page 2A for more photos from the fair. Photo/Brian Blansett

Lincoln County Fair

News Staff
Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Early deadlines for next edition

News Staff
Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Due to the Labor Day holiday on Monday, we’ll have early deadlines for the Sep. 4 edition. The deadline for ads, classifieds, obits and legals will be 5 p.m. Friday. Our office will be closed on Monday.

Jimmie Brownfield...

News Staff
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
“She liked to aggravate me in a good way. Her parents were so supportive of her,” he noted. Carroll says, “there is a group of young ladies in that sophomore class that’s an all-around group.

School bonds

News Staff
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
Voters residing in the McLoud and Luther School Districts will decide bond proposals during an election on Sep. 12. In the McLoud School District, voters will cast ballots on two propositions and those in the Luther School District have a single bond issue. Proposition No.

Hearing set for Meeker man

News Staff
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for a Meeker man who was charged in February of this year for an incident that occurred in 2021. Charles Lee Green, 67, was formally charged Feb.
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