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Meeker completes staff, accepts resignations

Meeker Board of Education members this week agreed to offer contracts to several personnel and accepted resignations from four others. They also voted to adjust student meal prices for the 2023-2024 school year to meet the required guidelines through the USDA school lunch program.

Guilty plea

One of two men facing child endangerment and drug-related charges has pleaded guilty to two of the charges and one of the counts has been dismissed.

Warrant issued in triple stabbing

A McLoud area man faces three felonies in connection with a triple stabbing that took place in early July and his girlfriend also is charged with a felony. Joshua Lynn Barnett, 34, was formally charged Aug. 3 in Lincoln Count District with three counts of assault and battery with a deadly weapon.

Hearing set for two in Carney death

Hearings have been set for a woman from Wellston and a man from Iowa charged in connection with the death of a Carney area man. Each faces three felonies. Each is being held in the Lincoln County Jail in Chandler without bond.
Football starts!

Football starts!

Football starts!

Zeke Kuczinski hits the mat during defensive line drills Monday at the Chandler High School practice field. Monday was the first day of practice for high school teams and the Lions and other teams in the area made a full day of it.

Commissioners vote:

Lincoln County commissioners during their meeting this week voted unanimously to remove a box that was blacking out the security camera over District Judge Traci Soderstrom’s bench area in her courtroom.

Hearing set in drug case

A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for a Meeker man who was arrested after officers served a search warrant on his residence across from the Town Hall. A formal felony charge was filed in Lincoln County District Court Sep. 23, 2022 against John Henry Hagar, 34.

Davenport man faces five felonies

A Davenport man faces five felonies after he was arrested for allegations of sex-related charges with a 15-year-old minor. Eric Lebaron Bromley, 47, was formally charged July 14 in Lincoln County District with four counts of lewd or indecent acts to a child under 16 and one count of child neglect.

Bench warrant issued in kidnapping

A $50,000 bench warrant has been issued for the arrest of an Agra man charged with kidnapping and two other felonies following his arrest by Lincoln County authorities.

Three felonies for Sparks man

A Sparks man, who has been previously convicted of a felony, faces three new felonies following his arrest by Lincoln County deputies recently.