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Carla Hale, left, and Sandy Helm. Photo/Brian Blansett

Carla Hale, left, and Sandy Helm. Photo/Brian Blansett

A twist to Story Time

News Staff
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Sandy Helm, longtime Assistant Librarian/ Children’s Librarian at the Chandler Public Library is retiring Jan. 23. The library staff and board are having a small reception for Ms. Helm after Story Time at 10 a.m. on Jan 17 in the Community Room of the Library.

Council discusses Chandler motel

News Staff
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Chandler City Council members Tuesday evening took the final action they needed to help land a new hotel in the city limits. Council members voted unanimously to rezone property at 621 N. McKinley from R-1, single family residential, to C-2, General Commercial with the proposed use a hotel.

Meeker board approves principal search

News Staff
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
The Meeker Board of Education Monday night authorized School Supt. Jeff Pruitt to seek an interim elementary principal to finish out the current year. The board members’ action came following an executive session that lasted 1½ hours.

Tryon hearings continued

News Staff
Tuesday, January 3, 2023
Preliminary hearings have been continued for two of three former officials with the City of Tryon facing embezzlement and conspiracy charges as the result of a special investigative audit have made their initial appearances and their prepreliminary hearings have been scheduled.

Pedestrian killed on turnpike

News Staff
Tuesday, January 3, 2023
A pedestrian died New Year’s Eve afternoon after he was struck by two vehicles on the Turner Turnpike near Wellston in Lincoln County, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports. State Trooper Hamilton identified the man who died as Thien Tran, 74, of Oklahoma City.

No decision on jail

News Staff
Tuesday, January 3, 2023
Lincoln County commissioners this week continued to briefly discuss the proposed jail project but took no action on choosing a particular plan. County Clerk Alicia Wagnon reported that she learned ARPA funds can be used for the project as long as it doesn’t bring in federal prisoners.

Hearings set in chop shop

News Staff
Tuesday, January 3, 2023
The pre-preliminary hearings for two of several defendants charged in an alleged chop shop operation have been scheduled for this month.

Suspended sentence in Wellston case

News Staff
Tuesday, January 3, 2023
A Wellston man has pleaded guilty in Lincoln County District Court to felony and misdemeanor charges and drawn a 10year suspended prison term.

Hearing continued in felonies with minors

News Staff
Tuesday, January 3, 2023
A pre-preliminary hearing has been continued for an Agra man facing three felonies with minors. Kenneth Taylor Simpson, 21, was formally charged on Oct. 24 in Lincoln County District Court with lewd acts to a child under 16, sodomy of a child under 16 and second degree rape.
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