Truck fire on the turnpike

A truck hauling cardboard caught fire last week on the Turner Turnpike near Chandler and required firefighters to extinguish it. The fire created a cloud of smoke and caughtsome nearby grass on fire.

All those good feelings

At the end of a super hard and exhausting Sunday as I stood there with my face buried in your neck, while you had your arms wrapped around me, I felt safe. I felt loved. All the good things people want to feel I felt.

Memories of big league baseball

As I was finishing up a meeting the other evening, a sports new alert popped up across my phone that Roger Maris’ American League record of 61 homers in a season had been broken. When I got home, I asked my wife Pat had she seen that on her phone. She quietly uttered an unenthused “huh huh.”

Sharp blade

As I watched the blood running off the back of my hand, my first thought was: “I really wish I hadn’t done that.” My second thought was: “This is going to be embarrassing to explain.”

Hearing set for Sparks man accused of four felonies

A pre-preliminary hearing has been scheduled for a Sparks man who faces four felony counts and two misdemeanors. Formal felony charges were filed May 4 in Lincoln County District Court against James Leonard Smothers, 41 following his arrest recently by Lincoln County deputies.

Driver faces third DUI after Meeker arrest

A driver who has been convicted twice since May of this year for driving under the influence of alcohol faces a new felony DUI count.

Stroud man dies in crash

A Stroud man died in a two-vehicle traffic collision in the city limits. Stroud Police Chief Clint Gaylord identified the victim who died in the collision as Randy VanFossen, 68. Gaylord reported that VanFossen had to be extricated from the 1989 GMC pickup he was driving.