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Wellston to host Legislative Breakfast

The Wellston Area Chamber of Commerce will host the first local Legislative Breakfast of the year, 8-9 a.m., Friday, Feb. 25, at the Wellston Senior Nutrition Center, 206 Cedar. Breakfast will be available to purchase.

CARD OF THANKS

We want to extend a special thanks to Pastor Jeromye and Angi Jackson of the Stroud First Assembly of God Church and to our friends and family for your prayers, visits, phone calls, flowers, food and cards during the loss of our loved one. Thank you for your love and support.

PUBLIC RECORDS

Lincoln County Marriage Licenses Gary Wayne Shackelford and Jenna Nadine Herman, both of Prague. Joshua Raul Castrejon and Arianna Rose Ilani Abuyog, both of Stroud. Jesse Roy Decker and Dayna Danielle Morrow, both of Sparks. Marcus Gene White and Linda Shepheard, both of Chandler.
Warding off the cold

Warding off the cold

Warding off the cold

Lavonne Brown from Prague wasn’t going to let 20-degree temperatures and snow flurries deter her from being at the Lincoln County Livestock Show to watch grandson Anthony Brown compete in the hog show.
Above, Chandler wrestlers Bella Allen and Chace Massie will compete in the state wrestling tournament Friday evening at the Big House in Oklahoma City. Photos/Brian Blansett. The Wellston Tigers, right, won their straight game against a ranked team and moved into the area finals. They play Vanoss at 8 p.m. Saturday and will go to state if they win. Photo/Jeremy Self

Above, Chandler wrestlers Bella Allen and Chace Massie will compete in the state wrestling tournament Friday evening at the Big House in Oklahoma City. Photos/Brian Blansett. The Wellston Tigers, right, won their straight game against a ranked team and moved into the area finals. They play Vanoss at 8 p.m. Saturday and will go to state if they win. Photo/Jeremy Self

Big week in local sports

Bella Allen and Chace Massie earned spots in the state wrestling tournament and will have their first matches Friday evening. Allen, a junior will wrestle freshman Ma’ryia Hankins from Douglass in the first round at the Fairgrounds. Allen is 10-4 on the season and Hankins is 13-2.

Meeker rehires administrators

Meeker Board of Education members during a meeting this week rehired administrators and the athletic director. They also listened to a presentation by Bledsoe, Hewitt and Gullekson on the 2020-2021 audit.

Additional charges for Stroud man

A Stroud man who was wanted on a $15,000 bench warrant has appeared in Lincoln County District. But he also faces additional charges in a separate case.

Child abuse charges filed

Bench warrants were recently issued for the arrest for a couple for allegedly abusing an eight-year-old child. A charge of child abuse was formally filed in Lincoln County District Court Feb. 8 against Aaron Curtis Richardson, 29, of Tryon.

Woman dies in crash

A McLoud woman died Monday night in a single vehicle collision north of Stroud in Lincoln County. Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Jacob Hunn identified the woman killed in the collision as Autumn Johnson, 33.