COVID deaths rise in area

The number of deaths in Pottawatomie County attributed to COVID-19 has risen by three, Oklahoma State Department of Health figures show. No new deaths have occurred in Lincoln County since the last report, according to the OSDH.

Trial in starvation case

Trial for one of the family members charged in the near starvation of a Meeker youth in July of 2018 has been put on the jury trial call docket for 9:30 a.m. Friday, June 4, court records show. Both parties, the state and defense, have announced they are ready for trial, according to court records.

Two injured in turnpike crash

Two people were injured recently in a traffic collision involving four vehicles on the Turner Turnpike in Lincoln County west of Chandler, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported. State Trooper Rawls identified those injured as Erik B. Richison, 30, Tulsa and Emily A. Richison, 26, of Tulsa.

Charges dropped against one cockfighting suspect

All charges filed against a Harrah area woman in connection with an illegal cockfighting operation more than a year and half ago have been dismissed, court records show. But a trial date for the man from the Harrah area charged in connection with that operation has been set for October.

Felony charge for driver

A felony and two misdemeanors have been filed against a driver following her arrest by Chandler police.

Flags at Oak Park Cemetery

Joyce Madden puts flags on veterans’ graves at Oak Park Cemetery in Chandler on Saturday in anticipation of Memorial Day. She said she has been coming to the Memorial Day service at the cemetery for several years. Photo/Lily Huff.

Hearing set in murder case

A judge has scheduled a preliminary hearing for a Harrah man charged in February with the murder of a 21-year-old Stroud resident.