Local cattleman recognized

Pat Moore Farms of Sparks is a new member of the American Angus Association, a national breed organization that is headquartered in St. Joseph, Mo. The association records ancestral information and keeps production records and genomic data on individual animals.

A day at the boat races

The Oklahoma Hot Boat Association presented the third annual Route 66 Shootout at Stroud Lake Sept. 12 - 13. Racers from all over the midwest waited on the shores of Stroud Lake to see who would be the fastest.

Task force reports to McLoud City Council

A McLoud City Councilman presented to the Council a list of final recommendations from a Strategic Planning Task Force that was established earlier this year.

Miller elected District 2 commissioner

Marlon Miller is the newly elected District Two Commissioner in Lincoln County. Miller received 68 percent of the vote in the Republican runoff last Tuesday, unseating incumbet Troy Evans. Miller had 694 votes to 325 for Evans.

Updates from Meeker Town Hall

1. Lake Update: A. All surveying is finally done. B. Still waiting on lab reports for the soil samples. C. We spent all morning at the lake making plans with a company to build a resort to offer temporary lodging, hunting, and vacationers get away from all the hustle and bustle of everyday life.

Comm. partners with OTA for upcoming project

The Lincoln County Commissioners signed an agreement with the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority, City of Wellston and Oklahoma Department of Transporation for a project on Turner Turnpike.

Area COVID-19 cases continue climbing

Lincoln County recorded its ninth COVID-19 related death last week, the Oklahoma State Department of Health reported, and the county’s positive cases over the past week has jumped by 31. That put the county’s total at 334 on Tuesday.