Overdose awareness can help save lives

The Lincoln County location of Gateway to Prevention & Recovery is joining with local communities in Oklahoma and around the world on August 31 to remember those who have died or suffered permanent injury due to drug overdose.

Chandler Public Library has new books

The Chandler Public Library has new books available to enjoy as the days get cooler going into September.

The 2020s

I’ve been thinking that 2020 and 1960 are closing a cosmic loop. I was seven years I was seven years old for most of 1960 and remember it as the end of the Happy Days era that followed World War II. Things were pretty good for most people.

Updates from Meeker Town Hall

1. Update on Meeker Lake “Quapaw 15 Project A. Tammy Sawatzky, Oklahoma Conservation Programs Director is organizing a visual teleconference where all the powers to be will be online discussing the future plans for the lake project.

Hunting seasons are almost here

There’s only a few days left in the month of August which means September is just around the corner. Many of you know this is one of my favorite times of the year. Next Tuesday is Sept. 1, and that marks the opening day of the annual statewide dove season.

The Faire is in… one year and three weeks!

This is the Fifty-Second article in a permanent column for Stroud Arts that appears in the Stroud American. The mission of these articles is to inform, educate and inspire you, the reader, to Make Art Happen in your life and the life of our community. It is amazing how quickly things change.

Lincoln County

Marriage Licenses Edward Joseph Edward Joseph Airington, Tupelo, and Andra Elizabeth Tipton, McLoud. Jeremy John Terrell and Lauren Elizabeth Errico, both of Yukon. Jonathan Justin Barker and Rachel Ann Marie Mohtasham, both of Stroud.

Pottawatomie County

Marriages Dawson Wade Porterfield and Katherine Alexis Fox, both of Seminole. Joel Daniel Redman and Stephanie Ann Armstrong, both of Wanette. William Cody Hawkins and Sheridan Breann Bishop, both of Macomb. Tristan Scott Strange and Dava Darlene Hasbell, both of Asher.

Plans underway for Cowboy Rodeo in Prague

Team entries are being accepted for a Cowboy Rodeo to be hosted by the Prague Round-Up Club. The event is scheduled for 6 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 19, at the Prague Rodeo Arena. A limit of 12 team entries will be accepted. The first 12 checks received by Tuesday, Sept. 1, will be entered.

Photos from the OCCRA races at Stroud Lake

Pictured above, parents and fans cheer on riders Ryker Bump, in front, and Eli Lumpkin, in the back, as they ride down a steep hill, one of the first major challenges within the cross country course.