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Chandler 7-year-old No. 1 in the country

Chandler 7-year-old No. 1 in the country

Chandler 7-year-old No. 1 in the country

Chandler second-grader Keton Dietz won the Reno World’s Championship over the weekend and is now the top-ranked wrestler in the country for his age and weight. The tournament is held in Reno, Nev., most years but was moved to Tulsa for 2020.

Court cases scheduled

Several defendants charged with felonies appeared in District Court in Lincoln and Pottawatomie Counties recently and will be back in court in either September or October.

Meeker approves purchase of tasers

The Meeker Town Board has agreed to purchase new tasers for the Police Department and most all of the cost will be covered by donations already secured.

Dale schools scheduled to start August 12

Dale Schools will still begin the new year on Wednesday, Aug. 12, Acting School Supt. Ky Wilkins informed the Board of Education Monday evening. “Our reopen plan is to roll the buses out of here at 7 a.m. that morning,” he advised members.
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With August comes the End of Summer

This is the Forty-Nineth 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. For me, August always meant the end of Summer.
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Rodeo winners

Shown above are winners from the 2020 Chandler Roundup Club rodeo. Above right is Rodeo Princesss Rose Whitefield, in center. To her left is Diane Hall Roundup Club princess coordinator and to the right is 2019 Princess Frankie Butler.

Time to apply for absentee ballots for runoff

Voters in Lincoln County who want to have absentee ballots mailed to them for the August 25th Republican Runoff Primary Election for County Commissioner District #2 should apply now.
Maddie Frazier and her reserve champion Bred & Owned prospect steer. Photo/provided

Maddie Frazier and her reserve champion Bred & Owned prospect steer. Photo/provided

Meeker FFA members score at Junior Nationals

The Meeker FFA Chapter is glad to announce our own members Maddie, Devyn, and Brooklyn Frazier represented us well at the Junior Nationals Livestock Show in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Maddie Frazier is the Secretary of the Meeker FFA Officer Team.

Educational opportunities at Pioneer Library

The Pioneer Library System is offering qualified community members the opportunity to earn an accredited high school diploma and credentialed career certificate through Career Online High School, a program brought to public libraries by Gale, a Cengage company.

Boyds to celebrate 50th Anniversary

Phil and Susan Boyd of Chandler will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary Sunday, August 9. A formal celebration will be held at a later date due to Covid 19 restrictions on gatherings. The couple was married on Sunday, August 9, 1970, in Ardmore, Okla.