Special commission meeting

Lincoln County commissioners this week during a special meeting adopted a resolution for erosion control and retention at the Fairgrounds.They also approved a plat for Oakwood Valley in District 1.District3Commissioners Lee Doolen said he was not ready yet to appoint board members from his district...

Special commissioners’ meeting

A Meeker man is facing two felonies and a bench warrant for his arrest was issued at the same time but has now been returned.Richard Allen Foster, 61, was formally charged in Lincoln County District Court March 14, 2025 with failure to comply with sex offender registration and sex offender living...

Outage halts Park Road testing

State testing at Park Road Elementary School in Chandler was postponed after a downed power line partially disrupted power to the school, according to Superintendent Scott Baade.Severe storms moved through the area early Tuesday morning, bringing heavy rain, strong winds and some hail.

Hearing continued in embezzlement

A dispositional hearing has been continued for a Meeker man charged in 2024 with two counts of embezzlement, who has pleaded not guilty..The two counts of embezzlement were filed in Lincoln County District Court March 26, 2024 against Mathew Lloyd McRae, 48, of Meeker, doing business as 309...

Health awards in Lincoln County

Businesses, entities, schools and other organizations in Lincoln County have been recognized by the state for their public health initiatives.More than 30 organizations in the county were awarded Certified Healthy Oklahoma classifications for 2024, according to a press release from the Oklahoma...

Four charged with conpiracy

By Mike McCormick Staff Writer Four men have been charged with conspiring to bring contraband into the Lincoln County Jail.Two of those charged each have several prior felony convictions.Formal charges of conspiracy were filed in Lincoln County District Court Apr. 1, 2025 against Aniya Davis, 18,...

Democrats meet

The Lincoln County Democrats held their 2025 County Convention in Chandler on April 5 and elected new officers.

Sex crimes case

A man from Harrah and a woman from McLoud face multiple sex crimes and the man’s attempt to have his bond reduced has been denied.Formally charged in Lincoln County District Court March 27, 2025 are Brandon Lee Morris, 26 and Trisha Nicole Franks, 27.Morris faces six felonies and Franks is charged...