Bond reduction denied in murder case

A bond reduction motion filed by a defendant charged with first degree murder has been denied and the prepreliminary hearings for him and another man facing first degree murder charges have been reset.

Magic Molly

I scrolled the pages of the seed catalog, past the flowers, past the kale and the radicchio and some other vegetables that I wouldn’t eat on a double dog dare. And then my gaze And then my gaze fell squarely on Magic Molly potatoes.

Town Talk

The Stroud Clothing Ministry is once again open for business. It reopens this Thursday, April 7th. It will be open every Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. It is located at the corner of Old Stroud Road and Highway 66.

Hello? Hello? Anyone listening

It’s obvious that use of cell phones has become an integral part of the lives of people today and has been for many years. As I look around, I’m sometimes amazed of how cell phones have just consumed some people.

Report from Kevin Wallace

We’re at the midway point in the legislative session. The House has passed 381 bills and joint resolutions over to the Senate, and we received 327 Senate measures to consider. Most have been second read and assigned to committees.

Dale school board

The Dale Board of Education this week hired certified personnel for the 2022-2023 school year and also hired a new Middle School principal for 2022- 2023. But board members tabled the hiring of a Secondary principal and an Elementary principal for 2022-2023.

Commissioners to buy cameras

Lincoln County commissioners during their meeting this week awarded a bid for a courthouse and jail security camera system. They awarded the bid to CastleCom and the total cost is $111,172, Commission Chairman Lee Doolen said. The project includes 180 days of storage, he noted.

Huh?

“Thin blue beer stones,” said the doctor as she adjusted the earphones on my head. “Just play chess.” None of that made much sense given the context. Hardly any, in fact, so I gave the only response I could think of. “What?

Editorial

The citizens have spoken and members of the Town Board of Trustees have listened. There will be no annexation of eight square miles into Meeker’s town limits, at least as long as the current Board of Trustees are concerned.