Town Talk

Afew more of Stroud’s neon signs have been installed. The latest installation was at First Assembly of God Church. If you noticedtheiconicSkylinerMotelneonsign was missing, you were not just imagining it. It was taken down this past Monday to be refurbished.

Alpha Iota members attend convention

Members of the Alpha Iota Chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma International Association attended the Oklahoma State Organization Convention June 6 -7, 2025 in Oklahoma City. Chapter president, Rachel Karger, and members Marilyn Young and Becky Stone represented Alpha Iota.

White selected for Leadership Oklahoma

A Davenport resident has been named to the 38th class of Leadership Oklahoma, an organization dedicated to equipping Oklahomanswithskillsand resources to make positive changes in the state, according to a press release from the organization.

Tiny homes in Stroud

On a plot just behind the post office in Stroud, a group of homes is situated. All are brand new, with most already filled with residents. While they look nice and tidy, there’s one big difference between these homes and those around them.They’re tiny.

Meeker man dies in Kingfisher crash

A Meeker man has died in a one-vehicle traffic collision over the weekend in Kingfisher County.Oklahoma Highway Patrol Lt. Robert Cottrill, of Troop J, who investigated the collision, identified the driver who died as Aaron C. Standlee, 42.

Summer scrimmage

Celebrating Juneteenth

Top: TJ Thompson, Jordan Denson and Jaydan Denson lead the Solidarity Walk down Manvel during Chandler’s Juneteenth celebration on Saturday, June 21. Photo/Jennifer Pryor.

Betty Deane (Lowry) Douglas

Betty Deane (Lowry) Douglas was born the oldest of four on March 11, 1931, to JackA. and Daisy (Bennett) Lowry in Hamilton, Kansas. She passed into Glory, surrounded by family, on June 12, 2025, in Oklahoma.Betty was married to James W. (Doug) Douglas on March 11, 1950, in Springfield, Mo.