Meeker FFA gets $30K grant

The Meeker FFA Chapter has been awarded two grants totaling $30,000 from the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education, also known as Oklahoma CareerTech.

Campbell elected OPA president

Suzie Campbell, publisher of the Countywide & Sun in Tecumseh, officially assumed the role of president of the Oklahoma Press Association (OPA) on July 1.OPA members elected Campbell during the association’s annual business meeting, held June 6-7 at the OPA Convention in Shawnee.

UCO honor rolls

The University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) has released its spring 2025 honor roll lists, which include students from Lincoln County.A total of 1,692 students were named to the President’s Honor Roll for achieving a 4.0 grade point average (GPA) during the semester, according to UCO.

Guilty plea in embezzlement

A Meeker man charged in 2024 with two counts of embezzlement has withdrawn his previous plea of innocent and entered guilty pleas.The two counts of embezzlement were filed in Lincoln County District Court March 26, 2024 against Mathew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 Builders, LLC,...

100th birthday

Rachel Demenica Randazzo Keeling was born and raised in the Stroud and Depew, OK communities. On her 100th birthday, July 6, 2025, her immediate family gathered together to celebrate and honor the “Queen of their Hearts.”

Independence Day!

Davenport held its annual Fourth of July celebration at North Park on July 4. The event included free hot dogs and watermelon, along with games for everyone from children up to adults before a firework display that started after dark.

Rodeo time!

All eyes were on Meeker’s Emma Helmick at the International Finals Rodeo in Shawnee Monday morning as she competed in the break-away roping. The rodeo features several area contestants and continues through Friday at the Hear of Oklahoma Expo Center. Photo/Brian Blansett

Stanley Warren Beesley

Stanley Warren Beesley was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, son, uncle and friend to all. He passed peacefully on June 29, 2025, in his Norman, Oklahoma home after a long struggle with kidney disease.