Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol

Dale school board

Dale Board of Education members this week approved December stipends for all of the district’s employees and rehired School Supt. Will Jones.Following a brief executive session in which board members spent time conducting Jones’ annual evaluation, they returned to open meeting and approved his...

Hearing set in lewd acts case

A preliminary hearing has been set for a Prague man who is facing four felony charges with a child.Isaias M. Nunez, 32, was formally charged in Lincoln County District Court on Aug. 12, 2024, with lewd or indecent acts to a child under 16, assault with intent to commit a felony–lewd acts with a...

Bench warrant issued for Chandler man

A $6,000 bench warrant issued for the arrest of a Chandlermanfacingtwodrugfeloniesandamisdemeanor drug count has been returned and filed and he has waived his preliminary hearing.Two counts of unlawful possession of Controlled Drug with intent to distribute were formally filed in Lincoln County...

Hearing continued in crash

A pre-preliminary hearing has been continued for a driver from Shawnee facing a felony count and a misdemeanor charge following a two-vehicle personal injury traffic collision at U.S. 177 and Highway 66 near Wellston.Formal charges of DUIGreat Bodily injury and failure to stop for yield sign were...

Chandler grad wins Miss NSU

While many young girls have dreamed of wearing the Miss America crown, not many actually start down the path toward winning it.Chandler High School Class of 2023 grad Laryssa Nunn is now one step closer.The second-semester sophomore at Northeastern University recently won the Miss NSU title on Nov....

Davis 14, Stroud 6

Stroud’s magical season ended prematurely Friday when the Davis Wolves up-ended the previously unbeaten Tigers, 14-6, in the state semifinals at Noble.Davis advanced to the Class 2A-II state championship game at UCO on Saturday.The Tigers had a chance to win the game until their final possession,...

Not guilty pleas in trafficking

Two people from Stroud, charged with drug and contraband felonies following their arrest in June by law enforcement officers, have each pleaded innocent to the charges.Katelynn Pamela Gordon, 27, and Thomas Blake Cole, 35, were formally charged in Lincoln County District in June of this year with...

12 counts of child abuse

A Prague man is facing 12 counts of child sexual abuse following his arrest by area law enforcement authorities.Formal charges were filed in Lincoln County District against Riley Draper, 35. He made an initial appearance before Special Judge Emily Mueller who set his bond at $100,000.

Thanksgiving

Last week I wrote that my wife Pat and I were looking forward and really excited about Thanksgiving because our family was gathering and that included our daughter Meghan, her husband Terry and their son Liam, (our grandson).Well, Thanksgiving Day was as delightful as we had hoped.