Good friends and good times

Last weekend my wife Pat and I journeyed down to our place at Lake Eufaula.It was only the second time for us to go there for the weekend this year. Our good friends Gary and Charlotte Barnett, who have a trailer right next to ours, actually picked us up and we rode down with early Friday afternoon.

Letter to the editor

To the editor: On my way back from Shawnee one evening last week, I stopped in Meeker at a convenience store.Well, I locked my pickup doors with the keys still inside.Told the store clerk of my dilemma and she called the Meeker Police Department.

Hearing set in turnpike drug case

A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for a driver on the Turner Turnpike who was arrested and charged as the result of the seizure of 85 pounds of marijuana.

Meeker hires new personnel

Meeker Board of Education members recently hired four new personnel for the 2024-2025 school year and voted to approve two forms for nutrition that will allow all students attending Meeker schools this year to have free breakfasts and lunches.

HOSA students win big at conference

Students in Gordan Cooper Technology Center’s Practical Nursing and Health Career program recently competed and placed in the HOSA International Leadership Conference in Houston, according to the center.

Tryon man faces felony

A Tryon man is facing a felony firearms charge after what has been described as a reported “gun battle” between him and another individual.Cary Cline, 61, was formally charged in Lincoln County District Court July 12 this year with possession of firearm after former felony conviction.

Manslaughter charge

A Texas man who faces a manslaughter charge is scheduled to make his initial appearance in August.A formal charge of first degree manslaughter was filed March 22 this year in Lincoln County District Court against Travis Smith, 46, of Dallas, Texas.A $100,000 bench warrant was issued for his arrest.

Bendele wins titles

Sandy Bendele from Chandler recently won world champion in Amateur Select Ranch Trail and Amateur Ranch Horse classes with her horse, Playboys Shining, at the World Championship Horse Show, also known as the Palamino World Show, held on the Illinois Fairgrounds in Springfield, Illinois, on July...

Texas driver faces charge

A driver from Texas was recently stopped and arrested on the Turner Turnpike and faces a felony drug count after 62 pounds of marijuana were seized.Xuejin Yan, 28, of League City, Texas was formally charged in Lincoln County District Court on July 12 with trafficking in illegal drugs.

Hearing set in 10,000-plant case

A preliminary hearing has been set for a Chandler man who allegedly obtained an OMMA license and OBN registration fraudulently and has been charged with trafficking illegal drugs and more than 10,000 marijuana plants were discovered and destroyed.