Mary Ruth Blaney

Mary Ruth Blaney, 91, passed away on Friday, September 6, 2024, in Prague, Oklahoma.

Three life terms in crimes against children

A Stroud man who entered a no contest blind plea to three felonies and pleaded guilty to two others, all of which were related to crimes with minors, has been sentenced to three life terms in prison.Shamus Patrick Palermo, 49 at the time, was formally charged in Lincoln County District Court on...

Davis, Miller selected as Sep. Rotarians

Macie Davis and Makenna Miller were selected as Rotarians of the Month for September by the Chandler Rotary Club.Macie Davis is the daughter of Kenny and Amanda Davis and has an older sister named Kylee Davis is involved in Varsity Cheer, FFA and yearbook.

Chandler school board approves estimate

Chandler Board of Education members this week approved the district’s Estimate of Needs and financial statements for Fiscal Year 2024/2025 and hired several new personnel.School Supt. Scott Baade reported the Estimate of Needs and financial statements were prepared by Ralph Osborn, CPA.He said the...

Hearing set in firearms case from April

By Mike McCormick Staff Writer A pre-preliminary hearing has been scheduled for Sparks man facing a firearms charge after Lincoln County deputies served a search warrant where he was residing and guns and ammunition were seized.Gene Austin McCuan, Jr., 54, was formally charged in Lincoln County...

Four-year sentence in Stroud man’s death

Christian Martin along with State Troopers Shayne Ballard and Daniel Bassett assisted in the investigation of the collision.Mash stated he reviewed the report from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and the report states the probable cause of VanFossen’s death was multiple blunt force...

Hearing set in kidnapping

A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for a Wellston man, previously convicted of several felonies, who is facing two more following his arrest by Lincoln County deputies recently.Dallas Allen Steele, 36, was charged on April 12 this year in Lincoln County District Court with kidnapping and...

Meeker board of education meeting

Meeker Board of Education members this week approved the 2024-2025 Estimate of Needs and Financial Statement and approved the FFA to attend the National Convention in Indianapolis, Ind.School Supt. Jeff Pruitt said the 2024-2025 Estimate of Needs totals $10,223,353.62.

Attorney: Suspended sentences

A Wellston attorney who was arrested and charged with multiple drug-related felonies in 2022, has drawn three suspended sentences after she entered no contest pleas to three of the counts.Formal felony charges were filed in Lincoln County District Court on Dec. 6, 2022 against Debra Dawn Campbell,...

Texan arrested

A pre-preliminary hear has been continued for a driver from Texas stopped and arrested on the Turner Turnpike and facing 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...