Hearing set in rape case

A pre-preliminary hearing has been scheduled for an 18-year-old Prague woman facing two felonies, one of them first degree rape, and another Prague woman has been charged with enabling child sexual abuse and child neglect. Taylor Jo Bittle was charged in Lincoln County District Court Dec.

NRC Students of the Month

Pages at the state Legislature

Rep. Kevin Wallace, R-Wellston, stands with Evan Yates and Nathaniel Nunn in the House Chamber. Both paged for Rep. Wallace from Feb. 5-8. Both are students at Chandler High School with Evan, a senior, and Nathaniel, a junior.

Meeker to convert buses to CNG

Meeker Board of Education members this week rehired four administrators and also approved converting the district’s school buses to CNG.

Two die in crash on Highway 18

Two men from Meeker have died in a head-on collision south of Meeker on SH 18, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported. State Trooper Nathan Battershell identified the two men who died as Scott M. Howe, 56 and Caleb J. Barbour, 41. The collision occurred at around 6:38 a.m.

Stroud man waives hearing on rape, porn charges

A Stroud man has waived his preliminary hearings on four felonies, including two for first degree rape, one for possession of child pornography, and one for soliciting sexual conduct or communication with a minor by use of technology. Shamus Jack Palermo, 49, was formally charged Sep.

Preparedness

I had to take grandson Bennett to school a while back. It was raining and we had to walk a bit through the parking lot, and I noticed out of the corner of my eye that he was wearing orange swimming goggles. Interesting, I thought. He hadn’t been wearing them in the pickup two minutes earlier.

Valentine’s Day traditions

Valentine’s Day was Thursday. I learned many, many years ago what to do for this day. I’ve done various things, but there are some basics that have become entrenched in my mind that are a must. If you are new at this, you might want to take note. One is, order the flowers early.

Wellston man waives jury trial

One of four persons from Wellston charged last summer with child neglect has waived his jury trial and a speedy trial. Steven Owen Cohran, 32, was formally charged July 24, 2023 in Lincoln County District Court with child neglect.

Letter to the editor

As many of you know, traffic control and public safety at the intersection of 9th and Manvel have been issues in recent years and have been highly discussed among city council members, the former mayor, and the former city manager.