Lincoln County News

Trial moved until May

News Staff
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
The trial for a woman who was employed as a full time in-home nurse and charged with child abuse has been continued until the May jury docket. Candice Elizabeth Bootenhoff, 39, of Luther was formally charged Oct. 31, 2022 in Lincoln County District Court with felony child abuse.

Kingdom of Heaven

News Staff
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
We all need to remember that Jesus taught the kingdom of God, and that’s what He said we must enter into. So, we really need to take seriously the fact that Jesus died so that we can be forgiven, and now we can enter in, but we must remember the ways of man are not found there.
Rodney Barnett, foreground, and Virgil Wilson break ice off the sidewalk at the Lincoln County Courthouse Monday morning following the storm that came through Sunday evening. The second winter storm in a week, it closed schools and offices and the roads in Lincoln and Pott County were slick and dangerous. Photo/Brian Blansett

Rodney Barnett, foreground, and Virgil Wilson break ice off the sidewalk at the Lincoln County Courthouse Monday morning following the storm that came through Sunday evening. The second winter storm in a week, it closed schools and offices and the roads in Lincoln and Pott County were slick and dangerous. Photo/Brian Blansett

Winter 2.0

News Staff
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Oklahoma’s first ice storm of 2024 brought with it treacherous and hazardous road conditions, closed some schools and forced others to go virtual.
Benjamin T. Walkingstick

Benjamin T. Walkingstick

Benjamin T. Walkingstick

News Staff
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Benjamin T. Walkingstick’s exceptional life of charity, success and civic duty began on October 29, 1930, in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, and ended on December 27, 2023, in Chandler, Oklahoma. Ben was an incredible man with more accomplishments, awards and recognitions than are possible to list.
H. Dwayne Head

H. Dwayne Head

H. Dwayne Head

News Staff
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
H. Dwayne Head of Meeker, Oklahoma, passed away on January 8, 2024, in Shawnee, Oklahoma, at the age of 83 years. Dwayne Head was born on June 30, 1940, in Shawnee, Oklahoma. He was the son of Henry W. and Cleo (Kerr) Head.
Brownie S. Holland

Brownie S. Holland

Brownie S. Holland

News Staff
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Brownie S. Holland, born September 19, 1946, left this world on January 7, 2024, surrounded by his family.
Terry Dean Willingham

Terry Dean Willingham

Terry Dean Willingham

News Staff
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Terry Dean Willingham passed away on January 6, 2024, at 70, in Cleveland, Oklahoma. Terry was born on January 15, 1953, in Stroud, Oklahoma, the son of Kenneth and Helen Grace (Hannah) Willingham. Terry grew up and attended school in Stroud, where he graduated with the Class of 1971.
The four-way stop sign at the intersection of Highways 62 and 18 on Sunday. Photo/Brian Blansett

The four-way stop sign at the intersection of Highways 62 and 18 on Sunday. Photo/Brian Blansett

Cold weather...

News Staff
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Central Oklahoma, including Lincoln and Pottawatomie Counties, experienced sub-zero wind chills and snow causing slick and hazardous roads across much of the area. Lincoln County Emergency Management Director Cody McDonell said on Monday, “It hasn’t been too bad.

Prague man pleads guilty

News Staff
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
A Prague man has entered a blind guilty plea on a first degree manslaughter charge and his sentencing has been scheduled. A formal charge was filed March 2 this year in Lincoln County District Court against Joseph Resin Linnhuber. The charge is the result of a fatal traffic collision.
The Wellston Masonic Lodge 369 presents a check to Randy Franklin. The check was from a recent fundraiser and auction held in Wellston in December sponsored by the Wellston Masonic Lodge, plus matching funds from the Masonic Charity Foundation. This fundraiser had great support from Randy’s family and the Wellston Community. A special thanks to Ronald Whitnah the auctioneer. From the left are Paul Ressler, Ron Real, Randy Franklin, JF Caldwell, James Thompson and Andrew Ressler.

The Wellston Masonic Lodge 369 presents a check to Randy Franklin. The check was from a recent fundraiser and auction held in Wellston in December sponsored by the Wellston Masonic Lodge, plus matching funds from the Masonic Charity Foundation. This fundraiser had great support from Randy’s family and the Wellston Community. A special thanks to Ronald Whitnah the auctioneer. From the left are Paul Ressler, Ron Real, Randy Franklin, JF Caldwell, James Thompson and Andrew Ressler.

Wellston Masonic Lodge donation

News Staff
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
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