Child abuse, intimidation charges

A woman from Meeker and a Shawnee man, already charged with felony child abuse, now face additional felonies.

County, state candidate filings

Contests have developed in Lincoln County for three elected county positions in the June 18 primary election and one official has won another term without opposition.In Pottawatomie County, there will be three races for county positions in the primary election and one official also has won another...

‘Not guilty’ plea entered in neglect case

A Prague woman facing a single count of child neglect who waived her preliminary hearing and has pleaded not guilty.Her husband, Lou Earl Nelson, was charged with four felonies for alleged crimes against minors.Lynette Marie Ausborn, 43, was charged in Lincoln County District Court Nov. 7, 2023...

Charges dropped in aggravated assault case

Aggravated assault and battery charges against three defendants have been dismissed.Michael Adam Norris, Joseph Daniel Dearmond and Jordan Sean Thomason, all Lincoln County Jail inmates at the time, were charged in Lincoln County District Court on Jan. 23, this year, with felonies.

Prelim hearing set for Texas man on drug trafficking

Apreliminary hearing has been scheduled forTexas man facing two drug-related felonies following his arrest by a Highway Patrol trooper on the Turner Turnpike in Lincoln County.Cheng Dong, 36, of Allen, Texas was formally charged in Lincoln County District Court Nov. 13, 2023 with trafficking in...

Marijuana bust on Turner Turnpike

An arrest of a driver on the Turner Turnpike recently resulted in the seizure of 85 pounds of marijuana and a felony drug charge being filed.Formal charges of trafficking in illegal drugs were filed March 7 in Lincoln County District Court against Zeng Ling Wang, 49, of Frederick, Md.

Town Talk

Stroud churches and organizations have joined together to serve children in the Stroud community who would benefit from free lunches throughout the summer.

Hearing set on kidnapping, other charges

Preliminary hearings have been scheduled for a McLoud area man who faces felony kidnapping and domestic assault and battery by strangulation charges in addition to other felonies.

Abuse of children, animals

It irks me to no end when I hear of and see reports of a child and children who have been abused. The same is true with the abuse of animals whether it be a household pet or a farm animal.To me there is absolutely no excuse for abusing child or a pet.