Lincoln County News

Chandler pair enters blind plea

A Chandler couple charged with sexrelated crimes to a minor following their arrest have entered blind pleas of guilty. Formal charges were filed in Lincoln County District Court on Sep. 21, 2022 against Destiny Ann Lowe, 39, and her husband Robert Wayne Lowe, 41.
Local pecan crop looking good

Local pecan crop looking good

Local pecan crop looking good

EMILY KALKA Back in the spring, Caleb Stone wasn’t sure if he would have a pecan harvest this year. After going through a fall ice storm, then a polar vortex, followed by a late freeze and a drought, he was fairly sure there wouldn’t be much. “This spring, I thought we didn’t have a crop at all.

Ada woman waives jury trial in fatal crash

A $100,000 bond has been set for an Ada woman charged with first degree manslaughter, in the alternative second degree murder after she failed to show up for the jury trial call docket Oct. 13 and now has waived a jury trial.
Prague senior Dillon Cooper talks with Coach Rafe Watkins after the Red Devils’ district-clinching win over Vian Friday night. Photo/Rick Hester

Prague senior Dillon Cooper talks with Coach Rafe Watkins after the Red Devils’ district-clinching win over Vian Friday night. Photo/Rick Hester

District Champs:

Stroud’s Tigers and the Prague Red Devils punctuated their seasons on Friday with district championships, but did it in different ways.
Lions 23, Bobcats 14

Lions 23, Bobcats 14

Lions 23, Bobcats 14

Chandler clinched second place in the district and a home game in the first round of the playoffs by outlasting Star-Spencer Friday night.

Stroud 59, Wewoka 0

Stroud scored 40 points in the first quarter en route to a 59-0 win over Wewoka Friday night in Stroud. The game clinched the District A-6 championship with the win and will host a first-round game in the playoffs.

Wetumka 49, Davenport 0

Davenport football coach John Greenfield described his team’s 49-0 loss to Wetumka last week as a “game of errors.” “The very first snap on offense we fumbled and they scooped it up and scored,” Greenfield said.

Cross country state meet results

Meet 4A Girls Place, Name, Time School 21st Kadence Munn 12:50.48 North Rock Creek 58th Dawsen Branum 13:34.81 McLoud 61st Elizabeth Maxwell 13:35.80 McLoud 96th Abby Bloyed 14:16.01 North Rock Creek 98 83 1148 Felicia Hankins 14:18.36 North Rock Creek 113th Hailey Rice 14:36.

Stroud man pleads guilty to five felonies

A Stroud man charged with four counts of first degree rape and one for sexual abuse with a child under 12 has entered no contest blind pleas to all five counts. Cameron Austin Thomas Martz, 24, was formally charged Dec.

Hutson enters blind plea in arson

A Stroud man has entered a guilty blind plea to six counts of arson that accused him of setting wildfires in Lincoln County over a period of nearly a year. Two counts of second degree arson and four counts of third degree arson were formally filed Dec.