Jack Smith

Jack Smith, a longtime resident of Meeker, passed away at his home on Thursday, October 27, 2022, at the age of 92. Jack was born on February 11, 1930 in Eugene, Oregon. He was the son of Joseph Henry and Emma Myria (Martin) Smith. Jack was one of eight children.

COFCU merges with True Sky Credit Union

The True Sky Credit Union and Central Oklahoma Federal Credit Union (COFCU) recently announced their merger has received regulatory approval and approval by a majority vote of the COFCU members. According to a press release, the legal merger date for the two organizations was planned to be Nov.

October Rotarians of the month

The Chandler Rotary Club announced that the October Rotarian Students of the Month are Raegan Goeller and Hannah Edmonds. Raegan Goeller is the daughter of Jamie and Kyle Goeller. She has one younger brother, Christian Goeller.

Commissioners approve budget, expire burn ban as of Monday

Lincoln County commissioners during a special meeting recently approved the fiscal year budget for 2022-2023 and also approved a couple of grant applications. Lincoln County Clerk Alicia Wagnon said the budget for 2022-2023 totals $13,081,448.66.

TSET grant for Agra

The Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust presented a check for $12,000 to Agra Schools last week for an Action Based Learning Lab and training for staff.

McLoud City Council meeting

McLoud’s City Council, with only three members present, tabled action on the appointment of a vice mayor and also held off filling the Ward 2 position. Council members did approve lifting a moratorium on billboards in the city limits.

Democrats to meet Nov. 10

The next meeting of the Lincoln County Democratic Party will be 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, at the Lincoln County Courthouse.

Weeding around Chandler fire hydrants

Chandler FFA members met at the Chandler Fire Dept Saturday for a safety briefing, then headed out across town to weed eat around fire hydrants. We believe that allowing the hydrants to be easily seen will help the fi e fighters if the need arises. Chandler holds approximately 200 hydrants.

Three times a champ

A mile into the state championship race Saturday, the question wasn’t if Meeker’s Riley Randall would win his third straight crosscountry state title. It was by how big of a margin.

Lions roll - Luther’s next

The Chandler Lions got their mojo back Friday night, whacking shorthanded Star-Spencer 48-0 to set up a potential threeway tie for second place in District 2A-2.