Neglect charges

A Chandler woman is facing a felony charge of child neglect and she’s made her initial appearance in court. A formal charge of child neglect was filed in July against Megan Rae Eckert, 34. A $20,000 bench warrant was originally issued the same day but it was returned and filed the following day.

Results

High school boys, 2 miles 1 Randall, Riley Meeker 10:35.48 2 Bussell, Braxton Meeker 11:40.30 3 Estes, Boston Bristow 12:00.61 4 Pryor, Rylee Meeker 12:01.89 5 Abercrombie, Josh Bethel 12:04.31 6 Canady, Nicholas Cookson Hills 12:32.51 7 Ortiz, Preston SW Covenant 12:41.

Meeker dominates

Meeker’s Riley Randall and Braxton Bussell took up where they left off last year, winning first and second at the Stroud cross country meet Saturday and leading the Meeker boys to an impressive win. The Bulldogs had three of the top four finishers and four of the top 10.

On the diamond

Top, Dale pitcher Casen Richardson winds up for a pitch against Rattan. Photo/Rick Hester. Right, Carson Jackson throws to first for an out in Chandler’s fastpitch opener against Seminole. Photo/ Brian Blansett.

Stroud man charged with striking officer

Two felonies have been filed against a Stroud man, one of them for allegedly striking a Lincoln County Deputy Sheriff. Formal charges were filed June 29 in Lincoln County District Court against Jesus Daniel Fraire- Aguero, alias Jesus Daniel Aguero, 34.

New Stroud teachers

Stroud schools welcomed several new teachers this year.

Letter to the editor

I moved to Tryon in 1970 - a small town where people took care of their yards and homes. Main Street was busy, a bank, post office, two cafes, Napa store, hardware store, grocery store, feed store, tire repair, car wash and a few more businesses.

Reflections on a father

MIKE McCORMICK It was 34 years a week ago today that I and our family lost my dad to a brief battle with lung cancer. He was 64 and in a month would have turned 65 had he made it to Sept. 12. Doctors in May of that year diagnosed a cancerous tumor the size of a softball in one of his lungs.

Town Talk

School is now in full swing. We had great weather Friday night for the Blue and White Pep Rally. There was a good turnout, and it was nice to see all the kiddos who are participating in school activities. Extra-curricular activities are an important part of a student’s education.

The gnome

Things were winding down Monday night when Reno started barking loudly at the corner of the bedroom. This was clearly a “Hey!Something’s over here” kind of bark, and he kept barking loudly and often. The only problem was that we couldn’t see anything worrisome. At all.