Softball state tournament photos

Above, the NRC Lady Cougars doused coach Chance Griffin with water and silly string after their victory in the state finals Saturday night. Photo/Rick Hester.

Dale baseball heads to state

The Dale High School baseball team once again is headed into the state tournament after capturing a regional championship last weekend on its home field. The Pirates will play their opener today against Morrison at 4 p.m. on Palmer Field at Dolese Park in Oklahoma City.

Meeker board hears request for termination

A parent of a Special Needs student called for the termination of a Meeker School District employee during a Board of Education meeting Monday night. Cassie Beeson addressed the board during the public comments session of the meeting, saying, “I am here to take a stand on behalf of my daughter.

Jury trials set for Stroud man in two cases

Jury trials have been scheduled for a Stroud man in two separate cases, one of which he is accused of assaulting two police officers. Steven Eugene Laffoon, 52, of Stroud, was formally charged in Lincoln County District Court last Aug.

Katherine Foster

Funeral service for Katherine A. (McFarland) Foster, age 77, is to be held at 2 pm on Friday, May 13, 2022 at the Baptist Church of Depew, Okla. with Reverend Doyle Seeley officiating. Burial to follow at Oakdale Cemetery, Depew, Okla. Condolences may be offered online at www. parksbrothers.net.

Dorothy Cole

Dorothy Jean Cole was born Jan. 31, 1943 in Eldorado, Okla. to Elmer and Ruth Roberson. She passed away May 3, 2022 in Wellston at the age of 79. Dorothy grew up in Atoka and Lane Okla. where she met the love of her life and married Merl Cole. She was a homemaker raising their two children.

Ira Mae Willeford Wright

Ira Mae Willeford Wright was born Nov. 17, 1945 in Pauls Valley, Okla. to Ernest Ira and Betty Mae (McGregor) Willeford. She died Friday, May 6, 2022 at her rural home near Wellston at the age of 76. She wed Bill McKee in 1960. She later married Calvin O’Neal in 1964.

Betty Jo Bowen

Betty Jo Bowen, a longtime resident of Chandler, Okla., died May 3, 2022, in Chandler, at the age of 83. Betty Jo was born in Davenport, Okla., Nov. 4, 1938, to Carl Jerome and Lois Opal (Tunnell) Anderson.

Gerald Leon Cooper

Gerald Leon Cooper was born September 22, 1942, in Reno, Nev., and died Thursday, April 28, 2022, in Meeker. He was 79 years old. Cooper worked in the oilfield as a tool pusher.

Kevin Dewayne Elias

Kevin Dewayne Elias, 63, died May 2, 2022, at his home in Tulsa, Okla. Kevin was born at Bristow Memorial Hospital, Bristow, Okla., Feb. 22, 1959, to Tyrone James Elias and Norma Rose (Hurst) Elias. He was the middle son of three boys. Kevin graduated from Chandler High School, Chandler, Okla.