Paul George Speer

Paul George Speer was born May 30, 1940, in Duncan, Okla., and died Thursday, March 24, 2022, in Wellston. He was 81 years old. Speer, the son of Harold and Lenna (Cowan) Speer, married Patricia Mincks in 1957. He worked as a roughneck in the oilfield and later became a certified welder.

Robert Patrick Hoban

Robert “Bob” Patrick Hoban was born to William and Evelyn (Beckius) Hoban on June 28, 1940, in Heartwell, Neb. He died Saturday, March 26, 2022, at his home in Wellston. He was 81 years old. Bob was a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Chandler.

Learning to budget, continued...

Jessica Riggin (above), from the OSU Extension opened the workshop by explaining to students from Stroud, Chandler and Prague high schools that their household budgets would be based on their take-home pay.

McLoud water rate increase

The McLoud City Council, meeting as the Public Works Authority, has approved an increase in utility rates. City Manager Buck Day explained the rate increase, “Is 50 cents per 1,000 gallons on water and on sewer.

Stroud Health Fair

The Lincoln County Health Department (LCHD), along with TSET Healthy Living of Lincoln County, will host the Stroud Health Fair from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 6 at the Route 66 Stroud City Pavilion, 322 W. Main, Stroud, Oklahoma.

Stroud police receive ballistic shield

Stroud police recently received a ballistic shield from the Stand First Foundation. Rogers County Sheriff Scott Walton started the foundation and previously has donated a shield to the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office.

Suspended sentences assault on officer

A Chelsea woman has received two suspended sentences as the result of a plea bargain on felony charges filed following a high speed pursuit that injured a Lincoln County deputy sheriff. Formal charges were filed in Lincoln County District Court Jan. 5 this year against Lakrisha Kaylynn Dutton, 36.

March Rotarians named

Four Chandler High School seniors were named student members of the Rotary Club for March 2022. Chynna Norton, Jacob Ostrowski, Peyton Ritz and Destiney Stewart represented their class at the March meeting of the Chandler Rotary Club.

Huh?

“Thin blue beer stones,” said the doctor as she adjusted the earphones on my head. “Just play chess.” None of that made much sense given the context. Hardly any, in fact, so I gave the only response I could think of. “What?