Editorial

The citizens have spoken and members of the Town Board of Trustees have listened. There will be no annexation of eight square miles into Meeker’s town limits, at least as long as the current Board of Trustees are concerned.

Town Talk

Things are moving along on the miniature golf course. We had problems with rain leaks, but David Evans and Charlie Webb think they figured out how to fix them. Keep your fingers crossed that the building is dry after our next rain.

Crawfish Festival

The Chandler Area Chamber of Commerce will host the 5th Annual Bell Cow Boil Crawfish Festival, 5-9 p.m., Friday, April 29. The event will be in the south pavilion of Tilghman Park in Chandler. Tickets are on sale for $20 each. Under age six is free with paid adult ticket.

PUBLIC RECORDS

Lincoln County Marriage Licenses Christopher Jesus Salas and Mallori Renee Reno, both of Prague. Roger Lee Straka and Stephanie Kaye Richardson, both of Harrah. Daniel Jonatahn Yocum of Oklahoma City and Leana Mae Wion of Arkansas City, Kan.

Changes in turkey season

For those avid turkey hunters who are thinking the spring season opens next Wednesday, April 6, State Game Warden Mike France reminds them that isn’t so. The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation Commission has changed that to April 16, 10 days later.

Meeker High School honor roll

Officials at Meeker High School have released the honor rolls for the third nine weeks of the 2021-2022 school year. Students listed below were on the Superintendent’s Students listed below were on the Superintendent’s Honor Roll. Freshmen: Caleb Holbrook.

Chandler Library waives fines for Library Week

The Chandler Public Library will celebrate National Library Week April 4-9, by again waiving fines. If you have overdue books, return them that week and fines will be waived. The Library still has copies of “Juniper’s Butterfly Garden.

A dose of reality

High school students scramble to figure out the kind of cars - and car payments - that will fit their budgets during a workshop put on by the OSU Extension Service and held at Stroud High School.