Ticked off

I got home Monday evening and wanted to look at something in the back yard. So, I slipped through the back gate, stomped around for a few minutes and then headed back out. It was dusk, so you could see things in general, but not a lot of details on the ground.

Life in the fast lane

Pat and I kept our grandson overnight last week to give our daughter Meghan and her husband Terry an opportunity to celebrate their wedding anniversary. They were married six years ago in early December but hadn’t been able to celebrate their anniversary.

Hearing for Chandler man

Pre-preliminary hearings have been set for a Chandler man facing multiple felonies in three separate cases. Christopher Allen Michael Hyde, 20, was charged Nov. 10 in Lincoln County District Court with knowingly receiving or concealing stolen property.

Lincoln County Commissioners meeting

Lincoln County commissioners this week voted to divvy up equally the apportionment ratio of County Improvement Road and Bridge funds. With their vote, they each will receive 33 and a third percent of the funds.

Third charge against Prague man

A Prague man already facing two felony charges has been charged with a third felony and a misdemeanor. An original charge of Domestic Assault and Battery by Strangulation was formally filed against Alpha Randolph Woody, Jr., 60, on Oct.

Highway 18: Problems with wild hogs

Oklahoma’s wild hog population is expanding, including in Lincoln and Pottawatomie Counties, two state game wardens and the state director for USDA Wildlife and the Oklahoma Department of Food and Forestry say.

Sports year in photos

2021 provided some memorable sports moments for area high school athletes. Top, Stroud freshman Drew Clovis clears the bar on his way to a silver medal in the pole vault in the Class 2A state track meet in Ardmore in May.

The Graham Jam

It's been a tough couple of weeks for Darius Bazley. First, the third-year forward played his way out of a starting job. Bazley had been the notable weak link in Oklahoma City's starting five this season, but remained in the lineup due to his experience -- and a lack of exciting alternatives.