Getting a little bit closer to normal

I was mighty glad to see the return of the International Finals Youth Rodeo this week with all the contestants, parents, grandparents and others. After a year off due to COVID-19, it’s been good to see all the pickups and trailers driving through the area this week.

Town Talk

Thank you to Stroud American Legion Commander Mike Horwath, members of the Stroud Post #257 and the Bristow Boy Scouts for holding a flag retirement ceremony this past Monday. This is the first ceremony of this type that has been conducted in Stroud since our Boy Scout organization disbanded.

Charges filed against Stroud driver

A Stroud driver faces two felonies and two misdemeanors following his arrest by Stroud police officers in June.

Live and let...

Highway 18 was mid-afternoon hot – perhaps hotter than the snake had anticipated. He slithered in a He slithered in a hurry, and seemed to bounce slightly, as if minimizing the time his belly had to be on the pavement.

Updates from Meeker’s Town Hall

1. Update on Asphalt Overlay on Highway 18 A. I talked to Jeff, Supervisor, at Lincoln County’s ODOT this morning and he told me they were to start laying asphalt this week. This will start at Hwy. 62 and go to Hwy. 66. He said the plan is to do one side at a time. No expected finish date. 2.

Stories in a bracelet

Running my finger across the milk-white pearls wrapped around my left wrist, I smiled. I was sitting in the car on the way to achieving the goal of the last five years of my life: college graduation. In a few short hours, I would be the recipient of a B.A.

Stroud Arts: Overview of the Faire

This is the Seventy-Seventh article in a semi-permanent column for Stroud Arts that appears in the Stroud American. The mission of these articles is to inform, educate and inspire you, the reader, to Make Art Happen in your life and the life of our community.

Goodbye, Goodreads

My mind is whirling as it is taking in all that is happening and my eyes are acting as if the words will disappear if I don’t read them fast enough. The pages nonchalantly pass by each other from one side to the next, and my eyes race to the end of the page.

UCO honor rolls

Officials at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond recently announced the students named to the university’s honor rolls for the Spring 2021 semester. To be eligible for the President’s or Dean’s lists, students must complete at least 12 hours of on-campus class credit for the semester.

Tax issues fail

Lincoln County voters decisively rejected two ballot propositions during a special election on Tuesday. Proposition 1 was for establishing an Emergency Medical Service District, and commonly referred to as a countywide ambulance service district. Proposition 2 was for construction of a new $13.