Lincoln County News

Bobby Dale Carroll

News Staff

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Bobby Dale Carroll was born August 24, 1939, in Drumright, Okla., and died Monday, June 21, 2021, at his home in Drumright. He was 81 years old. Carroll, the son of Woodrow Wilson and Ella Iola (Lingle) Carroll, married Cuma Spencer. He later married Barbara (Stacy) Young on May 24, 2014.

Pictured from left to right, Liz Simmons, Opal Hoover and Barbera Wyes are standing next to each other in the Senior Citizens Center. Before the photo they were preparing for a meal and working on the re-opening of the lobby for the Center. Photo/Lily Huff

Senior Citizen Center to reopen

News Staff

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

The Chandler Senior Citizens Center dining hall will reopen on July 6. Due to COVID-19, the Center closed its dining room hall. The Center opted to create and use a curbside service to pass out the meals it has been passing out for a plethora of years.

Stroud Masons make donations to FFA, Stroud Arts

News Staff

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

The Masonic Lodge in Stroud recently presented checks to the Stroud Future Farmers of America booster club and to Stroud Arts. At left, Master Mason Ray Lynum presents a check for $5,000 to Larry Hall of the FFA Booster Club.

Resurfacing for SH18 to start next week

News Staff

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Resurfacing of SH 18 between Meeker and Chandler is expected to begin shortly after the July 4 holiday, Meeker’s Town Administrator has confirmed. Town Administrator Dickie Walton stated he was told by an Oklahoma Department of Transportation official the project will begin Tuesday, July 6.

Sai Ying Lin

Formal charges in grow house bust

News Staff

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

The owner of a major marijuana growing operation that was seized by law enforcement officers has been formally charged with two felonies, but has failed to make her initial appearance in court. Sai Ying Lin, 48, of Tryon, was formally charged in Lincoln County District Court June 22.

McLoud hires new deputy city clerk

News Staff

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

The McLoud City Council appointed a new deputy city clerk during its most recent meeting and members also tabled five agenda items. Mayor Stan Jackson declared after the meeting, “We tabled more items tonight than we have at any other meeting since I’ve been mayor.

Lincoln County Democrats to meet

News Staff

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

The Lincoln County Democrats will meet 7 p.m., Thursday, July 8, at the County Courthouse in Chandler. There will be discussion on the upcoming bond issue election as well as planning activities for the County Fair.

PUBLIC RECORDS FOR LINCOLN AND POTTAWATOMIE COUNTIES

News Staff

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Lincoln County Marriage Licenses Shawn Lee Short Jr. and Cassandra Lynn Bond, both of Wellston. Probates In the Matter of the Petition for Letters of Administration for Leland Louis Green Squires. Civil Cases BancFirst Vs. Lindsey K. Braswell and St. Cloud Classics LLC - Replevin.

Flooding in Chandler

News Staff

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Water couldn’t drain fast enough in the bottoms along Bell Cow Creek in Chandler following the heavy rains Monday and early Tuesday morning.

Photo courtesy of Texas Longhorn Breeders Association of America. Photo/Courtesy of TLBAA Archives /El Coyote Ranch

Historic Shawnee Trail

News Staff

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

The sun rises and the smell of cowboy coffee and biscuits pierce the once still air, sending a fragrant alarm to the sleeping cowboys. Men hastily dress, and mount their horses.

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