Lincoln County Commissioners

Lincoln County commissioners have approved the Fiscal Year 2022 Estimate Needs and they also have been approved by the Lincoln County Excise Board. The commissioners’ action came during its most recent regular meeting. Chairman Lee Doolen said the Estimate of Needs totals approximately $7 million.

Sewer money for Meeker

Rowynn Ricks, left, Andy Allen of the Oklahoma Water Resources board presented the Meeker Public Works Authority with a check for $1,635,000, which will go toward rebuilding and replacing the town’s manholes and repairing 17,000 linear feet of sewer line.

Seven new COVID-19 cases

The number of new cases in Pottawatomie and Lincoln Counties attributed to COVID-19 has risen by only seven, Oklahoma State Department of Health figures show. No new deaths have occurred in either county since the last report, according to the OSDH.

Meeker Town Board

The Meeker Town Board of Trustees has approved the final budget for 2021- 2022 that includes a three percent pay increase for all employees.

Mayor to speak at Chandler Area Chamber meeting

The Chandler Area Chamber of Commerce meeting will be at noon, Tuesday, July 13, at the Route 66 Interpretive Center. The caterer will be Hello Catering. The guest speaker is Mayor Gene Imel. He will be giving us the “State of the City.

CHANDLER LIBRARY NEWS

The Chandler Public Library has new books available including “Bullet” by Iris Johansen, “Final Twist” by Jeffery Deaver, “Golden Girl” by Elin Hilderbrand, “Hidden” by Fern Michaels, “Jackpot” by Stuart Woods, “Killing the Mob” by Bill O’Reilly, “Legacy” by Nora Roberts, “The President’s Daughter”...

Town Talk

Thank you to Elizabeth Lau and Jessica Martinez for painting the activities for children at the Pocket Park on Main Street. Another thanks goes to Julie Bivin, Town Talk volunteer, for recruiting these two ladies. It is beginning to take shape.

Updates from Meeker Town Hall

1. Update on July 3rd Fireworks Display A. Chamber of Commerce will be the sponsor for this year’s fireworks display. The Chamber sponsors a Golf Tournament each year to help fund the fireworks display. There are usually ten teams scheduled for the tournament held at the Chandler Golf Course.

Creating a Character for the Medieval Faire

This is the Seventy-Fifth 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.

Plenty of water

Recently, my wife Pat and I spent a Saturday afternoon volunteering at the first Corn Stock corn hole tournament held in Shawnee. It was for a good cause, we believed. It was a fundraiser for the annual Cops n’ Kids event that is scheduled for Aug. 28 at the Heart of Oklahoma Exposition Center.