Lincoln County News

Hunger for reading

News Staff
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
I was hungry. It wasn’t until a feast was laid out before me that I realized. I was not just hungry. I was starving. I cracked open the first page of the book in front of me and began to devour the words. Letting my mind soak in the sweet details and the tart betrayals about the characters.
Flooding in the Deep Fork River bottom south of Chandler spread across state Highway 18, forcing its closure over the weekend and on Monday and Tuesday. Prior to the shut-down, pickups and high-clearance vehicles, like the one above, were able to make it across but kicked up some impressive roostertails. Photo/Brian Blansett

Flooding in the Deep Fork River bottom south of Chandler spread across state Highway 18, forcing its closure over the weekend and on Monday and Tuesday. Prior to the shut-down, pickups and high-clearance vehicles, like the one above, were able to make it across but kicked up some impressive roostertails. Photo/Brian Blansett

Big water

News Staff
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Heavy thunderstorms and torrential rainfall in the past few days have caused widespread damage to roadways and has ruined hay crops in Lincoln and Pottawatomie Counties. Lincoln County Emergency Manager Wendi Marcy said a number of roads were closed in the county, including some highways on Sunday.

Election July 13

News Staff
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Voters throughout Lincoln County will decide two propositions during a special election on Tuesday, July 13. Proposition 1 is for establishing a countywide ambulance service district and Proposition 2 is for construction of a new county jail.

Independence Day events

News Staff
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
It’s almost the Fourth of July weekend, and towns across Lincoln County are having events. Chandler will have a fireworks show at 10 p.m. at Bell Cow Lake on July 4. It will be put on by the Chandler Fire Department, and there is no cost.
Emma Janes

Emma Janes

Wellston seniors

News Staff
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
We switched the names on two photos in our package on Wellston seniors. Here are the corrected names and photos.

Pottawatomie County

News Staff
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Marriages James Vernon Boise, Tecumseh, and Kimberly Dale Peterman, Moore. Katelyn Haley Creech and Candace Michelle Deer, both of McLoud. Anthony Allen Digregorio and Alyssa Rae Williams, both of Yukon. Tyler Shane Edwards and Kelsie Lynn Williams both of Blanchard.

Monitoring medical marijuana

News Staff
Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Medical Marijuana growing operations are surging in this area and other parts of the state. Because of concerns aired by citizens about some of these, Lincoln County commissioners and law enforcement have begun addressing those suspected of illegal activity.

The Stroud Arts Medieval Faire 2021

News Staff
Tuesday, June 22, 2021
This is the Seventy-Fourth 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.
From Meeker Town Hall

From Meeker Town Hall

From Meeker Town Hall

News Staff
Tuesday, June 22, 2021
1. Update on 56th Annual Meeker Parade & Rodeo Sponsored by the Meeker Roundup Club A. After you attend the Rodeo on Friday night, June 25th, be sure to come early to Main Street for the Guthrie Gun Fighters show at 9:30 & 10:00 AM.
Hitting life’s curveball

Hitting life’s curveball

Hitting life’s curveball

News Staff
Tuesday, June 22, 2021
I was taking in a deep breath when I noticed how wonderful the air was. It was crisp, and light as a pastry. I was not able to enjoy it for long though. After releasing my breath, I realized where I was. Stranded on a train stop in the middle of nowhere in France.
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