Kevin Wallace: Legislative roundup

The House will hold a redistricting meeting in Chandler at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6, at the Route 66 Interpretive Center.

Services available for long-term care residents

The Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program provides an advocate for long-term care residents, particularly those without family to help advocate on their behalf, to express their questions and concerns. Along with resident advocacy, local Ombudsmen also offer other resources and information.

Public Records for Lincoln and Pottawatomie Counties

Lincoln County Marriage Licenses Thomas Blake Cole and Ashtin Brooke Harrison, both of Stroud. Christopher Trae Broughton and Millicent Chrysler Domingo, both of Chandler. Probates In the Matter of the Petition for Letters of Administration for Tommy Wayne Rogers.

December Rotarians of the month announced

Chandler High School seniors Jillian Anderson and Victorian Barton were named student members of the Rotary Club for December 2020. Jillian Anderson is the daughter of Glenn and Melissa Anderson. She has one older sibling.

Clagg and Rickner are January Lions of the Month

Chandler High School seniors Spencer Clagg and Cobie Rickner have been chosen as Lions of the Month by the Lion’s Club for the month of January. Spencer Clagg, the son of Eric and Tonya Clagg, holds a 3.25 grade point average while taking advanced classes in English for four years.

Brooks Nickell

Brooks Nickell, a Davenport High School graduate, was recently hired as the Web and Multimedia Coordinator at Seminole State College in Seminole, Okla. He holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism with an emphasis on videography and photography from the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond.

Looking back at 2020

Here is the continuation of the Year in Review that we started in last week’s edition. Apr. 16 - Churches across Lincoln County celebrated Resurrection Sunday in unusual ways, whether it was preaching to an empty sanctuary while recording the sermon or preaching to a parking lot of cars.

Luther man faces three felonies

A Luther man who has several previous felony convictions has been arrested and faces three new charges after his arrest by Lincoln County deputies.

Absentee ballot requests ready

Voters interested in voting by absentee ballot during the 2021 election year, can request absentee ballots now using the Oklahoma State Election Board’s online OK Voter Portal or download and print an application from the Oklahoma State Election Board website.

“A Healthier You” now at the library

The McLoud Public Library and the Pioneer Library System invites readers to take part in its initiative “A Healthier You” to get 2021 off to a positive start. The initiative runs through the end of April and features health-related activities that customers can engage in on their own schedules.