Christmas cheer

Chandler was bursting with Christmas spirit over the weekend. Above, Felicia Ballard serves Christmas dinner to Khristal and Randy McLeod at the Open Doors Ministry Christmas event at Douglass Community Center.

District 2A-2 honors announced

Lincoln County players harvested several all-district awards this week. Caden Wolford, a four-year starter from Meeker, was named District 2A-2’s player of the year, along with Elijah Reed from Jones.

Area hoops roundup

Last week’s scores Girls Meeker 42, Agra 34 Agra 34, Cushing JV 23 Carney 46, Agra 39 Mounds 53, Carney 40 Carney 57, Yale 33 Carney 46, Agra 39 (OT) Davenport 38, Oilton 26 Pawnee 44, Oilton 28 Depew 41, Davenport 40 Tecumseh 56, Prague 41 Woodland 42, Meeker 21 Wellston 43, Meeker...

Hoops week in pictures

Above, Agra’s Kaden Howard (21) puts in a reverse layup during the Bearcats’ game with Mounds in the Agra tournament last week. Below, the Agra cheerleaders took a break to pose for a squad photo. Bottom left, John Kraisinger (13) puts in a layup for Agra against Mounds.

Sadie Rae Sherman

Sadie Rae Sherman of Chandler is a junior member of the American Angus Association, which is headquartered in St. Joseph, Mo.

Redskins earn district honors

McLoud coach Rusty Hall was named the District 3A-1 Coach of the Year and seven Redskins were named to the all-district team this week. A McLoud graduate, Hall took over as the Redskins head coach in 2015 and has taken them to the playoffs twice, including this season.

Meeker hears drop-out report

The Meeker Board of Education was presented the dropout report for the Middle School and High School during its meeting earlier this week. Middle School Dean of Students Virgil Fowler reported no dropouts during the 2018-2019 school year.

COVID Deaths continue rise in area

The number of deaths attributed to COVID-19 has increased by two in Lincoln County and by one in Pottawatomie County in the last few days, the Oklahoma State Department of Health reports.