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Chandler’s seventh-ranked Lions rolled to the championship at the 66 Conference tournament in Stroud last week. The Lions beat Stroud and Holdenville in the first two rounds and Okemah by a 57-38 margin in the finals on Friday. In the girls’ bracket, McLoud’s fourth-ranked girls won the tournament and went to 16-0 for the season. They beat Holdenville, Stroud and Okemah with an average winning margin of 40 points. Photo/Cynthia Snider

Chandler’s seventh-ranked Lions rolled to the championship at the 66 Conference tournament in Stroud last week. The Lions beat Stroud and Holdenville in the first two rounds and Okemah by a 57-38 margin in the finals on Friday. In the girls’ bracket, McLoud’s fourth-ranked girls won the tournament and went to 16-0 for the season. They beat Holdenville, Stroud and Okemah with an average winning margin of 40 points. Photo/Cynthia Snider

Tournament week

Girls
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
GirlsDavenport 54, Agra 32 Wellston 55, Coyle 34 Glencoe 48, Agra 25 Strother 68, Carney 28 Davenport 46, Cushing 39 Pawnee 52, Davenport 37 Dale 59, Bethel 40 McLoud 73, Holdenville 25 McLoud 70, Stroud 24 McLoud 63, Okemah 37 Meeker 47, Seminole 34 North Rock Creek 70, Tecumseh 31 Broken Bow 65,...
Sports week in pictures

Sports week in pictures

Sports week in pictures

News Staff
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Left, Shailey Penn was crowned as Chandler’s wrestling homecoming queen last week before the Lions’ dual with Bethel. Her escort is Landon Earp. Photo/Jennifer Pryor Above, Wellston’s Kamber Goodman (11”) draws a lot of attention from the Coyle Lady Jackets last week.
North Rock Creek’s Kadence Munn became the first girl to score 1,000 points for the Lady Cougars. She hit the mark last week against Tecumseh at the Washington tournament. She is shown with coach Lance Blocker. Photo/Sheryl Gowin

North Rock Creek’s Kadence Munn became the first girl to score 1,000 points for the Lady Cougars. She hit the mark last week against Tecumseh at the Washington tournament. She is shown with coach Lance Blocker. Photo/Sheryl Gowin

Munn notches 1,000th point for NRC

News Staff
Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Competency evaluation requested

Emily Kalka Staff Writer
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
The attorneys for a man facing over 400 felony animal cruelty counts have requested that he be evaluated for competency, while the defendant has contested the assessment.Jerry Hine, charged with 408 counts, was set to go to trial on Monday, Feb. 2; however, Counsel Kimberly Miller requested a stay...
Shilo Davenport (10) tightropes the out of bounds line during Davenport’s win over Coyle last week. Photo/Brian Blansett

Shilo Davenport (10) tightropes the out of bounds line during Davenport’s win over Coyle last week. Photo/Brian Blansett

Shilo Davenport (10)

News Staff
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Old photos

Old photos

Old photos

Mike Mccormick Staff Column
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
With the weather prognosticators predicting a fairly powerful storm this week for Oklahoma and much of the nation, I figured it might be wise to prepare a little.Around 8 on Monday morning one of the apps on my cell phone alerted me about a winter storm watch for our area beginning around 9 a.m....
Manvel Avenue in Chandler on Saturday. Photo/Emily Kalka

Manvel Avenue in Chandler on Saturday. Photo/Emily Kalka

Winter Storm

Mike Mccormick Staff Writer
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Lincoln County appears to have escaped any major power outages or injuries from the first winter storm it encountered in 2026.The storm rolled through over the weekend, brining as a much as a reported 11 inches of snow and windchills well below zero.Snowfall totals ranged from 11 inches in North...
Firefighters from Stroud assess the situation at a semi crash on the Turner Turnpike on Friday, Jan. 23. While no one was hurt, the Stroud Department had to call in backup from Chandler, Davenport and Kendrick. Photo/Chris Wilson, Stroud Fire Chief

Firefighters from Stroud assess the situation at a semi crash on the Turner Turnpike on Friday, Jan. 23. While no one was hurt, the Stroud Department had to call in backup from Chandler, Davenport and Kendrick. Photo/Chris Wilson, Stroud Fire Chief

Trucks collide, burn on turnpike

Emily Kalka Staff Writer
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Stroud Fire Department responded to a semi crash and fire on Turner Turnpike Friday afternoon, calling in help from the Chandler, Davenport and Kendrick fire departments.
Oliver “Johnny” Garland

Oliver “Johnny” Garland

Oliver “Johnny” Garland

News Staff
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Oliver William Garland, known as Johnny to his family and friends, passed away quietly on December 30, 2025, at the age of 91.He was the son of Vester R. Garland and Callie Garland Neese.He was born on October 17, 1934, and was raised in Stroud, Oklahoma, where he grew up living the country life...
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