Lincoln County News

Along Route 66, Warwick still feels like home

Along Route 66, Warwick still feels like home

Along Route 66, Warwick still feels like home

If you have spent much time on Route 66 in Lincoln County, you have probably driven the bend through Warwick, past the giant cross and historic Seaba Station Motorcycle Museum.
Meeker FFA members attend Alumni Leadership Camp

Meeker FFA members attend Alumni Leadership Camp

Meeker FFA members attend Alumni Leadership Camp

Eight members of the Meeker FFA Chapter recently attended the Oklahoma FFA Alumni Leadership Camp, where they joined FFA members from across the state for a week of leadership development, personal growth and patriotic celebration.
Writing is hard, but so worth it

Writing is hard, but so worth it

Writing is hard, but so worth it

Writing is hard.It doesn’t matter how long you’ve been doing it, or how much you love it. I’ve been writing in one form or another since 12, and it never gets easier.Writing novels might be the hardest.
A weekend before life got complicated

A weekend before life got complicated

A weekend before life got complicated

When I was growing up, I’d hear adults tell me to cherish my time in school, but I never really understood what that meant. As a kid surrounded by peers I’d known most of my life, it was hard to imagine things changing.

Stroud School Board makes new hires

TheStroudSchoolBoard made several personnel decisions at its regular meeting on July 13, among other things.

Meeker adopts decorum ordinance

The Town of Meeker Board of Trustees adopted an ordinance establishing rules of decorum at public meetings at their regular meeting on July 20.The ordinance was recommended by the Oklahoma Municipal League (OML), and Meeker isn’t the only town in the county to have considered or adopted it.

Agra School Board approves new policies

The Agra School Board approved personnel and policies for the upcoming school year, among other items, during its regular meeting on July 13.
Marley Miller and her horse, Pete, pose after a run in the barrel racing Thursday night at the International Finals Youth Rodeo in Shawnee. Photo/Brian Blansett

Marley Miller and her horse, Pete, pose after a run in the barrel racing Thursday night at the International Finals Youth Rodeo in Shawnee. Photo/Brian Blansett

Local racing toward hometown rodeo

It’s hard to believe that 15-year-old Marley Miller has been competing in rodeos for about 11 years.She started around 3 or 4 years old, and now competes in barrel racing, pole bending and breakaway and ribbon roping.
A road still worth traveling; tourists hit Route 66

A road still worth traveling; tourists hit Route 66

A road still worth traveling; tourists hit Route 66

As its centennial approaches on Nov. 11, many travelers are taking to Route 66 to experience the history, roadside attractions and small towns that made the Mother Road an American icon.Ron and Jennifer Riley of Bartlesville were among them.

OTA: Interchange work to start fall 2026

Arepresentative from the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority updated the Chandler Municipal Authority on upcoming construction plans for the area at its regular meeting on July 14, among other items.