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Runoff for sheriff

Mike Mccormick Staff Writer
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Lincoln County voters in Tuesday’s primary election narrowed the contest for sheriff and elected two other county officials.Two candidates remain on the ballot in the sheriff’s race. Kevin Garrett had 1,626 votes, Aaron Bennett, 1,622 and they will square off in the Aug.
Chandler Hall of Fame coach Bryan Herring. Photo/Brian Blansett

Chandler Hall of Fame coach Bryan Herring. Photo/Brian Blansett

Bryan Herring: Hall of Famer

Brian Blansett Staff Writer
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Chandler High School coach Bryan Herring was inducted into the Oklahoma Slow-Pitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame prior to the All-State Game Saturday.A graduate of Chandler, Herring has been Chandler’s head slowpitch coach since 2011.
Guests of Oaklake Trails Naturist Resort play volleyball in one of the park’s two pools on a warm summer day. COO Nate McPherson said the park has about 70 to 85 residents that live either full-time or seasonally at the 400plus acre resort and 662 annual memberships, the highest they’ve ever had. Photo/Nate McPherson

Guests of Oaklake Trails Naturist Resort play volleyball in one of the park’s two pools on a warm summer day. COO Nate McPherson said the park has about 70 to 85 residents that live either full-time or seasonally at the 400plus acre resort and 662 annual memberships, the highest they’ve ever had. Photo/Nate McPherson

The bare facts - a place for every body

Emily Kalka Staff Writer
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
It was a beautiful early summer day.Warm, but not too hot. Sunny. The best kind of day to venture out to the pool or hit a hiking trail. Maybe socialize with the neighbors.Zipping around Oaklake Trails in golf carts, the residents and guests certainly took advantage of the weather on June 7.
Pottwatomie County District 1 Commissioner Melissa Dennis stands on the edge of state Highway 18 where a new road will connect the highway to North Rock Creek High School, shown in the background. Photo/Brian Blansett

Pottwatomie County District 1 Commissioner Melissa Dennis stands on the edge of state Highway 18 where a new road will connect the highway to North Rock Creek High School, shown in the background. Photo/Brian Blansett

New entrance for NRC

Mike Mccormick Staff Writer
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Construction of a new entrance to North Rock Creek School off of SH 18 should start sometime this month, District 1 Pottawatomie County Commissioner Melissa Dennis says.Dennis said she is waiting on a crop to be cut before she begins construction.
Ice Cream Festival

Ice Cream Festival

Ice Cream Festival

News Staff
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Lexi Martzall has her face painted at the 23rd Annual Ice Cream Festival in Tilghman Park on Saturday, June 8. The festival saw a good turnout, with folks lining up across the park to get free ice cream.

Blue Star Marker dedication

News Staff
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
A Blue Star Memorial Marker will be dedicated on June 14 in Stroud. The event will take place at 10 a.m. at Ed Smalley Centennial Park.

Trial pending

News Staff
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
A McLoud woman charged in 2023 with a felony has pleaded not guilty and has been scheduled for the felony disposition docket in September.Carolyn L Hale, 50, was formally charged in Lincoln County District Court on Aug. 28, 2023 with enabling child sexual abuse.On Feb.

Chandler rehires school staff

Mike Mccormick Staff Writer
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Chandler Board of Education members this week approved temporary appropriations, employed several new personnel and re-employed all of its support staff.They also accepted a couple of resignations. School Supt.

Lincoln County gets $150K grant

News Staff
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Lincoln County was one of 71 cities, counties, school districts and public trusts to be awarded an opioid abatement grant to help address Oklahoma’s opioid crisis, according to the Oklahoma attorney general’s office.The county received $150,000 and is one of 14 counties awarded the grant.
East Side ground-breaking

East Side ground-breaking

East Side ground-breaking

News Staff
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Chandler Public Schools broke ground on a new media and music center at East Side Elementary and a new track fieldhouse at the high school/junior high complex on Thursday, according to Renaissance Architecture.
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