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Court dates in burglaries

Hearings have been reset for two defendants arrested by Lincoln County deputies in late December in connection with recent burglaries.Tommy Nathaniel Tilley, 19, of Cushing was charged Dec.

City Council to form wind farm subcommittee

The Chandler City Council voted on April 9 to create a subcommittee to research and work with the city attorney to establish a wind energy ordinance for the city.
66 Conference softball

66 Conference softball

66 Conference softball

Stroud won the 66 Conference slow-pitch tournament last week in Stroud, defeating McLoud in the finals.Above, Meeker’s Emma Janway fields a throw at third during the Lady Bulldogs’ loss to Chandler in the first round.Left, Rylee Standlee from Meeker forces Chandler’s Katherine Bogue at first. No.

Beta Sigma Phi meeting

Beta Sigma Phi members have been busy with meetings and activities and welcomed a new member, Andrea Thompson, who was inducted into the chapter in a candlelight pledge ceremony conducted by Sue Helms, President, at the home of Linda Waller who also presented the program on the “Joys of Sisterhood”...

Incitement hearing set

A pre-preliminary hearing has been continued for a Lincoln County Jail inmate who was charged last November with incitement to riot.David Keith Miller, about 31, was formally charged Nov.

Meeker Town Board

Meeker’s Town Board of Trustees this week approved a supplemental budget for the fiscal year of 2023-2024 and agreed to tear down the old car wash east of the Fire Department.Mary Conner, Town Clerk and Treasurer, said the supplemental budget approved is for $101,298.
Champs:

Champs:

Champs:

North Rock Creek’s Maddox Motley (left, the defending Class 4A state champion, and Chandler’s J. Duncan, the defending Class 3A state champion, clear the final hurdle Saturday in the 110-meter event at the Chandler track meeting. Motley won.

Life in prison in fatality

A woman convicted last month of second degree murder in the death of a Prague man who died from injuries in a traffic collision 3½ years ago has been sentenced to life in prison.Haley Jordan Price, 30 at the time, was charged in Lincoln County District Court on Apr.
Chandler Mayor Kent McVey and City Manager Jason Orr stand on the baseball field near Rt. 66 Interpretive Center, where a new park will be built. The city was awarded a $650,000 Rt. 66 grant for the project, which will be baseball-themed. It is set to be completed before the Rt. 66 Centennial Celebration in 2026. Photo/Emily Kalka

Chandler Mayor Kent McVey and City Manager Jason Orr stand on the baseball field near Rt. 66 Interpretive Center, where a new park will be built. The city was awarded a $650,000 Rt. 66 grant for the project, which will be baseball-themed. It is set to be completed before the Rt. 66 Centennial Celebration in 2026. Photo/Emily Kalka

Chandler gets ballfield grant

The City of Chandler has won a $650,000 grant from the Oklahoma Route 66 Commission to create a new park next to the Route 66 Interpretive Center.

Intersection still closed after train derailment

A Lincoln County Road intersection closed March 30 after 22 cars from a freight train derailed east of Davenport remains closed as the company prepares to lay new track.Sgt. Aaron Bennett, Public Information Officer with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, said Stillwater Central Railroad Co.