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Judge should be removed

The Oklahoma State Supreme Court filed a petition Tuesday seeking the removal of Lincoln County District Judge Traci Soderstrom following an investigation by the Council on Judicial Complaints. The petition states that Soderstrom “engaged in conduct prohibited by the Oklahoma Constitution.
Pictured above is the Chandler Homecoming court. From left to right are: Front Row, Emi McGuire, Tatum Crouch, Adalynn Wilhite, Hudson Winters, Carson Jackson, and Kennedy Allen. Back Row, Stran Messer, Braxton Estes, Easton Manning, Zeke Kuczinski, Alec Jackson, Caleb Sawatski, Maddox Metheny, and Landon Miller. Homecoming coronation will be 6 p.m. Friday prior to the Lions’ game with district foe Bethel. Photo/Brian Blansett

Pictured above is the Chandler Homecoming court. From left to right are: Front Row, Emi McGuire, Tatum Crouch, Adalynn Wilhite, Hudson Winters, Carson Jackson, and Kennedy Allen. Back Row, Stran Messer, Braxton Estes, Easton Manning, Zeke Kuczinski, Alec Jackson, Caleb Sawatski, Maddox Metheny, and Landon Miller. Homecoming coronation will be 6 p.m. Friday prior to the Lions’ game with district foe Bethel. Photo/Brian Blansett

Chandler Homecoming court

Lincoln County Commissioners meeting

Lincoln County commissioners this week approved the budget numbers for the Fiscal Year 2024 Estimate of Needs and awarded bids on street and bridge projects. Lincoln County Clerk Alicia Wagnon advised commissioners the budget numbers for FY 2024 are more than $14.5 million.

New felony charge

A Wellston man convicted of three previous felonies and a misdemeanor faces a new felony count after his arrest by a Highway Patrol Trooper. Chad Ray Mullendore, 39, was charged in Lincoln County District Sep. 26, 2023 with driving while under the influence of alcohol.
Pictured above is the Stroud Homecoming court. From left are Jeremiah Cropp and Audrey Donaldson (sophomores), Dylan Baker and Laci O’Donnell (juniors), Bryce Collins and Kathryn Thornton (Queen), Carly Miller and Aiden Collins (freshmen), and Makenna Hall, Riley Smith (seniors). Homecoming will be Friday prior to the Tigers’ game with Hartshorne. Photo/Beth Young

Pictured above is the Stroud Homecoming court. From left are Jeremiah Cropp and Audrey Donaldson (sophomores), Dylan Baker and Laci O’Donnell (juniors), Bryce Collins and Kathryn Thornton (Queen), Carly Miller and Aiden Collins (freshmen), and Makenna Hall, Riley Smith (seniors). Homecoming will be Friday prior to the Tigers’ game with Hartshorne. Photo/Beth Young

Stroud Homecoming court

Olivia Terrell and Seven Cawvey were crowned the Queen and King of North Rock Creek’s Homecoming last week. Photo/Sheryl Gowin

Olivia Terrell and Seven Cawvey were crowned the Queen and King of North Rock Creek’s Homecoming last week. Photo/Sheryl Gowin

NRC Homecoming

Arraignment, hearing on child abuse

One of four people from Wellston charged with child neglect has waived her hearings and an arraignment has been scheduled while another’s pre-preliminary hearing is set. Preliminary hearings have been scheduled for the two men charged with child neglect.

Work to begin on bridge

Weather permitting, work is expected to begin Monday, Oct. 9, on the reconstruction of the Old Stroud Rd. bridge over the I-44/Turner Turnpike to accommodate the future widening of the turnpike to six lanes, the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority has announced The than $8.

Charged again... 13 days later

A Stroud man charged Sep. 13 with unlawful possession of a controlled drug with intent to distribute was arrested and formally charged 13 days later with unlawful possession of a controlled drug with intent to distribute and with driving with license cancelled/ suspended/ revoked.