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LCPCW retreat

News Staff
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
The Lincoln County Partnership for Child Well-Being(LCPCW) hosted a leadership summit and fundraising event in September to help the county’s youth. The Mentoring Leadership Summit was held on Sep. 13 at Camp Cargill in Sparks.

Trial for Wellston attorney, accomplice continued

Mike Mccormick
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Jury trials scheduled for a Wellston attorney and her reported accomplice on drug related charges and a firearms count have been continued until the fall. Formal felony charges were filed in Lincoln County District Court Dec. 6, 2022 against Debra Dawn Campbell, 59.

Driver pleads guilty in drug case

Mike Mccormick
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
A motorist on the Turner Turnpike charged with trafficking in illegal drugs has pleaded guilty and handed a state prison term with all but the first year suspended. Gregory Johnson, 23, with no address listed, was formally charged Jan.

Hearing in Carney man’s death

News Staff
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for an Iowa man charged in the connection with the death of a Carney man and a pre-preliminary hearing has been continued for a Wellston woman in the case. Each faces three felonies. Each is being held in the Lincoln County Jail in Chandler without bond.

Meeker school board approves bus

News Staff
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Meeker Board of Education members this week adopted a resolution for the annual school election and approved purchase of a 71-passenger bus. They also approved holding graduation to be held at Camp Cargill on May 10, 2024.

Judge should be removed

News Staff
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
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

News Staff
Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Lincoln County Commissioners meeting

News Staff
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
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

News Staff
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
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.
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