Commissioners hear EMS update

Lincoln County commissioners this week were provided an update on a meeting that took place to begin further addressing the Emergency Medical Services crisis in the county.

White Rock school bond election

Voters in the White Rock School District will decide a $280,000 bond issue in a Special election on Aug. 8. “This bond issue is really needed. It will cover the costs for roofs damaged by storms earlier this year that our insurance doesn’t cover,” School Supt. Alicia Ebers said.

Trial set in arson case

A jury trial has been set for a Stroud man facing six felony charges accusing him of setting wildfires in Lincoln County over a period of nearly a year. He was bound over last month to stand trial. Two counts of second degree arson and four counts of third degree arson were formally filed Dec.

Two face charges in death

A woman from Wellston and a man from Iowa have been formally charged in connection with the death of a Carney area man. Each faces three felonies. Each is being held in the Lincoln County Jail in Chandler without bond.

Marijuana hearing continued

Preliminary hearings for two men from Okmulgee arrested by Lincoln County deputies and charged with cultivating a Controlled Dangerous Substance have been continued. The deputies reportedly seized 386 marijuana clone plants. Quing Li Zheng, 55, and Wei Goa, 41, were each charged Nov.

Sentencing in August in motorcycle shooting

A sentencing date has been set for an Oklahoma City biker who was convicted last month of first degree manslaughter in the shooting death of a Midwest City man in September of 2021.