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Man charged with rape of minor

Emily Kalka Editor
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
A Lincoln County man has been charged with three counts related to child sexual abuse, according to court documents.Xavier Dunagan, 25, was arrested onAug. 5 and booked intotheLincolnCountyJailona$200,000bond,according to the jail report and court documents.
Danny and Archer Alsip deliver a donation of Gatorade to Blake Rickner at the Chandler Fire Department. Thetwowerejustsomeoftheresidentswhodropped donations off at the fire department over the weekend. A community call for donations of bottled water, sports drinks and hydration drink mix packets went out onAug. 13 as high temperatures continued across Lincoln County. Photo/Danny Alsip

Danny and Archer Alsip deliver a donation of Gatorade to Blake Rickner at the Chandler Fire Department. Thetwowerejustsomeoftheresidentswhodropped donations off at the fire department over the weekend. A community call for donations of bottled water, sports drinks and hydration drink mix packets went out onAug. 13 as high temperatures continued across Lincoln County. Photo/Danny Alsip

Danny and Archer Alsip deliver a donation of Gatorade to Blake Rickner at the Chandler Fire Department

News Staff
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Lincoln County student completes residency week

Lincoln County student completes residency week

Lincoln County student completes residency week

News Staff
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
A Lincoln County woman was among 14 students in the Wisdom Family Foundation Doctoral Program for Rural Nursing Practice at Northwestern Oklahoma State University to complete residency week at theAlva campus, according to a press release from the university.Bayley Adams of Stroud completed the week.
A rendering of what the future Stroud Fire Station could look like. Photo/Jordy n Charkowski

A rendering of what the future Stroud Fire Station could look like. Photo/Jordy n Charkowski

Stroud Council votes to hire Wilbourn as city manager

Emily Kalka Editor
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
The Stroud City Council voted to hire Jeff Wilbourn, current Meeker town administrator, as the new city manager at its regular meeting on Aug. 13.

Meeker Trustees issue written warning for chief

Emily Kalka Editor
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
The Meeker Board of Trustees voted to issue a written warning to the Meeker police chief over an incident involving a police officer-in-training at the library during its regular meeting on Aug. 17.

Davenport School Board

Emily Kalka Editor
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
The Davenport School Board passed raises in cafeteria prices, the state minimum teacher salary schedule and reapproved the superintendent’s contract at its regular meeting on July 13.Cafeteria prices were set at $2.00 for adult breakfast, $3.00 for adult lunch, $.50 for milk and $1.

Early voting begins Aug. 20

News Staff
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Early voting begins on Thursday, Aug. 20, for voters in Lincoln County. Voters who will not be able to make it to the polls on Election Day have the option of voting early at their County Election Board.
Libby says it’s a messy hair, tongue-out kind of day. Photo/Angie Stanton

Libby says it’s a messy hair, tongue-out kind of day. Photo/Angie Stanton

Dog Days of Summer

News Staff
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Want to see your pup featured in the Lincoln County News? Send in a photo to news@lcnok.com by Monday, 5 p.m., and we’ll choose the top photos to run in our Dog Days of Summer section. Don’t worry if you didn’t make it this week. Perhaps your pup will be featured next time.
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