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Arraignment in Tryon case

One of three former officials with the City of Tryon facing embezzlement and conspiracy charges as the result of a special investigative audit last year has waived her preliminary hearing and her arraignment has been scheduled. The audit was released in February of 2022.

Guy accused of five more felonies

A man who is awaiting trial on a first degree murder charge, and who was handed prison terms on five non-related felonies last November, now faces five more felonies he allegedly committed while in the Lincoln County jail. Cole Beringer Guy, now 21, was charged Feb.

Two die in car crash

Two people died and two others were injured in a one-vehicle collision west of Chandler in Lincoln County, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol has reported.

Mental illness pleaded in manslaughter case

A District Court judge has accepted a not guilty plea by mental illness from a Tulsa woman whose first degree manslaughter case ended in a mistrial in February of 2022.

Meeker Town Board accepts resignations

Meeker Town Board of Trustees during their most recent meeting approved a supplemental budget, accepted a coupe of resignations and agreed to fill one of those positions.

Tryon ex-officials waive jury trials

Two of three former officials with the City of Tryon facing embezzlement and conspiracy charges have waived their jury trials. Two charges of embezzlement and one for conspiracy were filed in Lincoln County District Court May 10 against former Police Chief Jered Dewayne Prickett, 47.

Hearing in shooting that injured teen

A pre-preliminary hearing has been scheduled for a Chandler man facing two felonies who reportedly shot into a home Easter Sunday night injuring a teenage girl.

County Commissioners approve agreement

Lincoln County commissioners this week approved an agreement with BKL, an engineering and architectural firm, to finish the design process for the jail expansion. The estimated cost of the expansion is around $4 million.

No IDs yet in fatal fire; investigation continues

The two bodies discovered inside a house in Stroud nearly a week after it burned in early March have still not been identified, Stroud Police Chief Clint Gaylord said this week.