Suspended sentence in Wellston case

A Wellston man has pleaded guilty in Lincoln County District Court to felony and misdemeanor charges and drawn a 10year suspended prison term. A formal felony charge of domestic abuse by strangulation or attempted strangulation was filed in Lincoln County District Court on Oct.

Hearing continued in felonies with minors

A pre-preliminary hearing has been continued for an Agra man facing three felonies with minors. Kenneth Taylor Simpson, 21, was formally charged on Oct. 24 in Lincoln County District Court with lewd acts to a child under 16, sodomy of a child under 16 and second degree rape.

Burris joins Vision

Derek Winchester, President of Vision Bank Prague, announces the addition of Kylee Burris as Mortgage Loan Originator with Vision Bank in Prague. Burris is a graduate of Harrah High School and Oklahoma State University, with a degree in Agribusiness and a minor in Real Estate appraisal.

Kingdom of Heaven

One thing Jesus has been doing is teaching us how to enter the kingdom of heaven. No man can go there because of their ways. Jesus taught us how to get away from the mind that destroys us. The New Testament shows so many things.

Grass fire dangers

Firefighters from eight different fire departments along with Lincoln County Emergency Management responded to a wildfire last week between Davenport and Stroud. Cody McDonell, Deputy Director of Lincoln County Emergency Management, said the first call came in around 1 p.m.

Fatality on Turner Turnpike

A Texas man died in a multiple vehicle traffic collision on the Turner Turnpike in Lincoln County three days before Christmas, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports. State Trooper Shayne Ballard of the Traffic Homicide Division identified the man who died as Adelfino Alaniz, 77, of Freer, Texas.

Miss Lincoln County

Miss Lincoln County Organization officials announced that the 2nd annual Miss Lincoln County and Miss Lincoln County’s Outstanding Teen Competitions will be 6 p.m. Jan. 7, 2023 at the Prague Auditorium.

Weeks arrested, in jail

A Shawnee man wanted on 34 felony charges of sex-related crimes with minors has been arrested and is in custody. The 34 felony charges were formally filed in Pottawatomie County District Court on Dec. 15 against Danny Ray Weeks, Jr., 52.

Motion filed in case of Wellston attorney

The District Attorney’s Office has filed a motion to revoke the bond or in the alternative strengthen the bond of a Wellston attorney facing multiple drugrelated felony charges after Lincoln County deputies served a search warrant on the attorney’s property and arrested her.