COEDD agency hosting free Medicare event

COEDD Area Agency on Aging is hosting a Medicare Part D Check-Up and Enrollment Event in Chandler to educate Medicare beneficiaries and/or family members about the 2023 prescription drug coverage options and to help compare and enroll participants in a plan.

Stroud man facing additional charges

A Stroud man, who was handed two deferred terms on felonies in May of this year, faces a new felony count and a misdemeanor following his arrest by police. Steven Eugene Laffoon, 63, was charged in Lincoln County District on Sep.

Chop shop suspect in court

One of several persons charged in connection with a chop shop operation has made his initial appearance and his pre-preliminary hearing as been scheduled.

Charges filed against Chandler couple

A Chandler couple has been charged with sex-related crimes to a minor following their arrests earlier this month by Lincoln County deputies. Formal charges were filed in Lincoln County District Court on Sep. 21 against Robert Wayne Lowe, 41, and Destiny Ann Lowe, 39.

Meeker board sets school election

Meeker Board of Education members this week adopted a resolution approving the annual school election and were presented the high school and middle school drop out report for 2021. Filing period for the annual school election will be Monday through Wednesday, Dec. 5-7. Office No.

Continuance granted in murder trial

A Harrah man awaiting a jury trial this month on a first degree murder complaint has been granted a continuance until February. He also has waived his preliminary on five additional felonies he was charged with and his arraignment has been scheduled for November on those charges.

Continuance in motorcycle death

The arraignment for a man charged with first degree murder in the death of a Midwest City man in September of 2021 has been continued until next year. Steven Roberts, 55, was bound over in August at the conclusion of a preliminary hearing. He, along with Virgil Earl Nelson, 67, was charged Dec.

Truck fire on the turnpike

A truck hauling cardboard caught fire last week on the Turner Turnpike near Chandler and required firefighters to extinguish it. The fire created a cloud of smoke and caughtsome nearby grass on fire.

All those good feelings

At the end of a super hard and exhausting Sunday as I stood there with my face buried in your neck, while you had your arms wrapped around me, I felt safe. I felt loved. All the good things people want to feel I felt.

Memories of big league baseball

As I was finishing up a meeting the other evening, a sports new alert popped up across my phone that Roger Maris’ American League record of 61 homers in a season had been broken. When I got home, I asked my wife Pat had she seen that on her phone. She quietly uttered an unenthused “huh huh.