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Meeker approves stipends

The Meeker Board of Education during its most recent meeting voted approval of a one-time stipend for all full time personnel, excluding the superintendent. School Supt.

Chandler vocal music students head to State

Chandler Junior High and High School vocal music students recently participated in the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association Vocal Solo and Ensemble contest at Tonkawa.

Chandler school board meeting

Chandler Board of Education members during their most recent meeting rehired all of the principals for the 2022-2023 school year. They also approved payment of a onetime stipend to certified teachers of $425 for each year of service in excess of 30 years for the 2021-2022 school year. School Supt.

Lincoln County Commissioners meeting

Lincoln County commissioners recently adopted a couple of resolutions and voted to accept the OPEH&W Health Plan package for the Fiscal Year 2022-23. The commissioners ad opted a resolution to appoint requesting, receiving, inventory officers for the District Attorney, Fair Board and Assessor.

Extortion hearing in April

A preliminary hearing is scheduled next month for a man charged with kidnapping for extortion and robbery weapon with a weapon. Those formal charges were filed in Lincoln County District Court on Nov. 18 against Xiaodong Zhang, 43, of Brooklyn, N.Y.

Kingdom of Heaven

Did you ever think about how we get close to God? If we are in the kingdom of God, we are just like Him. I know that most have heard the scripture that says “with God all things are possible.” With God we can do anything. We must realize in order to get away from the man, we must follow Jesus.

PUBLIC RECORDS FOR LINCOLN & POTTAWATOMIE COUNTIES

Lincoln County Marriage Licenses Charles George Gundrum Jr. and Lynnette Davis, both of Meeker. Jason Loyd McCurdy and Christina Lanaye Dighton, both of Wellston. Marty John Chockley and Kimberly Shea Stivers, both of Carney.

COLLEGE BRIEFS

Seminole State College Wellston student Hailey Wallace was one of 31 Seminole State College students recently inducted into the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society for Two-Year Colleges. Students were selected based on their scholarship, leadership, and commitment to community.

Charges filed in assault on officer

A Lincoln County jail inmate faces two felony charges after allegedly assaulting two detention officers and sending one to the hospital.

Fires hit county; arson suspected

Arson is suspected in two Lincoln County fires last weekend that forced evacuations in the Chandler area and reportedly burned an old church building and a vacant structure in Sparks. There were no reported injuries in the fires. Lincoln County Sheriff’s Capt.