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COVID keeps climbing

News Staff
Wednesday, July 21, 2021
For at least the third consecutive week, the number of new positive COVID-19 cases in Pottawatomie and Lincoln Counties has jumped by double digits, Oklahoma State Department of Health figures show.

Reduced meals offered to students

News Staff
Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Lincoln County schools have set policy guidelines and prices for free or reduced-price meals for children served under the National School Lunch program, the School Breakfast Program and the After-School Snack Program.
Book signing for local author

Book signing for local author

Book signing for local author

News Staff
Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Shadowy bookshelves contrast with sunlight streaming through the windows to bathe the vintagestyle desk in warmth. The quietly friendly office is a physical embodiment of local historical fiction writer Sandra Wilkins.

Drug arrest in Meeker

News Staff
Wednesday, July 21, 2021
A Norman woman has been charged with illegally trafficking drugs following her arrest by Meeker police earlier this month. Mitizi Blayne Williams, 44, was arrested July 3 by Meeker Police Officer Raymond Mackin.

Meeker annexation: Hearing scratched

News Staff
Wednesday, July 21, 2021
The Meeker Town Board of Trustees this week, for the third time since May, has set a public hearing for the proposed annexation of property around the Meeker Lake. During their meeting on Monday, the Trustees unanimously agreed to hold the hearing at 6 p.m. on Monday, Aug.

Commissioners seek disaster proclamation

News Staff
Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Lincoln County commissioners this week signed an Emergency Disaster proclamation for rainfall that began June 24 of this year. Some areas reportedly received up to 15-16 inches, commissioners have reported.

French to honor Sac & Fox airman

News Staff
Wednesday, July 21, 2021
The consul general of France scheduled a presentation Wednesday morning to award the Legion of Honor posthumously to Sac and Fox Nation veteran Don. J. Chouteau. Chouteau, who died last year, was a tailgunner on a B-24 bomber assigned to espionage activities in Europe during World War II.
Weave pattern

Weave pattern

Weave pattern

News Staff
Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Kaylie McRae from Meeker guides her horse around one of the poles during the second go-around of polcebending competition at the International Finals Youth Rodeo in Shawnee last week. For more photos of competitors from our area, see Page 1C. Photo/Brian Blansett

Remember: hurry and save

News Staff
Wednesday, July 21, 2021
You still have a couple of weeks to get big savings on your subscription to the Lincoln County News. We will increase our subscription and single copy rates beginning on Aug.

Town Talk

News Staff
Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Town Talk along with the American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary will hold a Memorial Day Ceremony at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, May 25th at the Stroud Cemetery. There will be a short program and a 21-gun salute to honor our deceased veterans.
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