Area residents at IFYR

Area locals Olivia Alls, Reed Richison and Kenzie Cowden are competing in the International Finals Youth Rodeo which is from June 11-16. The competition will be at the Heart of Oklahoma Exposition Center in Shawnee, Oklahoma.

Area schools receive counselor grants

Chandler, Prague, North Rock Creek and White Rock Public Schools received a total of $418,800 in grant money from the Oklahoma State Department of Education to pay for a school counselor. Each school was given a sum of money to be used over the next three years.

Senior citizen’s Center reopens

The Senior Citizens Center’s dining room in Chandler reopened after being closed for months due to the pandemic. The center serves a meal Monday through Friday at noon, and is a space where seniors can come together, have community and a meal together.

Charges in chase

Three felonies and a misdemeanor were filed recently against a Cushing man following a pursuit in Lincoln County that reached speeds of over 100 miles per hour. Lincoln County deputies arrested Tyler Zachary Zane Flint, 22, and booked him into the Lincoln County Jail in Chandler.

COVID cases continue climb

There’s been a double digit jump in new positive COVID-19 cases in Pottawatomie and Lincoln Counties since the last report, Oklahoma State Department of Health figures show. However, no new deaths have occurred in either county during that same period, according to the OSDH.

Assistance Available

Being a resident of a long-term care facility does not strip a citizen of their rights. Ombudsmen can advocate for residents and their families who feel their rights are not being respected. For more information, Lincoln County residents can call Denise Luzmoor at (405) 273- 6410, ext. 133.

Lincoln County

Marriage Licenses William John Elder II and Stacey Celeste Peelman, both of Chandler. Drew Spencer Vaughn and Carrie Elizabeth Theiss, both of Harrah. Cody Alan Mehan and Samantha Hope George, both of Luther. Christopher Craig Huggins and Mackenzie Crystal Nance, both of Carney.

Pottawatomie County

Marriages Darin Michael Rigney and Maria Marcela Ellebracht, both of Shawnee. Gerardo Jimenez, Shawnee and Mallory Ann Maloy, Oklahoma City. Matthew Cullen Chandler, Oklahoma City and Abigayle Marie Sheler, Moore. Daniel Glenn Hess and Lori Ann Hanks, both of Shawnee. Jerry Wayne Newcomb Jr.

Scary looking rain cloud

This scene south of Chandler last week looked like the beginning of something bad, but, fortunately, it was just a shaft of rain frontlighted against an opening in the clouds. Photo/Brian Blansett

Building speed

The sound of engines filled the air as Ralph Snider’s jet dragster sent off billows of smoke and flame before launching itself down the track. Now vice mayor of McLoud who builds cars in his spare time, Ralph Snider’s love for fast cars goes back to his childhood.