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PUBLIC RECORDS FOR LINCOLN AND POTTAWATOMIE COUNTIES

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Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Lincoln County Marriage Licenses Shawn Lee Short Jr. and Cassandra Lynn Bond, both of Wellston. Probates In the Matter of the Petition for Letters of Administration for Leland Louis Green Squires. Civil Cases BancFirst Vs. Lindsey K. Braswell and St. Cloud Classics LLC - Replevin.

Flooding in Chandler

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Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Water couldn’t drain fast enough in the bottoms along Bell Cow Creek in Chandler following the heavy rains Monday and early Tuesday morning.

Photo courtesy of Texas Longhorn Breeders Association of America. Photo/Courtesy of TLBAA Archives /El Coyote Ranch

Historic Shawnee Trail

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Tuesday, June 29, 2021

The sun rises and the smell of cowboy coffee and biscuits pierce the once still air, sending a fragrant alarm to the sleeping cowboys. Men hastily dress, and mount their horses.

Lincoln County Commissioners

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Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Lincoln County commissioners have approved the Fiscal Year 2022 Estimate Needs and they also have been approved by the Lincoln County Excise Board. The commissioners’ action came during its most recent regular meeting. Chairman Lee Doolen said the Estimate of Needs totals approximately $7 million.

Sewer money for Meeker

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Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Rowynn Ricks, left, Andy Allen of the Oklahoma Water Resources board presented the Meeker Public Works Authority with a check for $1,635,000, which will go toward rebuilding and replacing the town’s manholes and repairing 17,000 linear feet of sewer line.

Seven new COVID-19 cases

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Tuesday, June 29, 2021

The number of new cases in Pottawatomie and Lincoln Counties attributed to COVID-19 has risen by only seven, Oklahoma State Department of Health figures show. No new deaths have occurred in either county since the last report, according to the OSDH.

Meeker Town Board

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Tuesday, June 29, 2021

The Meeker Town Board of Trustees has approved the final budget for 2021- 2022 that includes a three percent pay increase for all employees.

Mayor to speak at Chandler Area Chamber meeting

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Tuesday, June 29, 2021

The Chandler Area Chamber of Commerce meeting will be at noon, Tuesday, July 13, at the Route 66 Interpretive Center. The caterer will be Hello Catering. The guest speaker is Mayor Gene Imel. He will be giving us the “State of the City.

CHANDLER LIBRARY NEWS

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Tuesday, June 29, 2021

The Chandler Public Library has new books available including “Bullet” by Iris Johansen, “Final Twist” by Jeffery Deaver, “Golden Girl” by Elin Hilderbrand, “Hidden” by Fern Michaels, “Jackpot” by Stuart Woods, “Killing the Mob” by Bill O’Reilly, “Legacy” by Nora Roberts, “The President’s Daughter”...

Flooding in the Deep Fork River bottom south of Chandler spread across state Highway 18, forcing its closure over the weekend and on Monday and Tuesday. Prior to the shut-down, pickups and high-clearance vehicles, like the one above, were able to make it across but kicked up some impressive roostertails. Photo/Brian Blansett

Big water

News Staff

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Heavy thunderstorms and torrential rainfall in the past few days have caused widespread damage to roadways and has ruined hay crops in Lincoln and Pottawatomie Counties. Lincoln County Emergency Manager Wendi Marcy said a number of roads were closed in the county, including some highways on Sunday.

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