Stroud’s Fireman’s Muster

The Stroud Fire Department, left, and Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office compete against each other in the Water Combat event at the Mother Road Fire Truck Show and Muster in Saturday. Both teams are seen trying to push a barrel to one side or the other side with the water from their hoses.

Wellston: Valedictorians, salutatorians

Officials at Wellston High School recently announced the Valedictorians and Salutatorian for the graduating class of 2021. Achieving a 4.0 or better grade point average during their high school years were Emma Janes, Tricity Ross and Hailey Wallace. Skylar Jackson is the 2021 class Salutatorian.

World champion!

Chandler seventh-grader Caden Eyestone won an archery world championship last week in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. He competed at the National Archery in Schools Program national tournament and qualified for the world event, which we won.

LCN wins news award

The Lincoln County News won the first-place award for news content and a variety of photography awards in the Oklahoma Press Association’s annual Better Newspaper Contest.

Egrets

Egrets took advantage of last week’s heavy rain and went fishing in the flooded Deep Fork River bottoms along highway 18 between Meeker and Chandler. Egrets are seen standing in flash flooded pools by Highway 18.