Changes in regulations

Hunting and fishing has changed so much since I was a kid.

Drug charges against pair

A man and a woman from Carney are each facing multiple drug counts and each has been previously been convicted of felonies.Formal charges were filed in Lincoln County District Court July 22, 2025 against Clyde Edgar Gladden III, 24, and Rita Ann Mendenhall, 45.Gladden is charged with maintaining...

King snake

The other day, Kindra texted me a photo of a snake on our front porch.It was longish, black with a yellowish pattern and looked like it was due for a meal.The implied question in the text was: “What kind of snake is this?”Looked to me like a king snake, which I quickly confirmed by consulting...

We deserve better than Walters

School Supt. Ryan Walters is at the forefront once again and Oklahoma lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are demanding an investigation into an incident which reportedly occurred at a closed meeting recently of the State Board of Education.This comes in light of late last week of the report...

Memories coming in the mail

A week or so ago I received in the mail from a first cousin in the Grapevine, Texas area the sweetest card that also had tucked inside an envelope full of old photos.It included a note letting me know what the photos were and that she had taken the time to gather them up.

Letter to the editor

I was called at 1:20pm Friday by a man posing as an attorney for my son, who had been arrested Tuesday.He said a judge referred him to my son’s case because he was innocent of the charge and needed to be a federal witness and out on an ankle monitor until he appears as a witness to a federal...

Town Talk

Lifetime Stroud area resident Frances Hixon passed away on July 19th. Frances graduated from Stroud High School with the Class of 1958. She married her husband, the late Charles Hixon, in 1959. They had one daughter, Martha.

Diagnosis

About three months ago I decided to pay my primary doctor a visit.

Town Talk

Thank you to everyone who stopped by the Main Street Pavilion on Sunday to make donations for Stroud’s rescued dogs. We received supplies and monetary donations. I delivered all donations to the Tulsa Humane Society and Skiatook Paws andClawsAnimalRescueonMonday and Tuesday.

Meeker Town Board meeting

Meeker Town Board of Trustees this week authorized its Administrator to spend up to $2,000 for sand and delivery of that sand to develop a beach at Meeker Lake.Their action came following the suggestion of local citizen Forrest Billingsly who also recommended that a couple of No Fishing signs be...