On the diamond

Top, Dale pitcher Casen Richardson winds up for a pitch against Rattan. Photo/Rick Hester. Right, Carson Jackson throws to first for an out in Chandler’s fastpitch opener against Seminole. Photo/ Brian Blansett.

Stroud man charged with striking officer

Two felonies have been filed against a Stroud man, one of them for allegedly striking a Lincoln County Deputy Sheriff. Formal charges were filed June 29 in Lincoln County District Court against Jesus Daniel Fraire- Aguero, alias Jesus Daniel Aguero, 34.

New Stroud teachers

Stroud schools welcomed several new teachers this year.

Letter to the editor

I moved to Tryon in 1970 - a small town where people took care of their yards and homes. Main Street was busy, a bank, post office, two cafes, Napa store, hardware store, grocery store, feed store, tire repair, car wash and a few more businesses.

Reflections on a father

MIKE McCORMICK It was 34 years a week ago today that I and our family lost my dad to a brief battle with lung cancer. He was 64 and in a month would have turned 65 had he made it to Sept. 12. Doctors in May of that year diagnosed a cancerous tumor the size of a softball in one of his lungs.

Town Talk

School is now in full swing. We had great weather Friday night for the Blue and White Pep Rally. There was a good turnout, and it was nice to see all the kiddos who are participating in school activities. Extra-curricular activities are an important part of a student’s education.

The gnome

Things were winding down Monday night when Reno started barking loudly at the corner of the bedroom. This was clearly a “Hey!Something’s over here” kind of bark, and he kept barking loudly and often. The only problem was that we couldn’t see anything worrisome. At all.

Hearing continued

A pre-preliminary hearing has been continued for a Luther man charged with two felonies and two misdemeanors after allegedly discharging a firearm in a case investigated by Lincoln County deputies and other officers.

Driver charged in I-44 case

A motorist faces a felony and two misdemeanors after he was arrested by a state trooper on the Turner Turnpike in Lincoln County. Formal charges were filed May 3 in Lincoln County District Court against Steven Mitchell Jones, 31, of Skiatook.

Guilty plea in case with gun

A Chandler man scheduled to stand trial on a felony charge and misdemeanor count has pleaded guilty and been given suspended sentences. Roy Allen Butler, 31, was formally charged in Lincoln County District Court on Feb.