The next meeting of the Lincoln County Democratic Party will be 7 p.m. May 9 at Destinations Restaurant in Chandler.

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A Stroud man who admitted he and another individual were inside a building when it went up in flames last October has been charged with burglary. Formal charges of second degree burglary were filed in Lincoln County District Court March 26 against Joshua Dylan Standley, 33.

A defendant facing two first degree rape charges has pleaded not guilty and has waived a speedy trial. Two felony charges of first degree rape with a victim under 14 were filed in Lincoln County District Court Jan.

A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for Lincoln County Jail inmate who was charged last November with incitement to riot. David Keith Miller, about 31, was formally charged Nov.

A Wellston man, previously convicted of several felonies, faces two more following his arrest by Lincoln County deputies recently Dallas Allen Steele, 36, was charged on April 12 this year in Lincoln County District Court with kidnapping and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, both felonies.

An early morning storm that struck the Stroud area last Friday has virtually destroyed an apartment complex that was under renovation, the owner said this week. Some Lincoln County residents also were continuing to clean up this week following weekend storms that caused power outages, lots of damage to trees and some outbuildings.