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Prague man charged

News Staff
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
A Chandler police officer has arrested a Prague man for two alleged felonies committed against an off-duty Payne County Deputy Sheriff and his wife. Charles Nelson Brooks, Jr., 65, was formally charged Nov.

Man arrested again after guilty pleas

News Staff
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
A Chandler man who pleaded guilty Nov. 2 to charges filed against him in September, was arrested a few hours later and faces a new felony. Brandon Lee Burns, 33, was formally charged Nov. 5 in Lincoln County District Court with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.
Christmas parade

Christmas parade

Christmas parade

News Staff
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
The weather on Saturday was almost perfect for Chandler’s annual Christmas parade, and a large crowd turned out. Above, a reindeer waves to the crowd, seemingly unaware of the nature of the pickup cruising just behind him.

Seamster headed to trial

News Staff
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
A Wellston man charged with first degree murder in the shooting death of a 21-year-old Lincoln County resident has been bound over to stand trial. Freddie Antonie Seamster, 38, is accused of fatally shooting 21-year-old Lucas Goss with a firearm in Lincoln County on July 5 last summer.

Charges filed against former Dale teacher

News Staff
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
A former Dale school teacher has been charged with a sex crime following an alleged sexual relationship she had with a student at the school. Sarah Christine Sellers, 39, of Tecumseh, was charged on Nov. 30 in Pottawatomie County District Court with first degree rape.

Additional charges in Prague case

News Staff
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
A Prague man already facing a charge of Domestic Assault and Battery by Strangulation now faces a separate felony count. Alpha Randolph Woody, Jr., 60, was formally charged on Oct. 22 in Lincoln County District Court with the Domestic Assault and Battery by Strangulation count.
Rich heads to state

Rich heads to state

Rich heads to state

News Staff
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Prague Middle School student Gracey Rich placed first in the American Farmers and Ranchers District Speech contest and qualified in the top 10 for the state. She competed in the Junior Division, which is for sixth to eighth graders. The speech had to be between 4-6 minutes long.

Lincoln County Assessor releases 2021 Tax Statement

News Staff
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Half of Lincoln County’s 16 school districts have tax millage levies that are lower in 2021 than in 2020 according to Jackie Holcomb, Lincoln County Assessor. Seven school district’s tax millage levies are up, although three of those seven are up less than one percent.
Jimmie Brownfield, Davenport

Jimmie Brownfield, Davenport

Jimmie Brownfield, Davenport

News Staff
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Jimmie Rae Brownfield, 14, set her third national record this month at the 24th USPF Crain Powerlifting Championships in Shawnee. A 109-pounder competing in the 114-pound class, she bench-pressed 85 pounds, a new record to go along with two previous American records she set in the deadlift.
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