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Pottawatomie County

News Staff

Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Marriages James Vernon Boise, Tecumseh, and Kimberly Dale Peterman, Moore. Katelyn Haley Creech and Candace Michelle Deer, both of McLoud. Anthony Allen Digregorio and Alyssa Rae Williams, both of Yukon. Tyler Shane Edwards and Kelsie Lynn Williams both of Blanchard.

Work on Highway 18

News Staff

Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Resurfacing of Highway 18 between Chandler and Meeker is in full swing. Haskell Lemon Construction from Oklahoma City is performing the work and is repaving one lane at a time. Their crew started in Meeker and had reached the Deep Fork River bridge by noon on Friday and the U.S.

Weather affecting local agriculture

News Staff

Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Rainfall has scarred an area of Hart Ranch’s hayfield. Standing water—a result of the recent heavy rains— has killed off the bluegrass that had been growing there, replacing it with patches of bare earth that add up to an area a little larger than a school bus.

COVID keeps climbing

News Staff

Wednesday, July 21, 2021

For at least the third consecutive week, the number of new positive COVID-19 cases in Pottawatomie and Lincoln Counties has jumped by double digits, Oklahoma State Department of Health figures show.

Reduced meals offered to students

News Staff

Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Lincoln County schools have set policy guidelines and prices for free or reduced-price meals for children served under the National School Lunch program, the School Breakfast Program and the After-School Snack Program.

Book signing for local author

News Staff

Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Shadowy bookshelves contrast with sunlight streaming through the windows to bathe the vintagestyle desk in warmth. The quietly friendly office is a physical embodiment of local historical fiction writer Sandra Wilkins.

Drug arrest in Meeker

News Staff

Wednesday, July 21, 2021

A Norman woman has been charged with illegally trafficking drugs following her arrest by Meeker police earlier this month. Mitizi Blayne Williams, 44, was arrested July 3 by Meeker Police Officer Raymond Mackin.

Meeker annexation: Hearing scratched

News Staff

Wednesday, July 21, 2021

The Meeker Town Board of Trustees this week, for the third time since May, has set a public hearing for the proposed annexation of property around the Meeker Lake. During their meeting on Monday, the Trustees unanimously agreed to hold the hearing at 6 p.m. on Monday, Aug.

Commissioners seek disaster proclamation

News Staff

Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Lincoln County commissioners this week signed an Emergency Disaster proclamation for rainfall that began June 24 of this year. Some areas reportedly received up to 15-16 inches, commissioners have reported.

French to honor Sac & Fox airman

News Staff

Wednesday, July 21, 2021

The consul general of France scheduled a presentation Wednesday morning to award the Legion of Honor posthumously to Sac and Fox Nation veteran Don. J. Chouteau. Chouteau, who died last year, was a tailgunner on a B-24 bomber assigned to espionage activities in Europe during World War II.

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