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County approves block grant

Lincoln County Commissioners this week approved a Community Development Block Grant-20 grant and signed the contract.

Charges filed in strangulation case

A $10,000 bench warrant has been issued for the arrest of a man for allegedly assaulting a woman by strangulation in Agra. Formal felony charges of domestic assault and battery by strangulation were filed in April in Lincoln County District Court against Randall Dwight Thompson, 52.

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Marriage Licenses Kaleb Dalton Roberts and Tylie Brook Fent, both of Wellston. Justin Bailey Smith and Emmie Grace Robertson, both of Chandler. James Edward Pool and Joanne Sue Hall, both of Meeker. Bryce William Watlington and Jennafer Denise Seaton, both of Wellston.

Area students earn OBU degrees

Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee conferred degrees upon 277 students during the University’s 107th Spring Commencement, held in five separate ceremonies Friday, May 14, and Saturday, May 15. The ceremonies took place in Raley Chapel’s Potter Auditorium on OBU’s campus. OBU President Dr.

Prague reading

Starting June 1, the Haynie Public Library in Prague will have their annual Summer Read for all ages. For more reading incentive, the library has added weekly Grab and Go Bags for ages 12 and under in addition to the Reading Challenge.
Updates from Meeker Town Hall

Updates from Meeker Town Hall

Updates from Meeker Town Hall

1. Update on Quapaw 15 (Meeker Lake) A. I talked to Valerie Glasgow USDA/ NRCS Design Engineer for this project. She said that A&E Conservation works has completed the study for the Lake and now it goes into a review stage that last 2 months.

Need more mural entrants

This is the Seventyfirst article in a semipermanent column for Stroud Arts that appears in the Stroud American. The mission of these articles is to inform, educate and inspire you, the reader, to Make Art Happen in your life and the life of our community.

Memorial Day events planned

Chandler, Meeker and Stroud are planning to have Memorial Day events. In Chandler, the American Legion Post 64 along with the local Boy Scouts will be placing flags at the Oak Park Cemetery at 9 a.m., on Saturday, May 29. The public is welcome to come and help place the flags.
Sewer loan for Meeker

Sewer loan for Meeker

Sewer loan for Meeker

The Meeker Public Works Authority has received notice of approval of a $1,635,000 loan to help improve its wastewater infrastructure. The $1.6 million loan is from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board and is for construction of upgrades and improvements in the town’s wastewater system.
Chandler seniors

Chandler seniors

Chandler seniors

We left out the photos of two Chandler seniors in the graduation section we printed in last week’s edition. Here are their photos, along with their bios. Tyson Rivas is the son of Bridget Hughey and Charlie Rivas. He has attended Chandler Schools since Kindergarten.