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Charges pile up against Seminole man

A Seminole man, already wanted on a $20,000 bench for nine charges filed against him in early March, faces five additional counts and is sought on another warrant for his arrest. Gustus Lane Hinton, 24, was originally charged March 2 in Lincoln County with four felonies and five misdemeanors.

Live Theatre in Stroud

This is the Sixty-Eighth 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.

Charges filed from altercation with grandfather

An altercation with his grandfather in April resulted in a young Prague man being booked into the Lincoln County Jail on a felony charge. A charge of Aggravated Assault and Battery was formally filed in Lincoln County District Court on April 21 against Phillip Ray Hunter Groves, 22.

Meeker Title VI meeting

TITLE VI MEETING - Meeker Public Schools, Title VI, Indian Education Program will hold a public hearing on Monday, May 10. 2021 at 4:00 p.m. in the Auditorium at the Middle School. This meeting is open to all parents/guardians, students, faculty, staff and community members.
Bound for state

Bound for state

Bound for state

They were a day apart and half a state away, but the girls 4x400 relay teams from Chandler and Stroud turned in remarkable performances in the regional track meets last week.
Davenport: Valedictorians, Salutatorian

Davenport: Valedictorians, Salutatorian

Davenport: Valedictorians, Salutatorian

Officials at Davenport High School have announced the Valedictorians and Salutatorian for the 2021 graduating class. Three students will be honored as Valedictorian for achieving a 4.0 grade point average. They are Breanna Cothran, A.J. Jenkins and Emylee Keith.

Commissioners call jail election July 13

Lincoln County Commissioners this week adopted a resolution calling for a special election asking voters to approve general obligation tax bonds to construct a new county jail. The special election will be held July 13 this year.
Academic All-State Bowl

Academic All-State Bowl

Academic All-State Bowl

Bryston Smith, a senior at Chandler High School, participated in the Oklahoma Academic Coaches Association Academic Bowl Team All State Games last Saturday. He is shown at left with Kim Leatherwood, who is Chandler’s academic team coach and nominated him for the games.

Services for older adults

The Central Oklahoma Economical Development District - Area Agency on Aging continues service to older adults in seven counties, including Lincoln and Pottawatomie counties.

COVID cases show increase

The number of new cases in the area attributed to COVID-19 has jumped a little in Pottawatomie and Lincoln Counties, Oklahoma State Department of Health figures show. There has been one new death in Lincoln County since the last report, but none in Pottawatomie County.