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Driver enters blind guilty plea

A driver on the Turner Turnpike who was arrested and charged as the result of the seizure of 85 pounds of marijuana and who waived his preliminary hearing has entered a blind guilty plea and drawn a suspended prison term.
Defensive End Graham Hill from North Rock Creek High School puts heavy pressure on the quarterback at the Citizen Potawatomi Nation All Star Bowl. Photo/Rick Hester

Defensive End Graham Hill from North Rock Creek High School puts heavy pressure on the quarterback at the Citizen Potawatomi Nation All Star Bowl. Photo/Rick Hester

All Stars hit the field and court

Chandler film to play at deadCenter Film Festival

Chandler film to play at deadCenter Film Festival

Chandler film to play at deadCenter Film Festival

The feature length movie “Reverence” was film in Chandler in late 2023 and is the first feature to be screened at the 2025 deadCenter Film Festival in Oklahoma City.An Oklahoma movie is getting its big screen debut. Officially.

Man with 10k pot plants enters blind guilty plea

A Chandler man who allegedly obtained an OMMA license and OBNregistrationfraudulently and who has been charged with trafficking illegal drugs with more than 10,000 marijuana plants that were discovered and destroyed has entered a blind guilty plea and drawn a suspended prison term.
Get your motor runnin’

Get your motor runnin’

Get your motor runnin’

Two participants from last year’s Route 66 Road Rally post in front of the Davenport Welcome Sign. This year, it’s one of two checkpoints in the town. Photo/Midpoint Corridor EMILY KALKA Any given day, hundreds or more of cars drive down historic Route 66.
Tatum Crouch

Tatum Crouch

Crouch, Wright win scholarships

The P.E.O. Sisterhood International awarded scholarships to Shakoda Wright and Tatum Crouch, both recent graduates from Chandler High School.The local chapter, Chapter AN, awarded Shakoda Wright a $500 scholarship.

Stroud man faces felony

A Stroud man who has several prior felony convictions is facing a new felony.Charles Buchanan Fields, 54, was formally charged in Lincoln County District Court March 31, 2025 with possession of contraband by an inmate.He appeared before Associate District Judge Joe Dobry March 28.
Lisa Smith stands in her back garden while holding one of her home produced jars of salsa. Photo/Bradley Jager

Lisa Smith stands in her back garden while holding one of her home produced jars of salsa. Photo/Bradley Jager

Because of a wind-blown apple

When a strong Oklahoma wind knocked apples from her tree, Lisa Smith didn’t know it would change her life.“That’s what started the whole thing,” said the Chandler homesteader. “Was the wind knocking down my apples.
Stroud’s graduating seniors posed for a class photo prior to graduating at the Stroud 66 Coliseum last week. Photo/Beth Young

Stroud’s graduating seniors posed for a class photo prior to graduating at the Stroud 66 Coliseum last week. Photo/Beth Young

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