News

Trial for sex crimes suspect

A 59-year-old man facing multiple charges for alleged sex crimes against minors in two different cases has been set for a felony disposition docket and jury trial in one of the cases.Mark Leon Miller, Sr.

Stroud creates overlay district

The Stroud City Council passed an ordinance in their regular monthly meeting on March 13 to form a Non-Standard Housing Overlay District.An overlay district is a zoning district layerd on top of an already existing district that implements additional regulations.

Hearings set on growhouse charges

Preliminary hearings have now been set for all five defedants arrested and facing multiple felonies following a robbery at a grow house operation in January.Five others were apprehended and detained by ICE in a related incident.Arrested and formally charged in Lincoln County District Court on Jan.
Devyn Frazier

Devyn Frazier

Meeker students at Leadership Summit

Two Future Farmers of America (FFA) students from Meeker High School attended the Leadership Summit held at the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds on March 17.Devyn Frazier and Allie Jarvis were both sponsored by CVEC.

Arraingment continued in felony case

An arraignment for a Prague man facing four felony charges with a child has been continued until May.Isaias M. Nunez, 32, was formally charged in Lincoln County District Court on Aug.

Area election results

Voters in Lincoln and Pottawatomie Counties had several municipal contests, school board races and bond issues to decide.In Pottawatomie County, voters overwhelmingly decided to make a county education sales tax permanent All voters in Pottawatomie County helped decide whether to make the .

Felony charges in sex abuse case

A man from Harrah and a woman from McLoud face multiple sex crimes and the man’s attempt to have his bond reduced has been denied.Formally charged in Lincoln County District Court March 27, 2025, are Brandon Lee Morris, 26 and Trisha Nicole Franks, 27.

Commissioners meeting

Lincoln County commissioners during a recent special meeting adopted a resolution for a CDBG grant application for a Rescue Mini Pumper for the Jacktown Fire Department.In connection with that, they also adopted a Fair Housing Resolution and Fair Housing Month Proclamation.
Through the ashes

Through the ashes

Through the ashes

Joe Simon has a lot of stories.Sitting on a metal chair next to the ashy ruins of his home, which burnt down in March 14’s wildfires, he told story after story about how his log cabin came to be, all of it punctuated by laughter.