Editorial

Local Boards of Education and their administrators should be able to run their school districts without fear of reprisal from state officials. We regularly provide coverage of several school board meetings. They seem capable of deciding issues that are within their responsibility to make.

Rules changes

Hunting and fishing have changed so much since I was a kid. Of course that’s been considerably over 60 years ago. That can probably be attributed to all the various rules and regulations put in place by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation over a period of time.

Lincoln County Commission

Lincoln County commissioners this week voted to change the position of Emergency Management Assistant Director to an exempt status.

Town Talk

Activities happening in our community are Route 66 Metal Detecting Club today, Thursday February 22nd at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall, Stroud Community Clothing Center also open today, Thursday February 22nd from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. on West Highway 66 and Stroud Food Pantry open 9:00 a.m.

Preparedness

I had to take grandson Bennett to school a while back. It was raining and we had to walk a bit through the parking lot, and I noticed out of the corner of my eye that he was wearing orange swimming goggles. Interesting, I thought. He hadn’t been wearing them in the pickup two minutes earlier.

Valentine’s Day traditions

Valentine’s Day was Thursday. I learned many, many years ago what to do for this day. I’ve done various things, but there are some basics that have become entrenched in my mind that are a must. If you are new at this, you might want to take note. One is, order the flowers early.

Wellston man waives jury trial

One of four persons from Wellston charged last summer with child neglect has waived his jury trial and a speedy trial. Steven Owen Cohran, 32, was formally charged July 24, 2023 in Lincoln County District Court with child neglect.

Letter to the editor

As many of you know, traffic control and public safety at the intersection of 9th and Manvel have been issues in recent years and have been highly discussed among city council members, the former mayor, and the former city manager.

Stroud man waives jury

A Stroud man facing two felony counts dealing with child pornography has waived his jury trial. John Mack Byrd., Jr., 43, was formally charged July 29, 2022 in Lincoln County District Court with possession of child pornography and using access to computers to violate Oklahoma State statutes.

A quick trip out west for quail hunting

Had a chance last week to finally go quail hunting. It was the first time in several years. Until about 20162017, I didn’t miss hunting quail at least some time during the season. We had to put our little pointer Sassy to sleep in January of 2016 and we haven’t had a bird dog since.