Celebrating Juneteenth

Top: TJ Thompson, Jordan Denson and Jaydan Denson lead the Solidarity Walk down Manvel during Chandler’s Juneteenth celebration on Saturday, June 21. Photo/Jennifer Pryor.

Betty Deane (Lowry) Douglas

Betty Deane (Lowry) Douglas was born the oldest of four on March 11, 1931, to JackA. and Daisy (Bennett) Lowry in Hamilton, Kansas. She passed into Glory, surrounded by family, on June 12, 2025, in Oklahoma.Betty was married to James W. (Doug) Douglas on March 11, 1950, in Springfield, Mo.

Marsha Sue Pringle

Marsha Sue Pringle, age 83, passed away peacefully at her home in Chandler, Oklahoma,onJune9,2025, surrounded by her loving family.MarshawasbornonMay 21, 1942, in Ellsworth, Kansas, to David Burl and Delores Lee (Burrows) Cole. She was the youngest of two daughters.

Ruth Ann Ward

Ruth Ann (Sanders) Ward was born April 30, 194, in Chicago, IL. She departed this life at the age of 82, on June 13, 2025, at home with her family in Stroud, OK. Ruth was the daughterofOpalLois(Hill) Sanders and Ben Sanders.

Jerry Thomas Aylor

Jerry Thomas Aylor, 83, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 7, 2025, in Stillwater, Oklahoma.Jerry was born on July 31, 1941, in Prague, Oklahoma, to Robert “Dewey” and Effie (Hall) Aylor. He grew up in Prague and graduated from PrairieValley High School in 1959.

Chandler board of education meeeting

Chandler Board of Education members re-employed all of its support, approved open transfers to the Chandler School District for School Year 2025/2026, hired six new personnel and accepted four resignations during their most recent meeting.

Guilty plea

A Harrah man, rather than go to trial, has pleaded guilty to two counts of lewd or indecent acts to a child under 16.Christian Watkins was formally charged in Lincoln County District Court with the two counts.

CMA approves applying for pool grant

The Chandler Municipal Authority approved a matching funds letter of $500,000 for the Rainbow Park Project to be submitted to the TSET Legacy Grant at their monthly meeting on June 10.The project aims to renovate the city pool and Rainbow Park if the city wins the reimbursement grant.

No contest plea in sexual abuse

An Agra man scheduled to go to trial on several counts of child sexual abuse has entered a no contest plea instead and drawn a suspended term.John David Somers, Jr.