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Grass fire on Highway 18

News Staff

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Area fire departments were busy again on Tuesday, including working a grass fire along Highway 18 north of the Deep Fork River. Photo/Jennifer Pryor

Regional cross country

News Staff

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Several area cross-country teams and runners qualified for state during the regional meets held on Saturday. Top, Jordyn Neeley from Stroud motors through the Class 2A regional, held at North Rock Creek. She finished ninth, with a time of 13:38.

Chandler 47, Central 6

News Staff

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Chandler rolled past Tulsa Central, 476, Friday night, setting up a showdown this week for second place in the district and a home-field advantage in the first round of the playoffs.The Lions and Sperry have matching 4-1 district records, and will meet Friday night at Sperry.

Sports week in photos

News Staff

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Above, Brody Robinson (10) goes airborne during the Davenport Bulldogs’ game with Waukomis Friday night. Photo/Rick Hester Right, Prague’s Hanna Rolette (4985) motors to the finish line at the Class 3A cross-country regional at North Rock Creek.

Waukomis upends Davenport

Mike Mccormick Staff Writer

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

The Davenport Bulldogs fell to Waukomis 58-22 in their final home game of the season, even though Coach John Greenfield said his team played really hard.The loss drops the Bulldogs to 1-2 in the district and 2-6 overall with a road contest coming up Friday night at undefeated Covington.

County Commission

News Staff

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Lincoln County commissioners this week accepted a quote and awarded it for the commissioners’ conference room remodel.Only two quotes were submitted. Scruggs Construction submitted a bid of $12,474 and Buoy Brothers Construction submitted a quote of $19,860.

Hearing scheduled

Mike Mccormick Staff Writer

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for a Stroud man who is facing eight felonies following his arrest by officers.Formal charges were filed Sep. 24, 2024 in Lincoln County District Court against Acey Ambrose Murphy, 33.

Pictured from left to right are Katie Terry, Iris Harris, Alan Cole, Shawn-elyn Corter, Joshua Taylor, Carrie Cooper, Vikki Lamar, Houston Byford and Tegan Kirby. Photo/ Lincoln County E911 Center

Lincoln County E911 wins award

Emily Kalka Staff Writer

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

The Lincoln County E911 Center was named the Emergency Communications Center of the Year at the 2024 Oklahoma Public Safety Conference.

Volunteers from the First Christian Church in Chandler stock the shelves at God and Peoples Pantry on Saturday morning before opening the doors. The Pantry served about 55 families that day. The Methodist Church was also there, cooking hot dogs. They provide hot meals on the last Saturday of every month. Photo/Emily Kalka

Feeding a community for decades

Emily Kalka Staff Writer

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

On Saturday morning, cars were already parked around the metal building next to the bus barn in Chandler. It was early—about 8 a.m. One man said he had been there since around 7:30 a.m., waiting.

Ode to the old rock house

Emily Kalka Staff Writer

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Most people who grew up in Lincoln County probably had a haunted house or two nearby. In high school, there were always murmurings about which ones were “really” haunted and the best to sneak out to in the middle of the night.

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