Area sports week in photos

There was a lot of diverse sports activity in Central Oklahoma last week.Left, umpire Merl Applegate has the “safe!” call going, but Stroud’s Peyton Davis makes it a majority vote after sliding home with the first run in Stroud’s regional tournament victory over Walters.

Wellston roars past Dewey

The Davenport Bulldogs earned their first win of the season last week as they ran by the Depew Hornets 42-14.Coach John Greenfield said, “We kind of turned it on in the last half after leading 14-0 at halftime.”The Bulldogs, now 1-3 on the season, travel to Yale for a road contest Friday night.

Charges dropped

Charges of kidnapping and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon have been dismissed against a Wellston man who had been previously convicted of several felonies.Dallas Allen Steele, 36, was charged on April 12 in Lincoln County District Court with , with those felonies.

Guilty plea in shooting, high speed chase

A Wellston man facing five felony charges after reportedly shooting at his parents and leading law enforcement officers on a high speed pursuit before being caught and arrested has pleaded guilty to three of the charges.

Squatchette

The other night, Kindra asked me if I had checked the trail cams I put in our woods.It had been a few days, so I pulled the SD card out of the camera near the reading and story area she has cleared along the creek.

Remembering Ruth

Staff ColumnIt’s been a year now since my wife’s mom passed away. She was 97 years old.As she would have told you, “I’ve had a good life.”Eleanor Ruth Davis was a retired Registered Nurse and a homemaker. After graduating from Shawnee High School in 1944, she went on to St.

Town Talk

Don’t forget the Bluegrass/Gospel Jam Thursday, October 3rd at 6:30 p.m. at Stroud’s Main Street Pavilion. Bring your chairs, instruments, and voices. Everyone is welcome. The event is acoustic only.

Four charged with two felonies each

Four people, among them a woman from Wellston and a man from Agra, charged with two felonies and a misdemeanor following their arrest by Lincoln County deputies have made further court appearances.Formal charges were filed Sep.

Bond increased on porn suspect

A Chandler man who reportedly secured a job with Oklahoma Juvenile Affairs in Tecumseh recently faces five felonies related to alleged crimes dealing with child pornography.Three charges were originally filed in early September in Lincoln County District Court against Jerrod Tyler Collins, 37.

Pottawatomie County Fair results

Pottawatomie County Fair Board Members Are: Randy Gilbert, Chairman Matt Griffith, Vice-Chairman Gina Rounsaville, Treasurer Tim Underwood, Secretary Cindy Humphrey - Co Secretary Members: Gary Barnett Lynn Marlow Trent Boles ` ` Rex Anderson Cindy Humphrey The Jr.