Tri-County Herald

Meeker dissolves Growth and Development Committee

Mike Mccormick Staff Writer

Tuesday, July 16, 2024

Meeker Town Board of Trustees this week voted to dissolve the Meeker Growth and Development Committee.Trustee Lanny Thompson said, “We’ve been discussing the Meeker Growth and Development Committee ever since I came on this board. I’m sick and tired of talking about it.

Over Here from Down Under

Jentezen Smith Staff Writer

Tuesday, July 16, 2024

In the midst of hundreds of competitors, horses and fans, the purple rodeo shirts proclaimed the presence of “Team Australia” and “Team New Zealand” at this year’s International Finals Youth Rodeo in Shawnee.

A dark day

Mike Mccormick Staff Column

Tuesday, July 16, 2024

My wife Pat and I were getting ready to grill steaks Saturday night when we began receiving the news alerts about the assassination attempt on former President and Presidential candidate Donald Trump.

Buckaroo Bart

Adventures to continue

Carla Hale Chandler Library

Tuesday, July 16, 2024

“Adventures Begin at Your Library” is the theme for this year’s Summer Reading Program which will continue through the end of July. Pictures include a program with Buckaroo Bart, the Oklahoma Will Rogers Representative from the Will Rogers Museum in Claremore.

He beats your driver

Jentezen Smith Staff Writer

Tuesday, July 16, 2024

I became a NASCAR fan this season, and when you become a fan you choose a favorite driver.Naturally, I chose the most hated driver in the entire sport, Denny Hamlin.Denny drives the 11 car for Joe Gibbs Racing, which is manufactured by Toyota.

City Council approves signs

Emily Kalka Staff Writer

Tuesday, July 16, 2024

The Chandler City Council approved an agreement with the Oklahoma Department of Transportation to install advanced school warning signs with flashing beacons on Route 66, leading up to Jon Gray Drive.

Wiffle Ball Tournament marks 40th year

News Staff

Tuesday, July 16, 2024

The Annual Fourth of July Wiffle Ball Tournament hit its milestone 40th edition on Independence Day this year at Conway-Costner Field in Chandler.

Bullrider Ryker Butler from McLoud got hung up briefly during the second round of the International Finals Youth Rodeo Friday morning in Shawnee. The defending champion, Butler was one of a contingent of local youths competing in the rodeo. For more, please see Page 1C. Photo/Brian Blansett

IFYR wraps up

News Staff

Tuesday, July 16, 2024

Travis Marak with part of his herd of dairy cattle. Photo/Jentezen Smith

Hot weather - hot jobs

Jentezen Smith Staff Writer

Tuesday, July 16, 2024

Hot summer weather is here and so are the challenges of working outside in the heat of the day.We’ve put together a series of articles about people whose jobs have them sweating in the sun.This week it’sTravis Marak, a dairy farmer from Meeker.

Mary Sue Carver

News Staff

Tuesday, July 9, 2024

Mary Sue Carver, of Prague, Oklahoma, passed away on Saturday, June 29, 2024, in Prague, Oklahoma, at the age of 85. Mary was born on July 22, 1938, in Greenwood, Arkansas.She was the daughter of Orvil and Nellie (Pigg) Bartlett.

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