Deanna Marie Burgess

Deanna Marie Burgess wasbornasDeanna Marie Nichols on April 19, 1967. She was the daughter of Danny Mac Nichols and Sandra Gail Nichols. Deanna was born in Huntington, West Virginia, and raised in Milton, West Virginia.

Carl Gene Mason

Carl Gene Mason of Stroud, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully at his home on January 7, 2024, at the age of 90. He was born November 25, 1933, in Calumet, Oklahoma, to Thelma Mae Mason and Loren Lee Mason. He was married toViola Mason, Stroud’s finest pie maker. Carl had many achievements.

John Wayne McLin

John Wayne McLin was born October 26, 1951, in Westwood, California, and later adopted by Marvin and Viola McLin. He passed away January 29, 2024, in Edmond at the age of 72. John was preceded in death by his parents; and his two sisters.

Lions of the month announced

Colton Burbach and Ashlee Beatty have been named the February Lions of the Month by the Lions Club. Colton Burbach is a senior at Chandler High School and in his second year of the computer networking technology program at Gordon Cooper Technology Center.

Trial set for Sparks man

A jury trial has been scheduled for the ongoing jury term for a Sparks man charged with four felonies and two misdemeanors. Formal felony charges were filed May 4, 2022 in Lincoln County District Court against James Leonard Smothers, 41 following his arrest by Lincoln County deputies.

NRC Students of the month

Early voting for Carney, Prague

Early voting begins Thursday, Feb. 8, for voters in the Carney Public School and Prague Public School Board of Education election. Voters who will not be able to make it to the polls on Election Day, have the option of voting early at their County Election Board.

Lincoln County Commissioners

Lincoln County commissioners this week approved an architect for construction of a new OSU Extension Office and named a new Emergency Management Executive Director.

Plea bargain in murder case

A Harrah man charged nearly three years ago with first degree murder, has pleaded guilty and has been handed a life suspended sentence with all but the first 25 years suspended. Cole Berginer Guy, 19 at the time, and now 22, was formally charged Feb.

Hearings set for Prague couple

Preliminary hearings have been sent for a Prague couple facing child neglect and drug charges after they had brought their child into the hospital and reportedly were intoxicated. Charged with felony child neglect are Devon C. Rodriguez, 32 and Camille Breean Akins, 30.