Clan Robbins

As a kid, I used to wonder about a couple of my uncles. They were friendly guys, easy to get along with and good uncles to have, but they loved to fight. According to my dad - their younger brother - they didn’t need to be angry or offended to fight someone.

Hearings for two charged in Carney man’s death

Preliminary hearings have been scheduled for an Iowa man a Wellston woman charged in the connection with the death of a Carney man. Each faces three felonies. Each is being held in the Lincoln County Jail in Chandler without bond.

Meeker ‘Freshman Five’ make state

Meeker freshmen Addilyn Tipton, Kellan Kisch, Emme Gabeau, Payton Trotter, and Holly Turner, pictured above, qualified for the state cross-country meet, which is this weekend.

Football week in photos

We had Thursday Night Lights and Friday Night Lights this week, as Stroud played a day earlier than usual to accommodate Mounds having fall break. Top, Meeker’s Tanner Cody (3) is all focus on a pass against Luther.

Sports week in photos

Fire in Stroud

A fire that broke out in Stroud on Main Street Monday night destroyed an antique store but firefighters were able to contain the fire to that building. Stroud Fire Chief Chris Wilson said the call came in at 8:35 p.m. Wilson noted, “We had heavy smoke as we arrived.

Ann Rogers

Ann Rogers passed peacefully on Oct. 2nd , 2023, in Stroud, OK at the age of 82. Ann was born on Nov. 24th, 1940, in Paoli, Ok. Ann Rogers is survived by her children, her siblings, her grandchildren.