Two charged in drug theft

A Prague man already facing a manslaughter charge and a Shawnee woman have been charged with larceny of a Controlled Dangerous Substance. Joseph Resin Linnhuber, 19, Prague and Kaylee Joe Gaskill, 18, of Shawnee, were formally charged in Lincoln County District Court on Sep. 28.

Demos’ dinner

The Lincoln County Democratic Party will next meet on Thursday, October 12, at Destinations Restaurant in Chandler. The meeting starts at 7:00 PM; join us for dinner and conversation at 6:00 PM. Please come with your ideas for activities and electioneering ideas for the upcoming election cycle.

Saavedra, Garver - epic matchups

Meeker’s Manny Saavedra (5) and Chandler’s Ty Garver (11) found themselves pitted against each other in some of the game’s pivotal moments Friday night.

Ohio man dies in accident

A worker from Ohio has died in an industrial accident in Stroud after a piece of equipment reportedly fell on him. Stroud Police Chief Clint Gaylord identified the man as 46-year-old Willard Kieffer, Jr. Gaylord said the call came in at 12:09 p.m.

‘52 Rolleiflex

As is my habit when I don’t have something to cover, I took a nap after eating lunch on Saturday. When I woke, I gazed out the window and - whoa! what’s that sitting on the hood of my pickup? Why, it’s a package, that’s what it is.

Remembering dogs

Pets have been a part of my life since I can remember. We got our first dog when I was a third grader. Even before that, when I lived part of the time with my grandparents on my mother’s side, they had a dog.

Town Talk

The Bugle Boy will soon be blowing his horn to honor our veterans. The sound system should be in place in time to pay homage to our veterans on Veteran’s Day. Reveille and taps are two of the songs that he will play. Town Talk is pleased to complete this project for our community.

Chandler, NRC bands place

The Chandler High School band, pictured above, won Outstanding Percussion at the Ironhead Invitational Marching Festival in Eufala on Sep. 30, along with placing sixth overall in the finals. They placed first and won Outstanding Color Guard and Percussion for 3A Maroon in the preliminaries.

Stroud man faces pornography charge

A Stroud man who was charged with three felonies in July of this year now faces a felony count of possession of child pornography. Shamus Jack Palermo, 49, was formally charged Sep. 22 in Lincoln County District Court with possession of child pornography.

Football and band

  Friday night as the marching bands prepared to play their half-time shows at the Meeker-Chandler game, five players veered away from the rest of the football teams.