Kingdom of Heaven

Here is the parable of the sower as it is in Mark 4:2-20 KJV And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine, Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow: And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.

Martin

It was seven years ago this week that a bird dog-looking pup came to live with me. I had been a widower for about six months and my daughter thought I needed a companion around the house, so she brought over a little guy with short white fur and lots of little brown spots.

Covering Meeker-Prague football

The other night I covered a football game up at Meeker. It a rivalry contest between the Bulldogs of Meeker and the Prague Red Devils. At stake, was the winner taking home the Highway 62 Traveling Trophy. The trophy is sponsored by Anthony’s Food Stores.

Town Talk

My oldest greatnephew, Gideon, is a baseball player and being not the least bit prejudiced, I would say a pretty good one, too. His two main positions are first base and pitcher.

Nine more COVID deaths reported

The number of COVID-19 deaths in Pottawatomie and Lincoln Counties rose by nine, and the new positive cases are up again by more than 300, the most recent Oklahoma State Department of Health figures show.

Chamber of Commerce meeting

The Chandler Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon, Tuesday, Oct. 12, at the Route 66 Interpretive Center. The caterer will be Hello Catering. The guest speaker is Kitt Letcher, President and CEO of Better Business Bureau of Central Oklahoma.

Letters to the editor

A Letter from a Meeker Citizen, Early in the week, when I heard of the firing of Meeker’s Town Administrator, Dickie Walton, I imagined all kinds of misdeeds on his part. As I learned from The Lincoln County News today, there were no charges of any kind leveled against Walton.

Letters to the editor

Dear Editor: This letter is just to make a few comments about the recent firing of the Meeker City Manager by the town board on August 25th as reported in the newspaper on September 2. First I would like to commend Dickie Walton for his nearly four years of public service to the town of Meeker.