Mark Kevin Watkins

Mark Kevin Watkins was born October 27, 1961 in Shawnee, Okla. He entered his eternal home July 17, 2021 at the age of 59. Mark grew up in Meeker where he graduated from Meeker High School in 1979. He then attended Northwestern Oklahoma State University on a baseball scholarship.

ParaLee Louise Richardson

ParaLee Louise (Franklin) Richardson was born July 16, 1935, in Wellston and died Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Davenport. She was 86 years old. Richardson was a 1953 graduate of Chandler High School.

Marcelino Mickey Arvizu

Marcelino Mickey Arvizu was born August 21, 1983, in Stroud and died Sunday, July 25, 2021. He was 37 years old. Arvizu, a 2002 Stroud High School graduate, served in the Army/Army National Guard. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents.

Mary Letta Hicks

Mary Letta (Lamb) Hicks was born May 31, 1943, in Wichita Falls, Texas, and died Sunday, July 25, 2021. She was 78 years old. Hicks, a 1961 graduate of Tryon High School, was a homemaker and ran a home daycare.

Carolyn Ann “Robinette” Buchanan

Carolyn Ann “Robinette” Buchanan, age 80, of Medford Okla., passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2021, at the Integris Bass Hospital in Enid, Okla. Carolyn was born on May 21, 1941, in Bellbrook, Ohio. She was the daughter of the late Annie Sue “Walker” Beegle and Wesley Ellsworth Beegle.

Legion of Honor

Above left, Donna Couteau holds the Legion of Honor and certificate that was presented to her last week by Alexis Andres, French consul, top right. Her father, Don J. Couteau, who died last year, was a tailgunner on a B-24 bomber assigned to espionage activities in Europe during World War II.

Job Fair in Lincoln County

County Commissioner Lee Doolen, the Central Oklahoma Workforce Innovation board and the chambers of commerce of Chandler, Meeker, Prague and Stroud sponsored a job fair last week at the Lincoln County Courthouse. Photo/Brian Blansett

Meeker Quilters’ Guild quilt camp

The Meeker Quilters’ Guild sponsored their 11th annual Summer Quilt Camp July 19 - 21. Mammoth Baptist Church graciously hosted the 3-day event which was attended by eight participants.

Warrant issued in food stamp case

A $10,000 bench warrant that was issued for a Chandler woman who is charged with obtaining food stamps by fraud, has been returned and filed. Valerie Marie Cox, 47, was charged July 8 in Lincoln County District Court with the felony.

Work on Highway 18 continues

Work on state Highway 18 continues between Chandler and Meeker, with work shown being done near the race track on Saturday. By Tuesday, crews were back where they started, at Meeker.