Overwhelming power

The hairs on the back of my neck begin to stand in respect as goosebumps race down my arms and legs in shock and awe. The sound waves crash over me filling my senses and demanding a reaction. The overwhelming score filled with power and passion pass through my ears and over me.

Stroud Arts: Creating a character

This is the Seventy-Sixth article in a semipermanent column for Stroud Arts that appears in the Stroud American. The mission of these articles is to inform, educate and inspire you, the reader, to Make Art Happen in your life and the life of our community.

Updates from Meeker Town Hall

1. Update on Lincoln County Special Election July 13 A. Please do all your fact finding about this election for building a new larger Lincoln County Jail. Our attorneys at OKC have advised Meeker and the small surrounding Towns around Chandler to put a lot of thought into this election.

Time again for the IFYR

After having to take a year off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Finals Youth Rodeo returns to action this Sunday evening for nearly a week at the Heart of Oklahoma Exposition Center. This year’s theme for the IFYR is “It Feels Good to be a Legend.” Official check-in begins at 8 a.

Noodling tournament

The Sinkin Teeth’s Fifth Annual Noodling Tournament is on July 9-11. There is a $3 entry fee to enter the event at the gate, and kids 12 and under are free. To enter into the noodling tournament, it costs $100 per team and each team can have three people. 100 percent of the main pot will pay out.

Domestic assault and battery

A bench warrant issued for a Wellston area man has been returned and filed and his initial appearance is set for next month. Keith Allan Watkins, 45, was formally charged on April 30 in Lincoln County District with domestic abuse-assault and battery.

Washed out

Heavy rainfall has created a navigational maze in parts of Lincoln County as high water levels washed out roads, leading to temporary closures. Above, Derin Carr and his dog, Meg, stand by a washed-out road near their home between Chandler and Wellston. Repairs have already begun.

Alternatives to the jail

Dear Editor: There is a Lincoln County Special Election on July 13th and Proposition No. 2 on the ballot calls for incurring a 30-year debt to build a new, larger Lincoln County Jail.