Tri-County Herald

Seven new COVID-19 cases

News Staff
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
The number of new cases in Pottawatomie and Lincoln Counties attributed to COVID-19 has risen by only seven, Oklahoma State Department of Health figures show. No new deaths have occurred in either county since the last report, according to the OSDH.

Meeker Town Board

News Staff
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
The Meeker Town Board of Trustees has approved the final budget for 2021- 2022 that includes a three percent pay increase for all employees.

Mayor to speak at Chandler Area Chamber meeting

News Staff
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
The Chandler Area Chamber of Commerce meeting will be at noon, Tuesday, July 13, at the Route 66 Interpretive Center. The caterer will be Hello Catering. The guest speaker is Mayor Gene Imel. He will be giving us the “State of the City.

CHANDLER LIBRARY NEWS

News Staff
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
The Chandler Public Library has new books available including “Bullet” by Iris Johansen, “Final Twist” by Jeffery Deaver, “Golden Girl” by Elin Hilderbrand, “Hidden” by Fern Michaels, “Jackpot” by Stuart Woods, “Killing the Mob” by Bill O’Reilly, “Legacy” by Nora Roberts, “The President’s Daughter”...
Town Talk

Town Talk

Town Talk

News Staff
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Thank you to Elizabeth Lau and Jessica Martinez for painting the activities for children at the Pocket Park on Main Street. Another thanks goes to Julie Bivin, Town Talk volunteer, for recruiting these two ladies. It is beginning to take shape.

Updates from Meeker Town Hall

News Staff
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
1. Update on July 3rd Fireworks Display A. Chamber of Commerce will be the sponsor for this year’s fireworks display. The Chamber sponsors a Golf Tournament each year to help fund the fireworks display. There are usually ten teams scheduled for the tournament held at the Chandler Golf Course.

Creating a Character for the Medieval Faire

News Staff
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
This is the Seventy-Fifth article in a semi-permanent 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.

Plenty of water

News Staff
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Recently, my wife Pat and I spent a Saturday afternoon volunteering at the first Corn Stock corn hole tournament held in Shawnee. It was for a good cause, we believed. It was a fundraiser for the annual Cops n’ Kids event that is scheduled for Aug. 28 at the Heart of Oklahoma Exposition Center.

Hunger for reading

News Staff
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
I was hungry. It wasn’t until a feast was laid out before me that I realized. I was not just hungry. I was starving. I cracked open the first page of the book in front of me and began to devour the words. Letting my mind soak in the sweet details and the tart betrayals about the characters.
Flooding in the Deep Fork River bottom south of Chandler spread across state Highway 18, forcing its closure over the weekend and on Monday and Tuesday. Prior to the shut-down, pickups and high-clearance vehicles, like the one above, were able to make it across but kicked up some impressive roostertails. Photo/Brian Blansett

Flooding in the Deep Fork River bottom south of Chandler spread across state Highway 18, forcing its closure over the weekend and on Monday and Tuesday. Prior to the shut-down, pickups and high-clearance vehicles, like the one above, were able to make it across but kicked up some impressive roostertails. Photo/Brian Blansett

Big water

News Staff
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Heavy thunderstorms and torrential rainfall in the past few days have caused widespread damage to roadways and has ruined hay crops in Lincoln and Pottawatomie Counties. Lincoln County Emergency Manager Wendi Marcy said a number of roads were closed in the county, including some highways on Sunday.
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