Card of Thanks

The family of Louis C. Brown of Meeker, Okla., would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to those of you who supported us through the passing of our husband, dad, grandpa and friend. Your kindness of food, flowers, cards and words of encouragement helped us through a very difficult time.

Card of Thanks

Thank you to everyone for your prayers and expressions of love, support, and thoughtfulness. We deeply appreciate you, and it was uplifting and comforting to realize how many friends Darlene made along the way. A special thank you to Heartland Hospice for your excellent care and concern.

Public Records

Lincoln County Marriage Licenses Winfred Monroe Hill, Kaufman, Texas, and Vetrice Mae Ebers, Chandler. Erica Brooke Potter and Samuel Breyton Doty, both of Tryon. Dalton Matthew Evans and Jennifer Lynn Tubbs, both of Meeker.

COVID surge continues in area

The number of people testing positive for COVID-19 across Oklahoma again increased significantly over the past week and the same was true in Pottawatomie and Lincoln Counties as well.

Turkey tips

In honor of the Thanksgiving holiday, all county first graders were invited to submit recipes to the paper on “How to Cook a Turkey.” The following are the children’s versions of how they would cook a turkey. Agra Mrs. Heisler’s class Jace- We get a turkey from the store.

Big rig

Employees of Service King in Stroud pose with two of three large “swamp crawlers” that will soon be on their way to drill oil in the jungle in Suriname. Construction of the three pieces took almost a year and was a first for Service King.

Millage levies decline in 11 districts

Eleven of Lincoln County’s 16 school districts have tax millage levies that are lower in 2020 than in 2019 according to Jackie Holcomb, Lincoln County Assessor, which will mean lower taxes for many property owners.

After-effects

Grandma Blansett used to have a red-and-white Coleman water jug on the top shelf of her kitchen cabinet. This was a nice jug, probably a twogallon model with a wide lid that screwed into the top and a spigot at the bottom.