Emily KalkaStaff writer Gaming brings up a variety of stereotypes. Usually something that kids do to waste time when they should be doing homework. However, the tides are changing.With the rapid growth of esports around the country, gaming is now seen as a sport that could lead to scholarships or…
Emily KalkaStaff writer Gaming brings up a variety of stereotypes. Usually something that kids do to waste time when they should be doing homework. However, the tides are changing.With the rapid growth of esports around the country, gaming is now seen as a sport that could lead to scholarships or even a career. Three schools in Lincoln and Pottawatomie Counties have embraced the growing trend and added esports programs.Noah Stelzer at Prague High School was 100% behind starting their esports program, which is now in its second year. He said…
Lincoln County News
Fred ErwinTalley was bornFebruary3,1954,in Oklahoma City to Olta and Claudia (McClure) Talley. He passed away April 18, 2024, in his home in Wellston at the…
Elzina Lynn Pierce was born April 5, 1963, in Gilroy, California, to John and Donna (Overbay) Pierce. She passed away unexpectedly April 15, 2024, at the age…
Shirley Ann (Taylor) Denney,77,passedaway on Friday, April 19, 2024, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.Shirley was born June 14, 1946, in Cushing to Jay and Audine (…
Sports
Above, Stroud sophomore Peyton Davis broke the 43-year-old school record in the 200 meter dash last week at the 66 Conference track meet last weekend. She…
Girls 100 Meter Dash2. Davis, Peyton,, Stroud 12.573. Hilgenfeld, Cali, Chandler, 12.796. Dauman, Liyah, Prague, 13.20.18 McGuire, Emi, Chandler, 13.8519…
Above, it was a tight first heat in the girls 100 meters Saturday at the Tiger Classic in Stroud. From left are Savanna Gaylord from Wellston, Cali Hilgenfeld…
Lifestyle
Upper left, the Stroud Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Achievement Award is presented to Dr. Tim Moore by Logan Miller. In the upper right, Julie Bivin receives…
Juanita McElvany Hill Leak has accomplished a lot of living in 100 years.
She was born on January 30, 1924, between the cities of Prague and Okmulgee to…
Stroud resident Agnes Baker recently celebrated her 100th birthday and was inducted into the Centenarians of Oklahoma Hall of Fame. Born on Jan. 22, 1924,…