CHICKASHA —
Kyle Mottinger hands a bottled water to a thirsty Dunn's patron. Mottinger said he's been passing free bottled water on the sidewalk on the afternoon for a few weeks. "We're trying to keep people cool while it's hot out," Mottinger said. The response has been positive, he said. Each day, Dunn's has given away about 4-5 cases of bottled water, or 120 bottles per day.
Plaza Towers student spends last day of school at Grand
Jase Arbuckle, eight-years-old, presses the Diet Coke button on the soda machine in Grand Ave. Elementary's break room. Without the prompt of 50 cents, a silver and red can barrels down the chute.
Someone suggests that he's lucky.
Chickasha Superintendent Jim Glaze has taken the privilege of walking across the graduation stage away from several Chickasha High School students this year.
OHCE displays culinary simplicity with everyday eats
Rosalie Bush, of OHCE Rural Neighbors, stands behind a steel island in the humid kitchen of Chickasha First Baptist Church. She demonstrates to the audience, seated on two rows of fold-out chairs in front of her, how to cook the package of groceries they receive from the food pantry
Salt Creek bets on sure success with blood drive
Grady County residents continued to show their support for tornado victims yesterday afternoon, donating to the Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI) drive at Salt Creek Casino.
Fulton Eyecare offers support to tornado victims
Community businesses are coming together across the county in an effort to provide relief to those affected by the tornado that struck Moore on May 20.
Local State Representative Joe Dorman (D) called on legislatures yesterday to pass a bond issue to combat what he called " a lack of adequate storm shelters" in Oklahoma.
Large storms will move through Grady County this afternoon.
Chickasha's finest lend a hand to Moore tornado victims
The Chickasha Police Department traveled to West Moore yesterday afternoon following the devastation from an EF-4 tornado that ripped through the community.
Kittens coming along after dumpster dispair
After being plucked from a dumpster on the north side of town, seven kittens now sit in a green carrier in the Chickasha Animal Shelter with a new found sense of hope.
Preparation is the key to any emergency, according to Grady County Emergency Management Director Dale Thompson. Other emergency responders share the same sentiment, and are planning an active shooter tabletop exercise to kick the county’s potential crisis plans into high gear.
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