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Christmas Eve storm costs county $253,259
Dale Thompson, director of Grady County Emergency Management, presented county commissioners with a bill for $253,259 on Monday.
That’s how much the Christmas Eve snow storm cost the county, Thompson said.
Figured into the estimate was damage in the Tuttle and Minco areas, as well as the three district barns and the sheriff’s office.
“The majority of the money, $244,000, was damage to roads and bridges,” Thompson said.
Overtime pay for county workers added up to $8,971. Thompson asked commissioners for a breakdown of expenses incurred as a result of the storm, such as fuel costs, road repairs, damage to equipment and gravel.
District 1 Commissioner Windle Hardy said his district was out $6,000 for chains for road graders, and District 3 Commissioner Jack Porter said his district was out another $22,000 after the transmission went out on a loader.
The state is hoping for a federal disaster to be declared so it can start proceedings for help from FEMA Thompson said.
Commissioners did not approve a purchase order on Monday for Thompson to attend an EMT class at CVTC.
“Your job is civil defense director, not riding around in an ambulance of fire truck,” said Porter. “Your job is to have us ready in the county.”
The Grady County Emergency Management Office was recently criticized by Sheriff Art Kell for its alleged failures during the recent snow storms.
The board did approve a proposed plan for the replacement of the Washita River overflow bridge north of Verden. The bridge collapsed during a 2207 flood.
“We applied for federal emergency aid for the overflow bridge project in 2007 and it has taken this long to get the go-ahead,” Commissioner Mike Lennier said.
The board then approved an application from AT&T; for a permit to lay fiber optic cable from 16th and Frisco, north on Old Hwy. 81 to the intersection of new Hwy. 81. Also approved was an application from Lumen Midstrean Partnership, LLC for a natural gas pipeline in District 2 that will bore under the Washita River 10 feet below the floodline.
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GRADY COUNTY FAIR RESULTS
Plants
Potted Plants
(Several varieties combined)
First: (Adult) Ann O'Bar
Second: (Adult) Joyce Riker
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AROUND THE AREA
SEPTEMBER 2
Poetry Reading
• When: Sept. 2, 7 p.m.
• Where: Eduardo’s Mexican Restaurant, Private Room, 3127 S. 4th St., Chickasha
• Details: Featured Poet is Carol Hamilton, writer, storyteller and Poet Laureate of Oklahoma 1995-97Hamilton’s website is www.carolhamilton.org. There is no admission fee to attend the Poetry Reading, and refreshments are available for purchase. For more information, contact Rockford Johnson, 224-0160 or 317-7506. -
Duncan nips Chicks for straight-game win
Duncan got their eighth match win of the season Tuesday, beating Nancy Waters’ Lady Chicks in straight games at the Activity Center.
The Chicks looked like they had a little hangover from Monday night’s tough road loss at Tecumseh, coming out flat again and dropping their first two games by identical 25-17 scores.
They came out firing on all eight cylinders for game three, running out to a 15-9 lead on the strength of a 7-0 run with Shelby Crosley serving, but the Demons battled back to tie it late and the Chicks let it slip away, 25-21. -
STATE SPORTS BRIEFS
NORMAN (AP) — Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops has named walk-on Patrick O'Hara as the starting place-kicker for the seventh-ranked Sooners.
Stoops said on his radio show Tuesday night that O'Hara won the competition with Jimmy Stevens, freshman Michael Hunnicutt and redshirt freshman Bryce Easley. -
OSU's Gundy still learning on job
STILLWATER (AP) — Mike Gundy hasn't lost his love for dialing up the right play to keep Oklahoma State's offense purring along.
That passion, which he has called the most enjoyable part of his job as head coach, was bred into him as an offensive coordinator. And he is a former starting quarterback for the Cowboys. -
Whimsical metal work, jewelry part of big art show at USAO
A showing of whimsical metal work and jewelry is scheduled to be on display at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma during Helen’s Show Sept. 10-Oct 1.
The show will feature the work of USAO graduate Helen Shafer. The exhibition will be open daily during normal business hours in the Davis Hall Third Floor Art Gallery on the USAO campus. The show is free and open to the public. An opening reception is scheduled Sept. 10 at 6 p.m. in the gallery. -
High-speed chase lands 1 in jail
A high-speed motorcycle chase down Highway 81 last Wednesday landed a Ninnekah man in jail and a felony charge of eluding a police officer.
Court records show that James William Hutchins, 21, blew by Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Timothy Parrish at U.S. Highway 81 and County Road 1460 and was clocked going 144 miles per hour in a posted 70 miles per hour zone.
Parrish reported that he was sitting stationary at that location at about 3:45 p.m. on Aug. 25 when he observed a red motorcycle traveling southbound. He engaged his emergency lights and siren and pulled onto the roadway behind the Triumph motorcycle. -
5 inmates denied parole
Parole was recently denied for five Grady County inmates serving sentences with the Oklahoma Department of Corrections.
The following individuals were denied at the August Pardon and Parole Board meeting:
• Jeremiah Daniel Cline, who is serving a five-year sentence for distribution of a controlled dangerous substance and a five-year sentence for possession of a controlled dangerous substance, began his sentence in August 2008.
• Warren P. Diego, who is serving a 15-year sentence (10 years PTS) for lewd molestation, began his sentence in February 2009. -
Judge recuses herself from pharmacy case
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A state district judge has stepped aside from the first-degree murder trial of a pharmacist accused in the fatal shooting of an unconscious would-be robber.
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