Chickasha News

The original home owners were Floyd and Thelma Bleger, who owned and operated the first Culligan Water Company in Chickasha .A The Bleger's had no children, so they were the only occupants of the house until July of 2007, when the Ferguson 's purchased it.

The Oklahoma affiliate of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, the only national organization creating hope in a comprehensive way through research, patient support, community outreach and advocacy for a cure, applauds Mayor Greg Elliott for his leadership in issuing a proclamation declaring November as Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month in ...

By JARED MINSON Staff Writer Qualified individuals interested in running as a candidate for the fifth seat on the Chickasha Board of Education may file for this seat at the Grady Count Election Board between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Dec.

Chickasha educators will be observing American Education Week today through Nov.

A wet October coupled with a warmer than usual November has left Chickasha blooming in fall color.

Jason Hicks, a law enforcement veteran and experienced businessman, will seek the District 6 office of district attorney.

Criminal Felonies A* Richard Norman Adams, Chickasha, was charged with driving under intoxication.

By ELLIS GOODWIN Staff Writer A Chickasha man was able to drag himself six blocks to the Chickasha Police Department after being brutally beaten outside of his home.

Chickasha Middle School science teacher Peggy Leonard demonstrates her display on renewable forms of energy to Chickasha Public School Foundation board member Pam Branch during the foundation's annual event and showcase Thursday night at USAO.

By JARED MINSON Staff Writer For several years, 18 year-old Preston Turpin, of Chickasha, has been struggling with Chiari Type I Malformation.

Employees at Wal-Mart caught an alleged shoplifter red handed, but they ended up with red marks on their bodies when the suspect became violent, according to Chickasha police.

With a national healthcare debate raging and the state continuing to cut its budget, a group of Oklahoma Senators met at the Capitol this week, hoping to ensure senior citizen nutrition is not forgotten.

Oklahoma Blood Institute encourages all healthy, Chickasha-area residents, age 17 and older, to feel 'fan'tastic by giving blood from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov.

The Chickasha City Council voted to study the chance of augmenting the Lake Fort Cobb Reservoir on Monday.

LifeLine Hospice will be hosting their annual Memorial Service on November 16, 2009 at 6:00 pm at the USAO Chapel in Chickasha.

October is National Head Start Awareness Month. The Washita Valley Community Action Council is the grantee for the local Head Start program in Grady and Caddo Counties.

Admitted murderer Ronson Kyle Bush received a death sentence on Thursday for killing his friend William Harrington.

After jmore than three hours of deliberation, a jury Tuesay evening found Terry Don Bumpus guilty of raping and maiming a 15-year-old Chickasha girl.

Terry Don Bumpus took the stand Monday in his own defense and told jurors he's is not the kind of person who could harm a young woman or girl.

Witnesses testifying in a Grady County rape and maiming trial said Tuesday that the defendant and accuser own ties to gangs, and one suggested the alleged incident may have happened as part of a gang initiation.