Pocasset News

OCTOBER 24 North Hope & Lighthouse Ministries A* Where: 619 Iowa A* When: Sat., Oct.

OCTOBER 10 New Home Full Gospel Church What: Second Saturday Night Singing When: 7 p.m., Saturday, Oct.

A Grady County worker was killed Wednesday morning when the tractor he was driving was struck by a northbound train.

MINCO a ' The driver of a farm tractor died this morning in a crash involving a train south of Minco in Grady County, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported.

Reding Farm Maize * When: Now - Nov. 8, 2009 * What: Annual Cornfield Maze, hay rides, duck & hampster races, corn & pumpkin cannons, huge sand pile & more * Details: Hours: Tues.

Geographically, Ken Novotny hasn't moved far from his hometown of Pocasset, maintaining an office in the Bricktown area of Oklahoma City.

Geographically, Ken Novotny hasn't moved far from his hometown of Pocasset, maintaining an office in the Bricktown area of Oklahoma City.

Grady County 4-H officers put their leadership skills to work by teaching several workshops at the annual 4-H Roundup in Amber.

Byng Public Schools have been selected to participate in a leadership program that encourages and trains parents to become more effective advocates for their local schools.

For more information, contact Betty Spies at 224-4284 or Eleanor Edmondson at 224-3736. This is our regular meeting time; Norma Hayes from the Food Pantry will be our guest speaker at noon.

The town of Minco's one and only grocery store burned down two months ago, and now citizens are being forced to find ways to adjust.

The 90-year-old said he grew up at a young age learning to love his job, picking cotton for a dime a day.

Several local high school seniors recently joined an exclusive group of students from across the state chosen to receive scholarships and attend the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma this fall in Chickasha.

The John Bayless Family Reunion will be Sunday, May 24 at the Pioneer School, west of Chickasha on Highway 92, at 11a.m. Survivor dinner set for June 2 It's that time of year again that we celebrate our survivors.

Oklahoma pork producers, Top Farms of Minco, Okla., and The Maschhoffs of Hinton, Okla., provided the pork for a pulled pork lunch held on May 3 at the Minco Fire Department.

The India Shrine Center is having their annual Vidalia onion sale again this year.

A fire marshal is investigating that blaze as well as other fires in the same area two weeks ago.

Mayor Greg Elliott, left, presents a plaque to former city councilman Chris last week in recognition of his service on the council.

The information gathered will be handed over to Governor Brad Henry to determine whether to ask for a federal declaration.

Fires and fire trucks were the first items covered at Monday's Grady County Commissioners meeting.