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NY Times best-selling author to host book signing in Chickasha

By Conrad EasterdayWashita Valley Weekly Editor It all started with a dark and foreboding storage unit tucked away in a corner of Norman.The unit was crowded with decades of books, what the publishing industry refers to as “author copies.” Publishers provide t... More »

Alex Students Receive Rural Electric Cooperative Awards

ALEX, OKLAHOMA – Alex Public School students Abby and Kara Pettijohn werehonored at the Rural Electric Cooperative’s recent award banquet for their essayswritten over the cooperative.Kara Pettijohn was awarded the opportunity to participate in Energy Camp this... More »

Fatality Review Board

Oklahoma domestic violence homicides among the highest OKLAHOMA CITY – Domestic violence homicides in Oklahoma decreased slightly in 2022, but the numbers remain among the highest in the nation, according to the annual report just released by the Oklahoma Dome... More »

DA Hicks seeks death penalty in Athena Brownfield case

Jason Hicks, District Attorney for Oklahoma District 6 which includes Caddo, Grady, Stephens and Jefferson Counties has filed a Bill of Particulars seeking the death penalty for Alysia Adams, one of the caretakers charged in 4-year-old Athena Brownfield’s deat... More »

Caddo and Grady County Arrest Report

The following felony charges have been filed against these individuals, however they are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Information from www.odcr.com. GRADY COUNTYBALDWIN, DUSTIN MICHAEL, OKLAHOMA CITY: 1. DISTRIBUTION OF CDS-INCLUDING POSS W/INTENT TO... More »

Red, white, blue and gray DAV going strong

By Conrad EasterdayWashita Valley Weekly Editor Chapter 17 of the Disabled American Veterans has given aid to Chickasha’s veterans since 1932, an unbroken record of service that no other Oklahoma chapter can match. A respectable number attend the chapter’s mon... More »

Grady and Caddo County Arrest Report

The following felony charges have been filed against these individuals, however they are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Information from www.odcr.com. GRADY COUNTYJEANDEMANGE, DALLAS AMOUR DESIRE, BLANCHARD: 1. BATTERY/ASSAULT AND BATTERY ON POLICE OFF... More »

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest opening February 22

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, a play based on the novel by Ken Kesey published in 1962, opens for a four-day run at 7:30 pm, Thursday, Feb.22, at the Washita Theatre. The Chickasha Community Theatre production will also host a 2 p.m. performance on Sunday.T... More »