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 »
OKLAHOMA CITY (Feb. 27, 2024) — Attorney General Gentner Drummond has sent a letter demanding the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and FBI address a recent HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) repo... More »
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 »
OKLAHOMA CITY (Feb. 23, 2024) – Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond is requesting the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board deny clemency for Michael Dewayne Smith, who was convicted of murdering a 40-year-old mother and a 24-year-old store clerk in separate... More »
OKLAHOMA CITY – Earlier this week, CAITLYN CHEYENNE DOWNS, 24, of Stephens County, was sentenced to serve 180 months in federal prison for child abuse in Indian Country, announced U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester. On December 7, 2022, a federal grand jury retu... More »
OKLAHOMA CITY – Yesterday, STEVEN NEEL HARRY, 62, of Oklahoma City, was sentenced to serve 327 months in federal prison for attempted coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity, announced United States Attorney Robert J. Troester. On April... More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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, 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 »