Several years ago, Grady Memorial Hospital partnered with this Access Clinic, a 501(c) (3) staffed by volunteers who provided free medical care for low-income individuals. Gradually the number of patients declined until operations at the clinic ceased. A few weeks ago the building at Ninth Street and Chickasha Avenue was returned to the hospital, and the board of trustees will decide whether to keep it or sell it, CEO Steve Pautler said. Secrett Taylor | Southwest Ledger

More than 3,600 untagged marijuana plants, 430 pounds of finished marijuana and more than 1,000 pounds of marijuana flower “mix” were seized, and five people were arrested – including three Chinese nationals in the U.S. illegally – during a recent raid on a marijuana grow operation near Blanchard by the Grady County Sheriff’s Office and the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority. Grady County Sheriff’s Office