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Mike W. Ray | Southwest Ledger / Villas at Grand is a duplex community of approximately 30 rentals that opened in Chickasha last year.

Mike W. Ray | Southwest Ledger / Villas at Grand is a duplex community of approximately 30 rentals that opened in Chickasha last year.

Housing projects underway in Chickasha

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
CHICKASHA – The final plat for a multifamily development in southwest Chickasha received the City Council’s blessing, joining a handful of other residential projects built or under construction here. Haven Pointe Addition, at South 22nd Street and West Nevada Avenue, features 4.

EDC helps Chickasha move forward

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
CHICKASHA – The principal mission of the Economic Development Council is to “shine a positive light on Chickasha,” Director Jim Cowan told the City Council recently. As an illustration, a variety of new businesses were launched in Chickasha “in the past year,” he related.

Chickasha Police Department upgrades its fleet

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
CHICKASHA – The City Council authorized Police Chief Goebel Music on Oct. 2 to buy another police patrol vehicle, the second such purchase in six weeks. The Chickasha Police Department will acquire a 2021 Dodge Durango Pursuit all-wheel-drive vehicle from the Kansas Highway Patrol.
A federal grant will finance most of the cost of constructing new trails throughout Chickasha’s 50-acre Shannon Springs Park, and performing erosion control measures around the 4.5-acre pond in the park. If sufficient funds are available, additional lighting will be installed, too. MIKE W. RAY | SOUTHWEST LEDGER

A federal grant will finance most of the cost of constructing new trails throughout Chickasha’s 50-acre Shannon Springs Park, and performing erosion control measures around the 4.5-acre pond in the park. If sufficient funds are available, additional lighting will be installed, too. MIKE W. RAY | SOUTHWEST LEDGER

Rebuilt trails slated for Chickasha park delayed

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
CHICKASHA – A $1.8 million project to build a loop around Shannon Springs Park will be delayed for a year, to 2025.
Southwest Ledger photos by Rip Stell and Mike W. Ray.

Southwest Ledger photos by Rip Stell and Mike W. Ray.

‘Rock Island Weekend’ draws crowds to Chickasha

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Friday, October 6, 2023
CHICKASHA – A throng of tourists and locals alike packed downtown Chickasha from daylight to dark-thirty Saturday for fun and games during the first-ever “Rock Island Weekend.” The festivities included the sixth annual Food Truck Championship, sponsored by SaltCreek Casino.
A statue of Te Ata, an actress and citizen of the Chickasaw Nation who was born in pre-statehood Indian Territory and became a celebrated First American performer, stands in the Oval at USAO. In the background is Troutt Hall, named for former USAO President Roy Troutt. PROVIDED

A statue of Te Ata, an actress and citizen of the Chickasaw Nation who was born in pre-statehood Indian Territory and became a celebrated First American performer, stands in the Oval at USAO. In the background is Troutt Hall, named for former USAO President Roy Troutt. PROVIDED

USAO plans street festival Aug. 31

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, August 24, 2023
CHICKASHA — A street festival sponsored by the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma will be held downtown on Thursday, Aug. 31 from 6-8:30 p.m. The 200 block of Chickasha Avenue will be barricaded from 3-9 p.m. “to allow time for set-up and tear-downs,” the City Council was told.
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