Minco News

October is National Head Start Awareness Month. The Washita Valley Community Action Council is the grantee for the local Head Start program in Grady and Caddo Counties.

Flaggers will be in place to direct traffic. Wide loads of 10 feet or more will be prohibited in this area and will be forced to turn around.

Motorists on S. H. 37 west of Tuttle have been slowing down for road construction since work began on July 6. The four-mile, $5 million project is being financed with federal funds and is expected to be completed within 300 calendar days, weather permitting.

There's a new man at the helm of the city's water treatment plant. Kirby Boxberger began his new job as the Water Plant Superintendent on Friday, taking over a post that has been vacant for nearly three years.

Sept. 18--30 CRIMINAL FELONIES * Benjamin Kyle Fisher, Chickasha, was charged with second degree burglary, possession of firearm after former conviction, possession of controlled dangerous substance, larceny, and obstructing an officer.

There's a new cat on Main Street in Tuttle. The Leopard Lily, an upscale boutique, offers Tuttle residents a wide variety of merchandise, including fresh flowers, antiques, home decor and more.

Jacob Hinkle and his mother, Roberta are shown here with their recent winnings from the Tuttle and Northern District Fairs.

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.

The Grady County Commissioners on Monday approved a request for water annexation by petitioners Rick Maloney and Marcy Koerner.

Tristan Gambill, 11, son of Kurt and Barbara Gambill of Tuttle, is shown at the Grady County Fair with his pig "Splat," who recently took both First Place and the Best Showmanship Award at the Northern District Fair which was held in Minco last weekend.

Residents In Grady County are picking up the pieces after being pounded by late night storms.

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.

Minco voters have elected Shaun J. Bliss to serve on the city council. Bliss captured 63 percent of the vote in defeating Karem Dirickson, 47-26, in Tuesday special election.

Minco residents are still waiting to see whether the owners of the recently fire-ravaged William's Discount Food Store will rebuild in their town.

Minco could soon be without a grocery store -- and nearly 33 percent of the town's sales tax could vanish with it.

A paramedic looks after Marvin Spears, whose car collided into the back of a pick-up and sparked a three-automobile accident Friday at Choctaw and 4th Street.

The second installment payment of $26,813 for the three-year agreement on the Reverse 911 system has come due.

The second installment payment of $26,813 for the three-year agreement on the Reverse 911 system has come due.

A weekend fire destroyed Williams Discount Foods of Minco. Fire investigators are looking at the probability that the fire was electrical in nature.

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.