A 16-year-old boy who drowned in a Cooperland raceway pond Friday was not associated with Fellowship of Christian Athletes, FCA North Central Oklahoma area representative John Talley said.

OpenGate Capital, a global private equity firm with headquarters in Los Angeles, has acquired Gabriel North America (NA), a leading provider of shock absorbers and strut assemblies, from ArvinMeritor.
Gabriel NA maintains manufacturing, warehouse, sales and management offices throughout North America including Chickasha; Detroit, Mich.; Chickasha, Oklahoma; Brentwood, Tenn. and Queretaro, Mexico. The company generates nearly $200 million of sales and has over 1,300 employees in the U.S., Canada and Mexico serving over 600 customer accounts.

A saw, an air conditioner, and a tractor didn’t have much in common until Monday. That was when they were all reported stolen -- and became the latest on a long June list of stolen items in Chickasha.
The current economic malaise may be causing an increasing number of city thefts, Assistant Police Chief Elip Moore said. Police reported several thefts in various parts of the city Monday.
Police have arrested quite a few burglars in June, but tough economic conditions could continue to spearhead an uptick in thefts, Moore said.

Chickasha’s Muscle Car Ranch will once again celebrate Independence Day with beer and music.
Chickasha City Council members voted 7-2 in special session recently to allow Muscle Car Ranch owner Curtis Hart to sell beer at his venue. The ruling allows beer sales at the Ranch for the next three years.

Grady County Emergency Management Director Dale Thompson announced Monday that a FEMA Wildfire Disaster Recovery Center will open in Blanchard June 29 for Grady and McClain counties.
The center, in the Blanchard High School cafeteria at N. E. 2nd (Hwy 62) and Tyler, will be operated by the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the U. S. Small Business Administra

CHICKASHA -- In the U.S. Army, they call him captain. In the medical profession, they call him doctor. On the campus of the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma, they call him alum and friend.
Describing his decision to come to USAO as "one of the best decisions I ever made," Dr. Grant Evans continues to sing the praises of his Chickasha alma mater. He is a 2003 graduate of the college.