House full of music

Chandler may not be a place you’d expect to see a platinum album.But Michael Grayson has a collection, all of them from his father.“He was one of the most famous record producers out of L.A., Miles Grayson,” he proudly proclaimed. “You remember ‘Wild Thing,’ The Troggs? He arranged the music.

66 Conference

Kennedy Allen stroked a two-run double in the sixth inning and pitched out of a bases-loaded jam in the seventh to lead Chandler to a 2-1 win over Stroud in the finals of the 66 Conference fastpitch tournament Saturday at Prague.

Chandler-Meeker

Meeker and Chandler got in their final scrimmage of the pre-season Thursday. They ran series with first and second squads, then turned on the clock for a 12-minute quarter under game conditions. As it turned out, each team had two possessions.

NRC stops Marlow

North Rock Creek stopped Marlow on downs inside the 10yard line just before the half Friday night and went to win the season opener, 17-7.

Prague smokes Classen, 60-7

$5,000 bench warrant issued

A bench warrant has been issued for the arrest of a Bixby man facing four felony counts in connection with a theft at a Lincoln County residence recently.Formal charges were filed in Lincoln County District Court on July 31 against Dalton Lee Watts, 29.

Football story

Way back when the earth was young, I got my first newspaper reporting gig: area sports reporter for the Ada Evening News.I had the time of my life covering sports in an eight-county rural area and got to have to have some interesting up-close and personal experiences.

Guilty pleas in drug cases

An out-of-state driver facing two felony drug-related charges has pleaded guilty to both counts and drawn deferred sentences.Lin Pi Xing, 51, of New York was formally charged Feb.

Arraignment set in manslaughter

A California woman facing a manslaughter charge as the result of a fatal traffic collision has waived her preliminary hearing and her arraignment has been scheduled.

A Labor Day elimination

Monday this week was of course Labor Day, a holiday for most people. As we often do, my wife Pat and I had decided we would go out for breakfast that morning.We weren’t in any big hurry.