Medicine Park

Randy Mitchell | Southwest Chronicle Above, A male great-tailed grackle perches on a sign. Notice the elongated tail and iridescent purple and black coloring.

Randy Mitchell | Southwest Chronicle Above, A male great-tailed grackle perches on a sign. Notice the elongated tail and iridescent purple and black coloring.

Parking lot chickens (Great-tailed grackle)

Randy Mitchell - Special to Southwest Ledger
Friday, December 23, 2022
This week’s featured creature is a most peculiar bird. It is abundant, and you’ve almost certainly seen it at busy department store parking lots. In fact, where people go, so goes the great-tailed grackle.
Santa throws a stuffed animal to children at the 2021 Medicine Park Christmas parade.

Santa throws a stuffed animal to children at the 2021 Medicine Park Christmas parade.

Medicine Park unveils holiday celebration plans

Andrew W. Griffin
Friday, December 2, 2022
MEDICINE PARK – It’s that time of the year again! Time to get into the Christmas spirit in Medicine Park. Medicine Park’s Christmas Carnival will commence downtown at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, with Santa’s parade beginning at 2 p.m., according to event coordinator Dwight Cope.
Construction continues on Diamondback Harley-Davison’s Medicine Park clothing outlet Wednesday afternoon. Inside a crew member makes some adjustments to the retail center’s patio doors overlooking Bath Lake. The shop is expected to open mid to late August. Southwest Chronicle photo by Curtis Awbrey

Construction continues on Diamondback Harley-Davison’s Medicine Park clothing outlet Wednesday afternoon. Inside a crew member makes some adjustments to the retail center’s patio doors overlooking Bath Lake. The shop is expected to open mid to late August. Southwest Chronicle photo by Curtis Awbrey

Harley gear shop opening soon in Medicine Park

Andrew W. Griffin
Friday, July 29, 2022
MEDICINE PARK – Fans of the iconic Harley-Davidson motorcycles will soon have a new place to get their gear in southwest Oklahoma.
Attendees listen to music during a previous Rock The Park festival and Fourth of July Celebration in Medicine Park. Jeremy Robbins/File Photo

Attendees listen to music during a previous Rock The Park festival and Fourth of July Celebration in Medicine Park. Jeremy Robbins/File Photo

Independence Day in the Wichitas

Curtis Awbrey
Friday, June 24, 2022
Independence Day festivities will be plentiful in the Comanche County communities of Elgin, Medicine Park, Fletcher, Wichita Mountain Estates and Sterling. ELGIN Elgin’s 2nd annual Sounds of Freedom Festival will be held Saturday, July 2 at the Youth Sports Complex. Festivities begin at 8 a.m.
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