Greg Ellis and his wife Dawn Ellis ring the bell Thursday at the Lawton Public Safety Facility to mark his retirement after 29 years of service with the Lawton Police Department. Stephen Miller | Southwest Ledger

Greg Ellis and his wife Dawn Ellis ring the bell Thursday at the Lawton Public Safety Facility to mark his retirement after 29 years of service with the Lawton Police Department. Stephen Miller | Southwest Ledger

Ellis rings the bell at retirement ceremony

News Staff
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
Ellis rings the bell at retirement ceremony
A packed crowd gathered in Inola last week to discuss the pros and cons of a proposed $4 billion aluminum smelter that would be built at the Port of Inola. Caden Cooper | Southwest Ledger

A packed crowd gathered in Inola last week to discuss the pros and cons of a proposed $4 billion aluminum smelter that would be built at the Port of Inola. Caden Cooper | Southwest Ledger

$4B Inola aluminum smelter backed by Trump administration, FISTA, Commerce Department, State Chamber of Commerce

Tuesday, July 7, 2026

A proposed $4 billion aluminum smelter at the Port of Inola, in northeastern Oklahoma along the Mc-Clellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, would be the first new primary aluminum production plant built in the United States in nearly 50 years.

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During a family outing, Jake and Melissa Finck pose for a photo at Ree Drummond’s Pioneer Woman kitchen studio in Pawhuska. Photo by James Finck, Ph.D.

During a family outing, Jake and Melissa Finck pose for a photo at Ree Drummond’s Pioneer Woman kitchen studio in Pawhuska. Photo by James Finck, Ph.D.

Historic Travels: Pawhuska has lots to offer

James
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
One of the things my wife and I like to do in the summer is take day trips.
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