Coffee shops open through startup project

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Twenty new independent coffee shops, including two in Oklahoma, opened in 2021 through the 7 Steps to Success coffee shop startup program by award-winning coffee roaster Crimson Cup Coffee & Tea, the company said in a press release.

U.S. high court held extraordinary trial

In the American South of the early 20th century, it was not uncommon for a black man to be accused of raping a white woman and subsequently convicted by an all-white male jury in a sham trial.

DOL, DOJ repeat pledge to protect veterans' employment rights

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor and U.S Department of Justice have reaffirmed their commitment to administer and enforce protections afforded to military service members and veterans by the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994.

Lawton commercial building permits

The city of Lawton issued the following commercial building permits in November:  3302 SE Lee Blvd. On Nov. 30, the city issued a carport permit to Ryan Herring Construction.  1901 SW Lee Blvd. On Nov. 4, the city issued an erosion fill permit to Lawton Public Schools. 1401 NW Bessie Ave. On Nov.

NCLA challenges vaccine-or-test requirement

WASHINGTON — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s attempt to impose an invasive “vaccinate-or-test” requirement on over half the nation’s workforce is an unprecedented and unconstitutional exercise of legislative power, which the Constitution vests solely in Congress, the nonprofit...

Some 2022 candidate filing requirements changing

OKLAHOMA CITY – Paul Ziriax, Secretary of the State Election Board, reminds prospective 2022 candidates for State Senator, State Representative and County Commissioner that they have until Dec.

CoBank releases 2022 forecast

  DENVER — The United States’ economy is poised to slow in 2022 relative to 2021, but economic growth will continue at a pace that is well above average. Consumers have powered the economic recovery since mid-2020, and that will continue in the coming year.

Stop porch pirates this holiday season

You know it’s that time of the year when packages of all shapes and sizes begin to litter your porch. This year, C + R Research reported that over 230 million US digital buyers would be shopping online, making it a busy time for package theft.

Rudy Ramos talks about his path from Lawton to Hollywood

OKLAHOMA CITY – In the mid-1960s, Lawton native Rudy Ramos, then in his late teens, took a road trip from Burkburnett, Texas, all the way up to western Canada. The route took him through the wide-open spaces of the American West.

IF WALLS COULD TALK

One of the most prominent visitors to Comanche Chief Quanah Parker’s Fort Sill home, known as the Star House, was President Theodore Roosevelt.