Mike W. Ray Southwest Ledger

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OKC contractor charged with fraud and elderly exploitation

DA Cabelka seeks new election in Comanche County sheriff’s runoff

Lawton council approves $7M contract for infrastructure

Lawton spending millions to rehab its sewage treatment plant

Council pays for street paving, water lines; addresses City Hall flooding

Four ex-mayors urge Chickasha City Council to approve 2 TIF districts

‘Gateway to Chickasha’ project consists of 2 TIF districts

Mexican national enters U.S. illegally via airplane to Oklahoma

OU professor to lead study of ‘crime and safety’ in Lawton

Savoy targets mid-September opening date; fallout emerges following 5-4 CBD grant vote

12 candidates vying for 3 Lawton council seats Aug. 27

LEDC pursued 29 economic development ‘leads’ in FY 2024, exec reports

$40M debt to finance new aquatic center, improve lakes, streets, water/sewer lines

Lawton council orders removal of cell tower within 30 days

Lawton streets targeted for mill-and-overlay increase to 64

Street closures planned for USAO – an economic driver for Chickasha

Chickasha council rebids lake docks demolition project

Multimillion-dollar upgrade of McMahon Auditorium to start in ’25

Another public hearing on Chickasha TIF plan scheduled

Chickasha CBD building grant almost fails on 5-4 vote

Company, exec, employee indicted for $100M price-fixing conspiracy in transportation contracts

Lawton WWTP cited again by DEQ, but ‘significant progress’ being made

State telecom fund may be in jeopardy, commissioner warns

Boynton: The saga of a tiny, dysfunctional Oklahoma town

Boynton sold lake to satisfy court judgment; water bill finally paid

Lawton librarian honored for her integrity

City Council renews agreement with Mobile Meals

Lawton officials hope to open aquatic center by next June

Chickasha mayor nominated for seat on OML board

Two men sentenced to federal prison for armed robberies of mail carriers in Stillwater, Edmond, Oklahoma City

McAlester man sentenced after bank fraud guilty plea

Anti-camping ordinance under study in Lawton

FY ’22 audit completion nets City of Lawton $161K

$970M in debt with only $25K in bank, Redbox files for Chapter 7

Lawton council limits speakers to local residents

Comanche Co. commissioner election Aug. 27

Lakes water quality rating was less than scientific

Lawton to comply with DEQ mandate on landfill

Chickasha eyes FEMA grant to help finance flood prevention measures

Chickasha still susceptible to flooding