Mike W. Ray Southwest Ledger

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32 convicted for roles in drug trafficking operations directed from state prisons

Pawnee woman admits guilt in costly online romance scams

Regulators approve Fort Cobb Fuel Authority’s ’23 gas purchases, now reviewing ’24’s

Chickasha considering golf course operator

Chickasha to allow sales of fireworks in town starting next year

Hudson Prince retained to widen East Grand Avenue

Price increases in electricity are a consequence of multiple causes

What is a ‘reasonable’ return on equity for public utilities?

Summit Utilities files for $4.9M rate hike; public hearing on merits of proposal set for Dec. 15

Electricity rates nationwide increase by average 25% outpacing inflation

Feds challenge law allowing in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants

Dozens of unauthorized immigrants arrested, prosecuted in Oklahoma’s federal courts

Chickasha buys street patch unit, 3 trucks

Chickasha approves Lake Chickasha wetland development

Design plans on Chickasha water plant filed; city current on loan debt payments

State agency limits water use permit for McCurtain County chicken farm

Leader and 8 Oklahomans in national catalytic converter theft ring plead guilty

‘Veterans on Patrol’ member charged with vandalizing OKC TV station weather radar

State regulators approve $41M rate increase for Oklahoma Natural Gas

Chickasha firefighters honored for rescuing man, dog from floodwaters

FY25 was banner year for OWRB’s Financial Assistance Division

Water permits issued for 4 marijuana grow operations

USAO executive hired by Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education

OWRB approves loans, grants for southwest Oklahoma communities

Plans for new Chickasha water plant progressing; project going out for bids in August

Engineering, workers’ comp contracts approved by council

City of Chickasha selling lake water for oil and gas production

State grand jury indicts pair in 8-county, $21K fraud scheme

Fort Sill’s iconic Half Section retired; museum downsizing, may close

Two Oklahomans snared in $14.6B nationwide health care fraud schemes

Six years in prison and $5.38M in restitution: Was embezzlement from bank worth it?

Two Oklahoma women charged with stealing federal payments

PSO takes control of Jenks plant; purchase cost to appear on bills soon

$3.15M in G.O. bonds sold to finance Lawton street projects

Chickasha Chamber, EDC, Festival of Light, Grady Co. Fairgrounds receive statewide tourism awards

McGirt, focus of landmark ‘Indian Country’ case, admits sex offender registry violation

LEDA to issue RFQ for construction manager to monitor Firehawk Aerospace

Lawton City Council election set for Sept. 9

Chickasha plans to spend big money on capital improvements in FY 2026

Poultry litter pollution remains high in Illinois River watershed