Mike W. Ray Southwest Ledger

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Budgets adopted for Lawton City Hall, hotel/motel tax receipts

‘Abundance’ of ‘open records’ requests swamped computer software, city employees alike

Lawton landfill damaged by rain; D&Ds paused for 60 days

State regulators approve revised rates for Tenkiller water company

Chickasha drug house demolished by city, county

‘Big Beautiful Bill’ would put intense pressure on Oklahoma Medicaid program

Afghan national pleads guilty to plotting election day terror attack

Tulsa woman charged 8 times in courts with identity theft

Rocket fuel manufacturer predicts production in Lawton to start in 2026

Chickasha industrial park development could generate $3.5B investment, 3,000 jobs

Corporation Commission accedes to PSO on purchase of Jenks power plant

Woman accused of attempting to exit plane in midair

Corporation Commission ALJ to hear public comments on ONG’s $41.5M rate hike request

Of all the banks and all the tellers, he picked the wrong ones

Chinese national admits operating backroom gambling site

Lawton TV Station Floods City Officials with Myriad ‘Open Records’ Requests

Work progressing on repairs to dams at Lakes Ellsworth, Lawtonka, Gondola

Legislation in support of proposed $4B aluminum plant in Oklahoma transmitted to Governor

City officials vote 7-2 to buy Chickasha country club for $1.6M

Consider TSET grants to finance Chickasha park upgrades, council urged

Plans envisioned for downtown Chickasha park pivot to ‘wellness hub’

Arraignment July 2 for Kiowa Co. cattleman accused of maiming

Guthrie woman admits stealing from Hydro nursing home

Lawton couple admits sex trafficking minors

Lawton settles lawsuits over mortgaged properties

YMCA to operate Chickasha pool again this summer

Charges filed in 2 armed robberies of marijuana operations

Rural stop leads to 900+ pounds of marijuana, 8 taken into ICE custody

Payment of Savoy renovation grant depleted downtown business grant funds

$275M in bonds to finance highway projects, including start of US-81 bypass in Chickasha

Oklahoma, several other states, D.C., U.S. government sue CVS to recover Medicaid funds

Work on city parks and aquatic center interrupted by torrential rainfall

State, U.S. not yet feeling full brunt of national economic turmoil

City manager says Chickasha in ‘excellent financial shape’

Woman charged with laundering funds in online scams

Embezzlement charges against Apache Town Hall ex-employee dismissed

Chickasha considers acquisition of country club, eyes capital improvements

Lawton Council approves fund diversions but rejects 12% hike in myriad city fees

Miscellaneous fees would have increased by 12%

Bandit robs Tulsa bank, takes rideshare home