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Voter registration deadline is July 31

Voter registration deadline is July 31

Voter registration deadline is July 31

Eric Swanson
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
July 31 is the last day to apply for voter registration to be eligible to vote in the Aug. 25 runoff primary and special elections, Comanche County Election Board Secretary Amy Sims said Monday.People who are U.S.
Juvenile Detention Center roof leaks to be patched

Juvenile Detention Center roof leaks to be patched

Juvenile Detention Center roof leaks to be patched

Mike W. Ray
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
LAWTON – Ford Roofing will patch leaks in the roof of the Comanche County Regional Juvenile Detention Center, and the county commissioners will consider whether to replace the whole roof.
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

Mike W. Ray
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.
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

Discriminatory language is being deleted from plats

Staff Report
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
OKLAHOMA CITY — A resolution to remove discriminatory language from 13 plats in Oklahoma City was adopted recently by the City Council.The subdivision plats are located in portions of the Crown Heights, Lincoln Terrace, Bath Second East View, and Edgemere Park neighborhoods.

CCDC equipment installation agreement approved

Mike W. Ray
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
LAWTON – A material-and-installation agreement with Digi Security Systems for the $404,000 Jail Controls upgrade at the Comanche County jail was approved June 22 by the Facilities Authority.The equipment will be installed in the Comanche County Detention Center by Sydaptic Inc.
Devon Energy faces more pressure to sell some assets

Devon Energy faces more pressure to sell some assets

Devon Energy faces more pressure to sell some assets

Jerry Bohnen
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
OKLAHOMA CITY – Devon Energy CEO Clay Gaspar hinted this week the company might make a decision sooner than originally suggested about selling some of its assets following its $58 billion merger with Coterra, a merger that closed in May.
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