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Amazon to pay $2.25M in civil penalties

Staff Report
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Online retail giant Amazon will be required to pay $2.25 million to resolve Federal Trade Commission charges that the company knowingly violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
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.
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