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Temple gets permit to draw water from local lake

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

TEMPLE – This Cotton County community made it official last week when the town received a state permit to withdraw water from Temple Lake.The 36-acre reservoir is about 4 minutes west of town and was created several years ago by impounding a Cache Creek tributary.

Mountain View receives REAP grant from OWRB

Mike W. Ray Southwest Ledger

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

The Oklahoma Water Resources Board approved a five-figure grant for replacement of almost 600 linear feet of sanitary sewer line in Mountain View.

Elgin to revise proposed ATV ordinance

Eric Swanson Southwest Ledger

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

ELGIN – Elgin officials will rework an ordinance barring ATV owners from driving their vehicles on city-owned property and submit it to the Elgin City Council for consideration.The council discussed the proposed ordinance March 11 but did not vote on whether to adopt it.

Early voting starts March 27; sample ballots now available

News Staff

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

From staff reports Early voting begins March 27 for Kiowa County’s municipal and Caddo Kiowa Technology Center elections, according to a news release from the Kiowa County Election Board.

Chickasha water plant to be named for family providing land on which it will be built

Mike W. Ray Southwest Ledger

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Chickasha’s new water treatment plant will be named after the local family that’s providing the land on which it will be constructed.The Erwin Family Waterworks will be built on three parcels totaling 70 acres west of the city’s aged water treatment plant, City Manager Jim Crosby said.

Agencies unite to repair/replace septic systems

From Staff Reports

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

OKLAHOMA CITY – Every year, hundreds of Oklahomans are confronted with raw sewage in their yards or backing up into their homes because of a failing septic system.

Collapsed sewer line under Chickasha street to be replaced

Mike W. Ray Southwest Ledger

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

The Chickasha Municipal Authority will spend nearly half a million dollars to replace 152 feet of a sewer line on Colorado Avenue that collapsed beneath 4th Street.The sanitary sewer main “has failed and has been a continuous operational and maintenance problem,” wrote R.

Southwest Oklahoma Legislative Update: Senate

Debi Desilver Southwest Ledger

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

OKLAHOMA CITY - With a March 27 deadline looming on the Senate calendar requiring any bills moving forward to have received a third reading in the chamber of origin, President Pro Tem Lonnie Paxton (R-Tuttle) saw four bills he authored referred for engrossment last week.

Southwest Oklahoma Legislative Update: House

Debi Desilver Southwest Ledger

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

OKLAHOMA CITY Two state House resolutions were filed with the Secretary of State last week; one to raise public awareness for profound autism and the other to honor the millions of women who worked in factories during World War II.

David B. Hale | Southwest Ledger A traffic collision in Lawton at 38th Street and Gore Boulevard on March 11 resulted in this pickup nose down in a hole and one person transported to a hospital with minor injuries, the Lawton Police Department reported. Public Utilities Director Rusty Whisenhunt said the pit was excavated by a contractor in order to bore a hole for a new water line across Gore.

Lawton gets $21 million loan to replace more water mains

Mike W. Ray Southwest Ledger

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

OKLAHOMA CITY --The Lawton Water Authority received a $21 million loan last month from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) to continue massive improvements to the municipal water infrastructure.

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