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City of Lawton trying various measures to address homelessness issue

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

As the City of Lawton continues to address homelessness, officials are assessing the legal feasibility of establishing a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization to help sustain and expand services for unhoused individuals.

State receives more than $2M in federal grants

News Staff

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

From staff reports OKLAHOMA CITY – The state Attorney General’s office has been awarded four federal grants totaling more than $2 million to create a Cold Case Unit, increase equipment to its Digital Forensics Unit, and add three lethality assessment protocol training coordinators to the Victim...

Employers in Action Day set for March 26

News Staff

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

From staff reports Oklahoma’s human-resources professionals will hear from lawmakers during the State Chamber of Oklahoma’s Employers in Action Day, set for March 26 at the state Ca pitol.

Chickasha EDC adopts revised confidentiality agreement

Mike W. Ray Southwest Ledger

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

The Chickasha Economic Development Council adopted a revised “Board and Staff Confidentiality Agreement” recently.The document was “borrowed from i2e,” said Ryan Posey, chairman of the CEDC board of directors.

City of Lawton unveils new online bill pay system

News Staff

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

From staff reports The City of Lawton will launch a “new and improved” Online Bill Pay system, designed to make paying bills faster and more convenient, on Thursday, March 20.

Medicine Park to ask businesses for notice of upcoming events

Eric Swanson Southwest Ledger

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

MEDICINE PARK – The Medicine Park Economic Development Authority will ask the town’s Board of Trustees to encourage businesses to notify officials about upcoming events, which will help officials plan security coverage and traffic control.

Eric Swanson | Southwest Ledger Kim Wayne Shahan, founder and president of Vision of Hope/Camp Y’Shua, and Comanche County Commissioners Josh Powers, Johnny Owens and Ryan John hold frames containing items related to Shahan’s research about Tarbone Mountain. Shahan made his presentation about the mountain, which has been renamed as Tah-bone-mah Mountain, during the commissioners’ March 10 meeting.

Commissioners hear presentation on Tah-bone-mah Mountain

Eric Swanson Southwest Ledger

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

LAWTON – For the past 100 years, the mountain at Vision of Hope/Camp Y’Shua was known as Tarbone Mountain.But now, the mountain in the Wichita Mountains range has been renamed Tah-bone-mah Mountain in honor of Tah-bonemah, a Kiowa warrior who served in the U.S.

Chickasha to recruit businesses, needs more houses, homeowners

Mike W. Ray Southwest Ledger

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

A group of Chickasha business and civic leaders accompanied by some key politicians plan to travel to southern California in June to promote the Grady County community to several hundred business owners and managers in The Golden State.

Southwest Oklahoma Legislative Update: Senate

Debi Desilver Southwest Ledger

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

OKLAHOMA CITY Legislation authored by Sen. Lonnie Paxton (R-Tuttle), Senate Bill 676, to repeal outdated commissions and remove obsolete references in state statutes unanimously passed the full Senate last week with a 46-0 vote.

Southwest Oklahoma Legislative Update: House

Debi Desilver Southwest Ledger

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

OKLAHOMA CITY - A nuclear energy generation feasibility study is being promoted through a bill co-sponsored by Rep. Brad Boles (R-Marlow).The measure, Senate Bill 130, would direct the Corporation Commission to undertake the study and thoroughly evaluate multiple aspects of nuclear energy.

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