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Rig Report: Oil, gas activity increases state’s rig count

Rig Report: Oil, gas activity increases state’s rig count

Rig Report: Oil, gas activity increases state’s rig count

From staff reports The nation’s oil and gas rig count was unchanged over the past week but exploration in Oklahoma is on the upswing as the number of rigs increased to a total of 51.The latest Baker Hughes Co.
Curtis W. Awbrey | Southwest Ledger The 40-foot iconic leg lamp that has stirred quite the controversy over the past few years sets high atop a 10-foot-tall crate at the eastern end of Chickasha Avenue in “Old Town” Chickasha on March 16.

Curtis W. Awbrey | Southwest Ledger The 40-foot iconic leg lamp that has stirred quite the controversy over the past few years sets high atop a 10-foot-tall crate at the eastern end of Chickasha Avenue in “Old Town” Chickasha on March 16.

6 years later, Chickasha leg lamp controversy continues

CHICKASHA – “Whether you love it or hate it, it works,” Economic Development Council President Jim Cowan said recently about the leg lamp statue downtown.

Deadline approaching to request absentee ballots

KIOWA COUNTY – Voters who need absentee ballots for the upcoming municipal and Caddo Kiowa Technology Center elections must submit their request to the Kiowa County Election Board no later than 5 p.m. March 17, Election Board Secretary Terri Meinert said in a news release.

County approves supplemental agreement for clinic

LAWTON – The Comanche County Health Department’s new public health preparedness clinic will be larger than originally anticipated.With little discussion, the Comanche County Board of Commissioners voted 3-0 Feb 24 to approve a supplemental services agreement with Tradesman Architectural Studios.