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FISTA seeking proposals for STEM lab equipment

News Staff
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
From staff reports The Work Ready Oklahoma program will host a job fair from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. March 12 at the Hilton Garden Inn, 135 NW Second St. in Lawton, according to a news release from Work Ready Oklahoma.A sensory-friendly hour will run from 9 to 10 a.m.
From the left, JJ Francais, associate publisher of Southwest Ledger, speaks while KSWO anchor Haley Wilson and Lawton Constitution Publisher David Stringer listen during a Lawton-Fort Sill Chamber of Commerce luncheon March 6 at the Apache Casino Hotel. The three panelists discussed many issues facing news organizations. Eric Swanson | Southwest Ledger

From the left, JJ Francais, associate publisher of Southwest Ledger, speaks while KSWO anchor Haley Wilson and Lawton Constitution Publisher David Stringer listen during a Lawton-Fort Sill Chamber of Commerce luncheon March 6 at the Apache Casino Hotel. The three panelists discussed many issues facing news organizations. Eric Swanson | Southwest Ledger

Local news outlets discuss issues facing their organizations

Eric Swanson Southwest Ledger
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
LAWTON – News organizations can fight misinformation and boost their credibility by acknowledging their political leanings, said JJ Francais, associate publisher of Southwest Ledger.“I think some of it is just owning it,” he said.
Two attendees of a long-range water planning event presented by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board score their top priorities for water supply and conservation goals at Cameron University in Lawton on Tuesday. Mindy Ragan Wood | Southwest Ledger

Two attendees of a long-range water planning event presented by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board score their top priorities for water supply and conservation goals at Cameron University in Lawton on Tuesday. Mindy Ragan Wood | Southwest Ledger

Billions needed for proposed water projects across the state

Mindy Ragan Wood Southwest Ledger
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
LAWTON – Farmers and municipal water suppliers are worried about future water supply in Oklahoma, especially in the southwest region of the state.

Southwest Oklahoma Legislative Update: Senate

Debi Desilver Southwest Ledger
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY - Two years after a class-action lawsuit was filed against the state contending that the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS) violated due process rights of some pretrial defendants, a resolution settlement has been approved by state leaders.
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