News

Gulfport Energy chief resigns suddenly

From Staff Reports
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
The immediate resignation of Gulfport Energy Corp.’s president, chief executive officer and director, John Reinhart, was announced last week by the Oklahoma Citybased company.The statement said he “has elected to depart the company and resign from the board of directors, effective immediately.
Barbara Humpton

Barbara Humpton

USA Rare Earth makes another acquisition

Jerry Bohnen
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
The president of Stillwater- based USA Rare Earth Inc. said the company’s recent $73 million acquisition of Texas Mineral Resources Corp. will “secure our defense industry and, frankly, the technology industry as well.
The Lawton Water Authority will spend $46 million to repair the damaged, 363-foot-long concrete spillway at Lake Ellsworth, shown here on July 19, 2023. The repair project started last summer and is “moving along” but is not expected to be finished for two more years, Public Utilities Director Rusty Whisenhunt told the Lawton City Council on March 10. __ ___________________

The Lawton Water Authority will spend $46 million to repair the damaged, 363-foot-long concrete spillway at Lake Ellsworth, shown here on July 19, 2023. The repair project started last summer and is “moving along” but is not expected to be finished for two more years, Public Utilities Director Rusty Whisenhunt told the Lawton City Council on March 10. __ ___________________

Lawton has ample water supply, even if no rain falls for a year, city ocial reports

Mike W. Ray
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Lawton’s three lakes have a combined volume of more than 100 billion gallons of water, according to Public Utilities Director Rusty Whisenhunt.
Oklahoma Press Association Executive Director Mark Thomas speaks to members of the Lawton Fort Still Chamber of Commerce last Wednesday at the State Capitol during the Chamber’s annual Day at the Capitol event. ________. ______________._ ___ __

Oklahoma Press Association Executive Director Mark Thomas speaks to members of the Lawton Fort Still Chamber of Commerce last Wednesday at the State Capitol during the Chamber’s annual Day at the Capitol event. ________. ______________._ ___ __

Oklahoma Press Association Executive Director

News Staff
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Subscribe to