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Eric Swanson | Southwest Ledger U.S. Rep. Tom Cole speaks while Walters City Manager Matt LaFee looks on during Thursday’s groundbreaking ceremony for the town’s new electrical substation.

Eric Swanson | Southwest Ledger U.S. Rep. Tom Cole speaks while Walters City Manager Matt LaFee looks on during Thursday’s groundbreaking ceremony for the town’s new electrical substation.

Walters breaks ground for new substation

Eric Swanson
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
WALTERS – A new electrical substation will benefit the Walters community by boosting its energy capacity from 7,500 kilovolt-amperes to 12,500 KVA, said the town’s electrical supervisor, Roger Noland.“There will be fewer outages and greater capacity for expansion,” he said.
Goodyear tires returning to the Moon in 2028

Goodyear tires returning to the Moon in 2028

Goodyear tires returning to the Moon in 2028

Staff Report
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
AKRON, Ohio Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. recently announced news that is out of this world. The company will supply advanced lunar tires for NASA’s Artemis program, which is expected to support Moon missions beginning in 2028.
Photo by David B. Hale The recent hot temperatures in Lawton have been beneficial for crops such as this stand of corn off Southwest 82nd Street approximately half a mile south of Lee Boulevard.

Photo by David B. Hale The recent hot temperatures in Lawton have been beneficial for crops such as this stand of corn off Southwest 82nd Street approximately half a mile south of Lee Boulevard.

The recent hot temperatures in Lawton

News Staff
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
A person walks past the Fox News Headquarters in New York on April 12, 2023. AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File

A person walks past the Fox News Headquarters in New York on April 12, 2023. AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File

Fox to buy streaming pioneer Roku in $22B deal

Michelle Chapman
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Updated 2:48 PM CDT, June 15, 2026Fox Corp. has agreed to buy the streaming pioneer Roku in a cash-andstock deal valued at approximately $22 billion, including debt.

Homeowners encouraged to prep for power outages

Staff Report
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
LOS ANGELES – Mercury Insurance recently released a statement encouraging homeowners to prepare now for potential power outages as summer heat, severe weather and increased strain on the electrical grid continue to challenge communities across the country.According to the latest data from the U.S.
AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite | File Economist Alan Greenspan, chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1987 to 2006, is seen in his office in Washington, Friday, Oct. 18, 2013.

AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite | File Economist Alan Greenspan, chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1987 to 2006, is seen in his office in Washington, Friday, Oct. 18, 2013.

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan dies at 100

Paul Wiseman
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — Alan Greenspan, the jazz-playing U.S. Federal Reserve chair who was celebrated for engineering a decade of prosperity but later shared the blame for a devastating financial crisis, died Monday.He was 100.
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