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Photo by Wayne Watts Julie McKinney and Tony Lopez show off the $1,500 coconut cream pie bought during the 22nd annual Stephens County GOP Fish Fry on May 23 at the Stephens County Fairgrounds. The annual political fundraiser draws Republicans from all over the state. This year, SCGOP hosted a Republican gubernatorial candidate forum which drew approximately 900 visitors to the event.

Photo by Wayne Watts Julie McKinney and Tony Lopez show off the $1,500 coconut cream pie bought during the 22nd annual Stephens County GOP Fish Fry on May 23 at the Stephens County Fairgrounds. The annual political fundraiser draws Republicans from all over the state. This year, SCGOP hosted a Republican gubernatorial candidate forum which drew approximately 900 visitors to the event.

Stephens County GOP Fish Fry sees record number turnout

Wayne Watts
Thursday, June 4, 2026
DUNCAN – Four hundred pounds of fish and a $1,500 coconut cream pie might have created more excitement than the seven candidates running to be the next governor of Oklahoma during the 22nd annual Stephens County GOP Fish Fry on May 23.
The Oklahoma Cotton Council’s application for its first rate increase in more than four decades was approved Wednesday by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. Joey Goodman | Southwest Ledger

The Oklahoma Cotton Council’s application for its first rate increase in more than four decades was approved Wednesday by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. Joey Goodman | Southwest Ledger

Oklahoma Cotton Council’s rate hike application – first in almost 45 years – approved May 27

Mike W. Ray
Thursday, June 4, 2026
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Cotton Council’s application for its first rate increase in more than four decades was approved Wednesday by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.All three commissioners sat in on the proceedings because of the unusual circumstances.
Mike Mazzei

Mike Mazzei

Trump endorses Mazzei in gubernatorial race

M. Scott Carter
Thursday, June 4, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Donald Trump stepped into Oklahoma’s gubernatorial race Friday, endorsing Republican candidate Mike Mazzei in a post on the president’s social media site, Truth Social.Mazzei is one of nine Oklahoma Republican candidates seeking the GOP nomination for the post.
Eric Swanson | Southwest Ledger Nathan Ellis, an attorney with the Public Finance Law Group, addresses the Duncan City Council on Tuesday. Ellis is advising the city on a proposal to establish a tax increment financing district near the intersection of Plato Road and U.S. Highway 81.

Eric Swanson | Southwest Ledger Nathan Ellis, an attorney with the Public Finance Law Group, addresses the Duncan City Council on Tuesday. Ellis is advising the city on a proposal to establish a tax increment financing district near the intersection of Plato Road and U.S. Highway 81.

Duncan hosts public hearing on proposed TIF district

Eric Swanson
Thursday, June 4, 2026
DUNCAN — A tax increment financing district near the intersection of Plato Road and U.S. Highway 81 in Duncan would benefit the community by bringing new businesses to town, said Nathan Ellis, an attorney with the Public Finance Law Group who is advising the city on the project.
Iron Pipe awarded second construction contract on Firehawk Aerospace complex

Iron Pipe awarded second construction contract on Firehawk Aerospace complex

Iron Pipe awarded second construction contract on Firehawk Aerospace complex

Mike W. Ray
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
The second “fast track” construction contract on development of the Firehawk Aerospace complex in Lawton was approved Thursday by the Lawton Economic Development Authority.Iron Pipe LLC of Tulsa was awarded a $3,288,000 contract to construct site utilities for the project.
Oklahoma City woman admits voting twice in 2024 election

Oklahoma City woman admits voting twice in 2024 election

Oklahoma City woman admits voting twice in 2024 election

Mike W. Ray
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
An Oklahoma City woman who voted twice in the 2024 statewide General Election pleaded guilty earlier this month.The Oklahoma State Election Board discovered Victoria Vincenza Dill, 32, voted in person in Oklahoma County and submitted an absentee ballot in Payne County on Nov. 5, 2024.
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