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Winter wheat unchanged from July; cotton may double 2023 crop

News Staff
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
From staff reports Data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s August 2024 Crop Production Report show Oklahoma’s winter wheat crop was left unchanged compared to the July’s totals, according to Oklahoma State Statistician Troy Marshall, who analyzed the Aug. 12 report.
Rebuilding the U.S. beef cow herd expected to take years

Rebuilding the U.S. beef cow herd expected to take years

Rebuilding the U.S. beef cow herd expected to take years

News Staff
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
From staff reports The U.S. beef cow inventory has fallen to its lowest level in more than 60 years, as cow-calf operators have faced weather- damaged forage, expensive feed and historically high calf prices.

Early August brings rain to Sooner State

News Staff
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
From staff reports Rainfall totals in Oklahoma averaged 1.27 inches for the week of Aug. 5-11, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.The Aug. 6 U.S.
From the left, mayoral candidates Ron Ballew, Mayor Stan Booker and Jacobi Crowley address the audience during an Aug. 11 forum at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5263 in Lawton. Voters will choose the next mayor when they go to the polls Aug. 27. Eric Swanson | Southwest Ledger

From the left, mayoral candidates Ron Ballew, Mayor Stan Booker and Jacobi Crowley address the audience during an Aug. 11 forum at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5263 in Lawton. Voters will choose the next mayor when they go to the polls Aug. 27. Eric Swanson | Southwest Ledger

Mayoral candidates discuss homelessness, other issues

Eric Swanson
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
LAWTON - With just a few weeks before the election, three candidates for Lawton’s recently made their pitches to voters.Mayor Stan Booker joined two of his challengers, Ron Ballew and Jacobi Crowley, for a mayoral forum Aug. 11 at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5263 in Lawton.

New vehicle tag law to go into effect Sept. 1

Mindy Ragan Wood
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
OKLAHOMA CITY Car buyers or sellers will soon be required to pre-register a vehicle tag after a new law goes into effect next month.Starting Sept. 1, buyers have 10 days from the date of sale to complete a pre-registration process to get a metal license plate and decals on their vehicle.

LYSA approves property closing extension

Eric Swanson Southwest Ledger
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
LAWTON – The Lawton Youth Sports Trust Authority has a new deadline for closing on the sale of property for the city’s proposed indoor youth sports complex.The authority voted unanimously Aug. 8 to extend the closing deadline, which had been set for the end of July, for another 30 days.
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