Childcare costs consume significant portion of household income

Any parent knows that raising a child isn’t cheap.For a middle-income family, housing accounts for the largest share of child costs at 28%. Food is the second l argest expense, at 18%. Childcare and education together are the third-largest expense at 16%, followed by transportation at 15%.

Plans for Chickasha water treatment plant progressing

CHICKASHA – The quality of local drinking water and development plans for the new water treatment plant highlighted the City Council meeting recently.

Interim study aimed at creating an Oklahoma bullion depository

OKLAHOMA CITY – An effort to create an Oklahoma bullion depository died in the Legislature last session, but the senator who authored Oklahoma Senate Bill 1351 is keeping the goal alive through a proposed interim study.Sen. David Bullard (R-Durant) teamed up with Rep.

Air travel complaints can be resolved by state office

From staff reports OKLAHOMA CITY – Complaints about airline carriers and ticket agents can now be submitted to the state Attorney General’s office via an online form.

CITY OF LAWTON - JOB OPENING

The City of Lawton in Lawton, Oklahoma is seeking to hire an Associate Civil Engineer. The job requires a Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering or in the alternative a Bachelor’s Degree in civil engineering or a closely related field and a minimum of two years of engineering experience.

Attorney indicted on 42 marijuana charges to stand trial

OKLAHOMA CITY – A jury trial is scheduled 11 months from now on an eight-count federal indictment charging three people – two Asians and a metro attorney previously indicted by a multicounty state grand jury – with facilitating the black-market marijuana industry and establishing several illegal...

Embezzlement trial set for former Apache Town Hall employee

APACHE – A former Town Hall employee was arraigned July 3 on two felony charges of embezzlement of public money, and is scheduled to face a jury trial in Caddo County District Court on Nov. 18.Kelly Lynn Lunsford, 45, of Apache, is accused of stealing town funds on two occasions last July.

Federal trial in October for owner of marijuana farms

Four of the f ive Chinese nationals associated with marijuana farms in Maramec and Mulhall pleaded guilty to a federal charge of money laundering conspiracy. Two of the four have been sentenced, but one of them fled the jurisdiction and has remained at-large for several months.