MPEDA makes one-time $500 donation to bike club

MEDICINE PARK – The Medicine Park Economic Development Authority will donate $500 to the Mountain Bike Club of the Wichita for the month of March, which will help the club maintain the local trail system.

King appointed as acting assessor in Washita Co.

CORDELL – The Washita County assessor’s first deputy will manage the office until voters choose a new assessor. The Washita County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously March 11 to appoint Merle King as the act ing assessor, starting April 1, said County Clerk Kristen Dowell.

Street repaving program progressing

LAWTON – Fifteen more streets in the mayor’s “On Target, On Time” mill-and-asphalt overlay program will be resurfaced in coming weeks. Streets scheduled to be repaved include Ferris Avenue between Fort Sill Boulevard and 17th Street; E.

MPEDA considers hiring influencer

MEDICINE PARK –The Medicine Park Economic Development Authority is considering hiring a second influencer to help promote the town.

Chickasha water repairs made, ag land leased

CHICKASHA – Leases were awarded on two parcels of agricultural land at the city’s airport, a payment was authorized on a water distribution system improvement project, and the City Council bought a front-end loader.

Southwest Oklahoma Legislative Update House of Representatives

OKLAHOMA CITY – Southwest Oklahoma House of Representative members were able to clear several bills from the floor by deadline day, Thursday, March 14, which required all bills to clear their chamber of origin or be considered dead for the session.

Southwest Oklahoma Legislative Update Senate

OKLAHOMA CITY – Deadline week in the state Legislature for bills to pass out of their chamber of origin culminated on the final day, Thursday, March 14, with “a little fireworks” in the Senate, said Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat.

Eviction timeline legislation would assist tenants

OKLAHOMA CITY – Legislation aimed at giving tenants a more balanced eviction timeline failed to receive a full Senate vote, but the bill’s sponsor said she’s not giving up on the issue. Senate Bill 1575, co-authored by Sen.

ODOT seeks public input on improvement projects

From staff reports OKLAHOMA CITY–The Oklahoma Department ofTransportation is encouraging public input on the state’s transportation prioritization for the fiscal years of ‘24 - ‘27.

Drummond adds more charges against contractor

From staff reports OKLAHOMA CITY – Four more counts of embezzlement were filed last week against a contractor who now is accused of 13 felonies. Benjamin Levi Moore, 46, of Depew, is charged in Pottawatomie County District Court.