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Southwest Oklahoma Legislative Update

News Staff
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
OKLAHOMA CITY – Eight members of the state House of Representatives, who represent southwestern Oklahoma, authored or co-sponsored 220 bills. The majority of those measures are still being considered in the appropriate committees. The members, Reps.

Oklahoma dog owners rated ‘irresponsible’

News Staff
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
One study deems Oklahoma as having the third most irresponsible dog owners in the nation, while another ranks Oklahoma’s animal protection laws in the middle tier of states Forbes Advisor conducted a comprehensive survey of 10,000 dog owners, with 200 surveyed in each state, to analyze which states...

Army exec, hotel manager sentenced for fraud

News Staff
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
OKLAHOMA CITY – A former general manager of a Lawton hotel and a former Fort Sill official who both admitted participating in a scheme to defraud the U.S. Army have been ordered to report to federal prisons by March 25.

OU Engineering granted $1.18M for military project

News Staff
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
From staff reports NORMAN – In an effort to reduce carbon output in military installations, Dr. Li Song, a mechanical engineering professor at the University of Oklahoma, was awarded a $1.18 million grant from the Department of Defense.
Christopher Bryan | Southwest Ledger This 79-year-old World War II-era B-25 bomber of the Commemorative Air Force, the “Devil Dog,” was the star attraction at the 2020 Chickasha Wings & Wheels Airshow. This year’s event is scheduled for June 1 at the Chickasha Municipal Airport, located at 2344 Beechcraft Road approximately two miles north of town off US-81. David Schultz Airshows will again coordinate the event.

Christopher Bryan | Southwest Ledger This 79-year-old World War II-era B-25 bomber of the Commemorative Air Force, the “Devil Dog,” was the star attraction at the 2020 Chickasha Wings & Wheels Airshow. This year’s event is scheduled for June 1 at the Chickasha Municipal Airport, located at 2344 Beechcraft Road approximately two miles north of town off US-81. David Schultz Airshows will again coordinate the event.

Chickasha Wings & Wheels Airshow Scheduled June 1

News Staff
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Chickasha Wings & Wheels Airshow Scheduled June 1
Rip Stell | Southwest Ledger

Rip Stell | Southwest Ledger

Dilapidated docks to be demolished

News Staff
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
CHICKASHA – A contract to demolish several dilapidated docks at Lake Chickasha was awarded by the City Council to Washita Construction and Renovation.
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