County set to review jail administrator applicants

LAWTON – Comanche County staff is preparing to reviewing applications from potential successors to Comanche County Detention Center Administrator William Hobbs, who retired earlier this month. Applications for the administrator’s position were due by Feb. 26, said Commission Chairman Josh Powers.

Lawton adds 18 more properties to D&D list

LAWTON – Eighteen more residential properties have been declared dilapidated and dangerous and subject to demolition. Owners of four of those properties told the City Council that they want to rehabilitate the structures.

Code changes to hasten demolition projects

LAWTON - Changes to the municipal building code that Councilman George Gill said “will speed up demolition and will save the city money and time” were approved by the City Council.

Californians caught on I-40 with 15 pounds of fentanyl

OKLAHOMA CITY – Four California residents named in federal drug charges after Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers found 55,600 fentanyl- laced pills in a vehicle during a traffic stop on Interstate 40 have all pleaded guilty.

Grady County declines to act on anti-mandate resolution

CHICKASHA – The Grady County Board of Commissioners recently considered, but did not adopt, a resolution declaring the county does not have to enforce mandates stemming from the World Health Organization’s pandemic agreement.

Fentanyl central factor in opioid-related deaths

The fentanyl crisis in Oklahoma is spinning out of control. Fatal overdoses from fentanyl during the past several years have soared. From 54 deaths in 2019 to 299 deaths in 2021, Oklahoma saw a 454% increase in fentanyl overdoses resulting in fatalities.

Job Opening: Museum Curator

Job Opening: Museum Curator The General Tommy Franks Leadership Institute and Museum, located in Hobart, OK is in search of a Museum Curator. The curator is under the direct supervision of the Executive Director.

Lawtonian pleads guilty to bid rigging, price fixing on contracts

OKLAHOMA CITY – Four erosion control company owners or managers, including a Lawtonian, admitted rigging bids and fixing prices in a conspiracy targeting more than $100 million in publicly funded transportation construction contracts across Oklahoma.

Domestic violence homicides in state are among highest

OKLAHOMA CITY– Domestic violence homicides in Oklahoma decreased slightly in 2022, but the number of incidents remains among the highest in the nation, according to the annual report released by the Oklahoma DomesticViolence Fatality Review Board.

Oil & gas industry feud with wind stirring again

OKLAHOMA CITY – A tax bill that targets Oklahoma’s renewable energy industry had not been brought up for a floor vote in the state House of Representatives as of March 1.