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Dugout home of Francis Noe near Elk City, 1892. A dugout farm within the town limits of Medicine Park is moving forward to conversion into a museum. Courtesy of Oklahoma Historical Society Photograph Collection

Dugout home of Francis Noe near Elk City, 1892. A dugout farm within the town limits of Medicine Park is moving forward to conversion into a museum. Courtesy of Oklahoma Historical Society Photograph Collection

MPEDA establishes museum committee for dugout farm

Eric Swanson
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
MEDICINE PARK — The Medicine Park Economic Development Authority took the first step June 18 toward converting a dugout farm within the town limits into a museum.The authority voted 3-0 to establish a committee that will look into restoring the dugout farm, which belongs to MPEDA, as a museum.
Eric Swanson | Southwest Ledger This fire truck is one of the items that will be available during the city of Duncan’s upcoming surplus auction, set for June 27 at the Stephens County Fairgrounds.

Eric Swanson | Southwest Ledger This fire truck is one of the items that will be available during the city of Duncan’s upcoming surplus auction, set for June 27 at the Stephens County Fairgrounds.

Duncan to conduct surplus auction June 27

Staff Report
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
The City of Duncan will sell its unneeded vehicles and other items during a surplus auction, set for 10 a.m. June 27 at the Stephens County Fairgrounds, 2002 S. 13th St. in Duncan.Some items, including a fire engine and John Deere tractors, will be offered at noon that day.
Galbraith, West advance to November runoff

Galbraith, West advance to November runoff

Galbraith, West advance to November runoff

Eric Swanson
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
LAWTON – Special District Judge Christine Galbraith and attorney Neil West were the top vote-getters in last Tuesday’s primary election for a new judge for District 5, Office 1, but neither of them finished with a majority of the vote.
Eric Swanson | Southwest Ledger U.S. Rep. Tom Cole speaks while Walters City Manager Matt LaFee looks on during Thursday’s groundbreaking ceremony for the town’s new electrical substation.

Eric Swanson | Southwest Ledger U.S. Rep. Tom Cole speaks while Walters City Manager Matt LaFee looks on during Thursday’s groundbreaking ceremony for the town’s new electrical substation.

Walters breaks ground for new substation

Eric Swanson
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
WALTERS – A new electrical substation will benefit the Walters community by boosting its energy capacity from 7,500 kilovolt-amperes to 12,500 KVA, said the town’s electrical supervisor, Roger Noland.“There will be fewer outages and greater capacity for expansion,” he said.
Goodyear tires returning to the Moon in 2028

Goodyear tires returning to the Moon in 2028

Goodyear tires returning to the Moon in 2028

Staff Report
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
AKRON, Ohio Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. recently announced news that is out of this world. The company will supply advanced lunar tires for NASA’s Artemis program, which is expected to support Moon missions beginning in 2028.
Photo by David B. Hale The recent hot temperatures in Lawton have been beneficial for crops such as this stand of corn off Southwest 82nd Street approximately half a mile south of Lee Boulevard.

Photo by David B. Hale The recent hot temperatures in Lawton have been beneficial for crops such as this stand of corn off Southwest 82nd Street approximately half a mile south of Lee Boulevard.

The recent hot temperatures in Lawton

News Staff
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
A person walks past the Fox News Headquarters in New York on April 12, 2023. AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File

A person walks past the Fox News Headquarters in New York on April 12, 2023. AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File

Fox to buy streaming pioneer Roku in $22B deal

Michelle Chapman
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Updated 2:48 PM CDT, June 15, 2026Fox Corp. has agreed to buy the streaming pioneer Roku in a cash-andstock deal valued at approximately $22 billion, including debt.
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