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Communication key to mutual understanding, speaker says

LAWTON – Communication opens the door and offers a “powerful platform” to mutual understanding among small and large groups of people, cities and other government entities, Suzette Chang told a group of Lawton Chamber of Commerce members recently.
KIA SUV. ADOBE STOCK

KIA SUV. ADOBE STOCK

Kia, Hyundai SUVs are hot commodity

Kia and Hyundai SUV owners are in a bit of a pickle: If their vehicles aren’t catching fire, they’re being stolen. Hyundai and Kia are telling the owners of more than 571,000 SUVs and minivans in the U.S.
Oklahoma Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City, answers questions from reporters at the Capitol in Oklahoma City on March 13, 2023. PAUL MONIES | OKLAHOMA WATCH

Oklahoma Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City, answers questions from reporters at the Capitol in Oklahoma City on March 13, 2023. PAUL MONIES | OKLAHOMA WATCH

Why Oklahoma is still sitting on COVID-19 relief funds

Six months after a special legislative session ended to allocate almost $1.7 billion, just a fraction of those federal coronavirus relief funds have been sent from state coffers to agencies or other entities. Meanwhile, the state has earned more than $21.6 million in interest from the $1.

Dates set for early voting

All eligible voters registered in Comanche County who want to vote in municipal and board of education general elections can receive and cast a ballot Thursday and Friday at the Comanche County Courthouse. A two-member, bipartisan absentee voting board will be on duty from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m.