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This is an architectural rendering of Pratt & Whitney’s planned new center in Oklahoma City, which will serve as a hub for repairing military aircraft engines. PRATT & WHITNEY

This is an architectural rendering of Pratt & Whitney’s planned new center in Oklahoma City, which will serve as a hub for repairing military aircraft engines. PRATT & WHITNEY

Pratt & Whitney to invest $255M in engine sustainment center near Tinker AFB

News Staff
Monday, March 27, 2023
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – Pratt & Whitney, a Raytheon Technologies business, announced plans to invest $255 million through 2028 in a world-class sustainment facility in Oklahoma City.
This is the headquarters of Bordwine Development Inc. at 1102 Pikes Peak Road south of Chickasha. KYLETTA RAY | SOUTHWEST LEDGER

This is the headquarters of Bordwine Development Inc. at 1102 Pikes Peak Road south of Chickasha. KYLETTA RAY | SOUTHWEST LEDGER

Bordwine’s $6.65M DEQ fine is unpaid; fires investigated by OSBI, Fire Marshal

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Monday, March 27, 2023
OKLAHOMA CITY — A record $6.65 million administrative fine which the executive director of the state Department of Environmental Quality assessed against a Chickasha company that was storing large volumes of hand sanitizer in Grady County where fires erupted last year remains unpaid.
A sign posted at the entrance to Sun Light Farm, a marijuana grow operation several miles outside Sayre, warns visitors that beyond the gate is “Private Property: No Trespassing.” The state recently stripped the farm of its operating license. KYLETTA RAY | SOUTHWEST LEDGER

A sign posted at the entrance to Sun Light Farm, a marijuana grow operation several miles outside Sayre, warns visitors that beyond the gate is “Private Property: No Trespassing.” The state recently stripped the farm of its operating license. KYLETTA RAY | SOUTHWEST LEDGER

Oklahoma gets win in MMJ fraud battle

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Monday, March 27, 2023
OKLAHOMA CITY — A judge ruled for the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority against a grow operation in Beckham County that submitted fraudulent information on its license renewal application.
97th Air Mobility Wing, Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma. PHOTO PROVIDED

97th Air Mobility Wing, Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma. PHOTO PROVIDED

AAFB to conduct large formation exercise March 24

News Staff
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – The 97th Air Mobility Wing will be conducting a large formation exercise starting at 9:00 a.m. on March 24, 2023. A large formation exercise involves most or all operational aircraft from a unit taxiing and taking off rapidly within short succession of each other.

Trespasser loses lawsuit against ODOT

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Monday, March 20, 2023
OKLAHOMA CITY — A lawsuit filed by a 59-year-old Tulsa woman who trespassed on state Transportation Department property and fell into a hole while riding a bicycle in a restricted highway system drainage area late at night has been dismissed.
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