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Rip Stell | Southwest Ledger Hochatown voters, having elected to incorporate Nov. 8, now face the task of forming a town government.

Rip Stell | Southwest Ledger Hochatown voters, having elected to incorporate Nov. 8, now face the task of forming a town government.

The making of a town

M. Scott Carter Okc Bureau Reporter
Friday, December 23, 2022
HOCHATOWN — Three residents of Oklahoma’s newest town returned to the polls this week to choose five trustees, a town treasurer and clerk. Hochatown, the small southeastern Oklahoma village that waged a 30-year battle to become incorporated, has begun its effort to build a municipal government.
Chet Hitt’s proposed Town’s End development in downtown Chickasha hinges on the city selling him the Mill Building. LEDGER PHOTO/CURTIS AWBREY

Chet Hitt’s proposed Town’s End development in downtown Chickasha hinges on the city selling him the Mill Building. LEDGER PHOTO/CURTIS AWBREY

Californian proposes $5M development in Chickasha

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
CHICKASHA – A California resident who attended high school at Anadarko proposes to invest as much as $5 million in development of several businesses in downtown Chickasha – if the city will sell him a vacant building.

AERO says electricity price hikes out of control

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Alliance for Electrical Restructuring in Oklahoma has urged both the state Legislature and the utility-regulating Corporation Commission to pursue any and all options to lower electricity costs in Oklahoma, which have risen dramatically since 2021. Data from the U.S.
From the left, Lawton Mayor Stan Booker talks to Councilman Randy Warren before the council’s Nov. 15 meeting. The council voiced concerns about what will happen at School House Slough after the current concessionaire’s lease expires Dec. 31. ERIC SWANSON/STAFF PHOTO

From the left, Lawton Mayor Stan Booker talks to Councilman Randy Warren before the council’s Nov. 15 meeting. The council voiced concerns about what will happen at School House Slough after the current concessionaire’s lease expires Dec. 31. ERIC SWANSON/STAFF PHOTO

Concessionaire’s lease set to expire Dec. 31

Eric Swanson
Friday, November 25, 2022
LAWTON – Concessionaire Kent Waller’s lease for School House Slough is about to expire, and Lawton City Council members want to know how the city plans to proceed after the lease ends. City officials discussed the situation with the council on Nov. 15, but the council took no action.
Members of the State Banking Board include Sandy Bracken, First Liberty Bank; Tom Thompson, Lay Member; Bob Newcomb, Bank of Western Oklahoma; Wade Huckabay, All America Bank; State Banking Commissioner Mick Thompson; and Brad Krieger, Arvest Bank. Not shown: Dennis Brand, BancFirst. PHOTO PROVIDED

Members of the State Banking Board include Sandy Bracken, First Liberty Bank; Tom Thompson, Lay Member; Bob Newcomb, Bank of Western Oklahoma; Wade Huckabay, All America Bank; State Banking Commissioner Mick Thompson; and Brad Krieger, Arvest Bank. Not shown: Dennis Brand, BancFirst. PHOTO PROVIDED

Banking Board reduces ’23 assessments by 50%

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Friday, November 25, 2022
OKLAHOMA CITY – The State Banking Board approved another significant rebate for the second consecutive year. The board voted unanimously Nov. 16 to slash the assessments paid by Oklahoma state-chartered banks.
Crews from SWEPCO, a PSO sister company, repair storm damage in Grady County in October 2020. PSO PHOTO

Crews from SWEPCO, a PSO sister company, repair storm damage in Grady County in October 2020. PSO PHOTO

U.S. customers averaged 7 hours of electric interruptions last year

News Staff
Friday, November 25, 2022
Everybody who receives electricity at his/her residence or business experiences a power outage at one time or another. A new report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration compares outage durations among U.S. power providers in 2021.
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