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Gas prices continue to fall

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Tuesday, September 6, 2022
OKLAHOMA CITY – While U.S. wholesale gasoline prices at the end of August dropped to their lowest levels since before Russia’s war against Ukraine, prices in Oklahoma fell to a statewide average $3.43 a gallon. Pump prices in southwest Oklahoma slipped even lower prior to the Labor Day holiday.

Elk hunt applications due by Sept. 16

News Staff
Tuesday, September 6, 2022
LAWTON – Applications for Lawton’s elk hunt are now available to the public. Applications must be submitted by 5 p.m. Sept. 16 to the Lawton city clerk’s office, 212 SW Ninth St., or the Parks and Recreation Lakes Division at 23510 state Highway 58, Lawton. The drawing will be held at 4:15 p.m.

Lawton Library announces September events


News Staff
Tuesday, September 6, 2022
LAWTON – The Lawton Public Library is celebrating Library Card Sign-Up Month. During the month of September, the American Library Association and libraries unite in a national effort to ensure every child signs up for their own library card, according to a news release from the library.
Comanche County Veterans Council Chairman George Keck explains how to sign up for the Oklahoma Veterans Registry during an Aug. 20 meeting at Bingo Country in Lawton. Disabled veterans who are exempt from sales taxes must register with the state by July 1, 2023, to keep the exemption. Eric Swanson/Staff photo

Comanche County Veterans Council Chairman George Keck explains how to sign up for the Oklahoma Veterans Registry during an Aug. 20 meeting at Bingo Country in Lawton. Disabled veterans who are exempt from sales taxes must register with the state by July 1, 2023, to keep the exemption. Eric Swanson/Staff photo

Veterans reminded to sign up for state registry

Eric Swanson
Tuesday, September 6, 2022
LAWTON – Disabled veterans who rely on their sales tax exemption to help them save money could lose the benefit if they fail to register with a state-sponsored database by July 1, 2023.
From the left, Lawton City Councilman Sean Fortenbaugh and Councilwoman Onreka Johnson chat before the council’s Aug. 23 meeting. The council approved a proposal to extend the deadline for city workers to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 but rejected a plan to raise t back-to-work incentives from $1,000 to $7,500. Eric Swanson/Staff photo

From the left, Lawton City Councilman Sean Fortenbaugh and Councilwoman Onreka Johnson chat before the council’s Aug. 23 meeting. The council approved a proposal to extend the deadline for city workers to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 but rejected a plan to raise t back-to-work incentives from $1,000 to $7,500. Eric Swanson/Staff photo

City extends deadline for workers to provide proof of vaccination

Eric Swanson
Tuesday, August 30, 2022
LAWTON – City of Lawton employees who have not submitted proof of vaccination against COVID-19 and a booster shot to City Hall will have until the end of the year to supply that information. The Lawton City Council voted Aug.
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