City seeking authors for upcoming festival

LAWTON – The Lawton Farmers Market, the Lawton Public Library and the Arts and Humanities Division will host the Books & Brew Author Festival to showcase local authors and their work. The event will run from noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 23 at the Lawton Farmers Market, 77 SW 4th St.

Lawton Rangers PRCA Rodeo

All-around cowboy: Wyatt Muggli, $1,426, tie-down roping and team roping. Bareback riding: 1. Ty Breuer, 84 points on Beutler & Son Rodeo’s Nutrena’s Anything Goes, $3,419; 2. (tie) Yance Day and Kade Sonnier, 81, $2,279 each; 4. Gauge McBride, 80.5, $1,254; 5. (tie) Tanner Aus, Caine Riddle and A.

PSO parent awards STEM grants to 4 SW Oklahoma FFA chapters

OKLAHOMA CITY – Twenty-one FFA chapters across Oklahoma are receiving a share of $40,000 in American Electric Power Foundation FFA STEM After-School Grants. Four FFA chapters in southwest Oklahoma received grants totaling $8,349.

Lawmaker wants bonus money for public schoolteachers

OKLAHOMA CITY – State policy experts should partner with local school districts to put together bonus packages to retain public schoolteachers, the chairman of a House budget committee said last week. State Rep.

GOP superintendent candidate embroiled in systemic failure to protect students from predatory coach charged in Shawnee child sex crimes case

SHAWNEE — Shawnee Public Schools officials reportedly allowed numerous, documented allegations of sexual misconduct made against a Shawnee High School coach and assistant athletic director to pile up before taking steps to remove the coach from the school.

Economy behaving in odd manner

OKLAHOMA CITY – Stephanie Bice, Oklahoma’s 5th District congresswoman, contends the U.S. is in a recession. But people who analyze the economy for a living contend the picture is murky. Just three things are known for a certainty: • Inflation is high, one of the highest rates in the last 40 years.

Stitt, area officials join Lawton Rangers at 84th annual PRCA rodeo

LAWTON — Gov. Kevin Stitt sat high in the saddle Saturday as he joined the grand entrance during the final night of the 84th Lawton Rangers PRCA rodeo, showing off his cowboy skills. Earlier in the evening, Stitt talked about the advantages of the rodeo life and the values cowboys exhibit.

Renewable power growing

Renewable power will continue to grow over the next couple of years as utilities add more solar and wind power. The U.S. Energy Information Administration predicts that renewable energy will account for a larger share of the nation’s electricity over time.

Walters official faces trial Aug. 12

WALTERS – A city councilman named in criminal charges of cruelty to animals and obstructing an officer is scheduled to appear in Cotton County District Court for trial on Aug. 12.

PSO parent awards STEM grants to 4 SW Oklahoma FFA chapters

OKLAHOMA CITY – Twenty-one FFA chapters across Oklahoma are receiving a share of $40,000 in American Electric Power Foundation FFA STEM After-School Grants. Four FFA chapters in southwest Oklahoma received grants totaling $8,349.