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FHFA sells $28.7B in delinquent loans

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Tuesday, August 2, 2022
WASHINGTON – The Federal Housing Finance Agency reported it shed almost $29 billion in delinquent loans. The agency released the latest report on the sale of nonperforming loans by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (“the Enterprises”).

Registration opens for library academy classes

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Tuesday, August 2, 2022
OKLAHOMA CITY – Fall 2022 Public Library Academy classes have opened for registration, the Oklahoma Department of Libraries announced recently. Class offerings this fall are:  How to Think Like a Librarian (a prerequisite for all other classes). This two-hour class will be offered from 1 to 3 p.

Insurance Department to host IBT conference

News Staff
Tuesday, August 2, 2022
OKLAHOMA CITY – Innovation moves our state forward. One of the innovative tools we’ve brought to Oklahoma is the Insurance Business Transfer. Oklahoma’s IBT law became effective in November 2018 and ours became the first U.S.
In the H.E. Bailey pavement improvement project, metal dowel bars that link adjoining slabs of pavement will be placed in each of these grooves that have been cut into the pavement across cracks and joints. The steel dowels are 18 inches long and 1.5 inches in diameter. The slots will then be backfilled with non-shrink concrete. After the dowel bars are installed, about 0.25 inches of the concrete surfacing will be shaved off with a diamond-tipped grinder “to smooth the pavement and extend the life of the p

In the H.E. Bailey pavement improvement project, metal dowel bars that link adjoining slabs of pavement will be placed in each of these grooves that have been cut into the pavement across cracks and joints. The steel dowels are 18 inches long and 1.5 inches in diameter. The slots will then be backfilled with non-shrink concrete. After the dowel bars are installed, about 0.25 inches of the concrete surfacing will be shaved off with a diamond-tipped grinder “to smooth the pavement and extend the life of the p

H.E. Bailey project could pave way for higher speed limits

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Tuesday, August 2, 2022
LAWTON – Rehabilitation of a 16-mile stretch of the H.E. Bailey Turnpike is part of an ongoing project that could allow speed limits to be raised on the heavily traveled corridor connecting Lawton to the Oklahoma City metro area.

County imposes burn ban

Eric Swanson
Tuesday, August 2, 2022
LAWTON – Hot, dry weather and an increased risk of wildfires prompted the Comanche County Board of Commissioners to approve a countywide burn ban.
From the left, Lawton City Manager Michael Cleghorn talks to Lawton City Councilman Randy Warren before the council’s July 26 meeting. The council delayed action on the future of the city’s wading pools until a master plan for aquatic attractions is ready. Eric Swanson/Staff photo

From the left, Lawton City Manager Michael Cleghorn talks to Lawton City Councilman Randy Warren before the council’s July 26 meeting. The council delayed action on the future of the city’s wading pools until a master plan for aquatic attractions is ready. Eric Swanson/Staff photo

City delays action on future of wading pools

Eric Swanson
Tuesday, August 2, 2022
LAWTON – Lawton City Council will wait to decide the future of three wading pools until the city has a master plan for aquatic attractions in hand. The council recently directed staff to draw up a plan for the city’s municipal pool, splash pads and wading pools.
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