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Phones contribute to distracted driving

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Tuesday, June 7, 2022
Yet another study shows that motorists probably are not completely focused on driving. The latest research by State Farm Insurance suggests that far too often drivers get distracted – even when fully aware of the danger of doing so.
Josh Powers is challenging Comanche County Board of Commissioners Chair Alvin Cargill for District 3 seat on the commission

Josh Powers is challenging Comanche County Board of Commissioners Chair Alvin Cargill for District 3 seat on the commission

Powers seeking 3rd District seat on commission

Eric Swanson
Tuesday, June 7, 2022
LAWTON – A former detective with the Lawton Police Department, Josh Powers is hoping to serve the public in a new way. “Now that I’m no longer a police officer, I still feel the need to serve my community,” he said in a May 25 interview.
Alvin Cargill who was first elected to the Board of Comanche County Commissioners in 2018 is seeking re-election to another four year term. PHOTO PROVIDED

Alvin Cargill who was first elected to the Board of Comanche County Commissioners in 2018 is seeking re-election to another four year term. PHOTO PROVIDED

Cargill seeking second term on county commission

Eric Swanson
Tuesday, June 7, 2022
CACHE – After four years on the Board of Comanche County Commissioners, Commissioner Alvin Cargill said he believes he is more effective now than when he first took office.
The Oklahoma state Capitol in Oklahoma City/Rip Stell Southwest Ledger

The Oklahoma state Capitol in Oklahoma City/Rip Stell Southwest Ledger

SW Oklahoma Lawmakers grade legislative session

Tim Farley
Tuesday, June 7, 2022
Southwest Oklahoma lawmakers are giving themselves and their colleagues high marks for their work in the recently concluded legislative session. State Rep.

Lawton rolls out interactive utility bill payment system

News Staff
Tuesday, June 7, 2022
From Staff Reports The city of Lawton’s new Interactive Voice Response payment system went live Monday. An IVR system is an efficient way of routing calls to the payment system if a resident needs to pay a utility bill, according to a news release from City Hall.
This photo of a wheat field approximately a mile and a half south of the Lawton Speedway on Sheridan Road was taken earlier this month. DAVID HALE/FOR SOUTHWEST LEDGER

This photo of a wheat field approximately a mile and a half south of the Lawton Speedway on Sheridan Road was taken earlier this month. DAVID HALE/FOR SOUTHWEST LEDGER

Wheat forecast lowest in 8 years

News Staff
Tuesday, June 7, 2022
OKLAHOMA CITY – Despite rains in the Plains, the wheat crop is on the wane. Rain earlier this month arrived too late to help much of the winter wheat in Oklahoma, the No. 2 U.S. producer of the grain, said Mike Schulte, executive director of the Oklahoma Wheat Commission.
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