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State lawmakers receive Guardian Award

Tim Farley
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
OKLAHOMA CITY – State Rep. Daniel Pae is adamant in his fight to stop human trafficking in Oklahoma and the United States. Pae (R-Lawton) along with state Sen. Darrell Weaver (R-Moore) were presented the Guardian Award for developing legislation that will continue to thwart human trafficking.

$250M in bonds OK’d for OWRB loan program

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Water Resources Board received permission from the Council of Bond Oversight earlier this month to issue up to $250 million in revenue bonds to “recapitalize” its low-interest loan program that finances water and wastewater projects across the state.
The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority office in Oklahoma City RIP STELL/FOR SOUTHWEST LEDGER

The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority office in Oklahoma City RIP STELL/FOR SOUTHWEST LEDGER

Boren wants audit of Turnpike Authority

M. Scott Carter - Capitol Bureau Chief
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
OKLAHOMA CITY – The fight over a proposed turnpike extension between the southern part of Oklahoma City and Norman took yet another turn last week after a state lawmaker filed a resolution to audit the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority.
Caption: Tom Goodyear, lead laser crack measurement system operator for Infrastructure Management Services, displays equipment inside an IMS van Tuesday at the Lawton Public Works Department. IMS is gearing up for an analysis of Lawton’s streets, which will help city officials decide which streets should be repaired first. Eric Swanson/Staff photo

Caption: Tom Goodyear, lead laser crack measurement system operator for Infrastructure Management Services, displays equipment inside an IMS van Tuesday at the Lawton Public Works Department. IMS is gearing up for an analysis of Lawton’s streets, which will help city officials decide which streets should be repaired first. Eric Swanson/Staff photo

Company preparing to analyze Lawton streets

Eric Swanson
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
LAWTON – Armed with modern technology, an Arizona-based company is gearing up for a study of Lawton’s streets.   Infrastructure Management Services plans to examine every street in town, which will help officials decide which streets should be repaired first.

Lawton to begin vector control plan

News Staff
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
The city of Lawton’s Drainage Maintenance Division’s vector control program to eradicate adult mosquitoes across Lawton will begin May 23, according to a news release from City Hall. The program will last through Sept. 23. The process is conducted using low-toxicity chemicals.
Caption: From the left, Lawton Mayor Stan Booker presents a proclamation for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month to Race Relations Committee Vice Chair George Keck and Secretary Mary Fountain on May 10 at Lawton City Hall. Bekah Kobayashi/Staff photo

Caption: From the left, Lawton Mayor Stan Booker presents a proclamation for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month to Race Relations Committee Vice Chair George Keck and Secretary Mary Fountain on May 10 at Lawton City Hall. Bekah Kobayashi/Staff photo

City to apply for $78M in loans for water, sewer projects

Eric Swanson
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
LAWTON – Lawton plans to ask the state for $78 million in loans to cover the cost of updating the wastewater treatment plant, replacing aging water meters, installing new water lines and putting in a new water monitoring system.
This abandoned well site northeast of Velma, off County Line Road, was once a pump station. Crude oil was pumped from here into a pipeline or a battery of tanks somewhere. Inspecting the site in July 2019, when it was approximately 90 years old, were Rodney Troglin and Roger Walkup, both with Beacon Environmental, and Steve Sowers, environmental director with the Oklahoma Energy Resources Board. The concrete was later broken up and buried and the site was revegetated. Ledger Photo by Mike W. Ray

This abandoned well site northeast of Velma, off County Line Road, was once a pump station. Crude oil was pumped from here into a pipeline or a battery of tanks somewhere. Inspecting the site in July 2019, when it was approximately 90 years old, were Rodney Troglin and Roger Walkup, both with Beacon Environmental, and Steve Sowers, environmental director with the Oklahoma Energy Resources Board. The concrete was later broken up and buried and the site was revegetated. Ledger Photo by Mike W. Ray

Okla. might get $281M to plug wells

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Sooner State potentially could receive more than a quarter of a million dollars from the federal government to plug several thousand abandoned oil and gas wells throughout the state. The Biden Administration’s 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act contains $4.
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