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Chickasha could receive $200K from sale of lake water

Mike W. Ray
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
CHICKASHA - The City of Chickasha could receive as much as $200,000 for selling up to one million barrels of water from Lake Chickasha to a drilling company for “fracking” operations on three wells.Select Water will pay 20 cents per barrel for the water.
Former U.S. Rep. Brad Carson addresses the audience during his presentation on artificial intelligence and the ethical dilemmas it can create Thursday at the Simmons Center in Duncan. The presentation was part of Cameron University's academic festival. Eric Swanson | Southwest Ledger

Former U.S. Rep. Brad Carson addresses the audience during his presentation on artificial intelligence and the ethical dilemmas it can create Thursday at the Simmons Center in Duncan. The presentation was part of Cameron University's academic festival. Eric Swanson | Southwest Ledger

Former lawmaker discusses AI, ethical issues

Eric Swanson
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
DUNCAN - Artificial intelligence will never be completely safe, but its developers and users can take steps to make it safer, said an expert on national security, energy policy and American politics.“Really, the question is, ‘How do we design a society that does try to make it as safe as...

We have to tell good stories in education

Amanda Grimes
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
If you work in education long enough, you learn pretty quickly that the stories that travel the farthest are usually the negative ones.A mistake gets attention. A disagreement becomes a conversation. A difficult situation becomes a headline.
Under The Dome

Under The Dome

Under The Dome

M. Scott Carter
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
The images still haunt us.The planes flying into the buildings. People running away in fear. Death and destruction everywhere.In Oklahoma, those images were particularly strong.

7 Brew outbids Dutch Bros for former Salad and Go locations

Staff Report
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
7 Brew has bid more than $143 million for 73 former Salad and Go locations, potentially expanding the drive-thru coffee chain’s growing national footprint.The bid, submitted during a bulk auction last Monday, topped Dutch Bros’ previous agreement to purchase up to 65 locations for $105 million.
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