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Dr. Krista Ratliff

Dr. Krista Ratliff

Chamber sets goals for ‘22

Tim Farley
Thursday, January 6, 2022
LAWTON – Lawton Fort Sill’s Chamber of Commerce wants to build on its 2021 work that included Holiday in the Park, small business development and Grow the 580. Chamber President Dr.
Board of Comanche County Commissioners Chairman Alvin Cargill prepares for Monday’s meeting at the Comanche County Courthouse. Following a closed session, the commission said it needed more information before acting on negotiations of premium pay for certain county employees. ERIC SWANSON/LEDGER PHOTO

Board of Comanche County Commissioners Chairman Alvin Cargill prepares for Monday’s meeting at the Comanche County Courthouse. Following a closed session, the commission said it needed more information before acting on negotiations of premium pay for certain county employees. ERIC SWANSON/LEDGER PHOTO

County puts off acting on premium wages

Eric Swanson
Thursday, January 6, 2022
LAWTON – Saying it needed more information, the Board of Comanche County Commissioners delayed action Monday on negotiations over possible premium pay for certain workers.
Hilliary Communications managing partner Dustin Hilliary addresses the audience during a press conference Tuesday at the Hilton Garden Inn Lawton-Fort Sill. The company announced that it has been approved to provide high-speed internet at Fort Sill. | Eric Swanson/Ledger Photo

Hilliary Communications managing partner Dustin Hilliary addresses the audience during a press conference Tuesday at the Hilton Garden Inn Lawton-Fort Sill. The company announced that it has been approved to provide high-speed internet at Fort Sill. | Eric Swanson/Ledger Photo

Hilliary Communications project will bring high-speed internet to Fort Sill

Eric Swanson
Thursday, January 6, 2022
LAWTON – Hilliary Communications is launching a $5 million project to bring high-speed internet to Fort Sill soldiers and their families, the company announced Tuesday, Hilliary recently gained approval from Fort Sill command and other U.S.
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McGirt ruling rippling through state

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, January 6, 2022
OKLAHOMA CITY – The U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark McGirt ruling, that much of eastern Oklahoma is tribal land, solely addressed criminal jurisprudence. Nevertheless, its repercussions have since extended to state government regulation and taxation issues, as well.
Nurse holding Covid test results

Nurse holding Covid test results

COVID test kit sales skyrocketing

News Staff
Thursday, December 30, 2021
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida – Nearly one month after the existence of the easily transmitted Omicron variant was officially reported to the World Health Organization, retail sales in the home health testing category are rising quickly across the U.S.
Book Review: Court Martial

Book Review: Court Martial

Book Review: Military justice no longer a joke

News Staff
Thursday, December 30, 2021
The standard joke is that the term “military justice” is an oxymoron. Yet as a news reporter I covered three courts-martial: one at Fort Sill (a drill sergeant made a habitual screwup stand on his head in a trash barrel while his unit performed calisthenics) and two at Tinker AFB.
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