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The Aloha Trailer Park, 1915 SW D Ave., is shown Wednesday. The Lawton City Council declared the trailer park a public nuisance on Tuesday and directed the city attorney to file a nuisance abatement lawsuit in Comanche County District Court. Curtis Awbrey/Ledger photo

The Aloha Trailer Park, 1915 SW D Ave., is shown Wednesday. The Lawton City Council declared the trailer park a public nuisance on Tuesday and directed the city attorney to file a nuisance abatement lawsuit in Comanche County District Court. Curtis Awbrey/Ledger photo

Lawton suing problematic property owner

Eric Swanson
Thursday, October 28, 2021
LAWTON — Lawton is taking the owner of the Aloha Trailer Park to court in hopes of compelling her to correct problems at the trailer park.
Red Rock Behavioral Health Services CEO Verna Foust (at back) listens as Gov. Kevin Stitt addresses the audience at the Oct. 21 grand opening for the Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at Red Rock in Lawton. The clinic serves post-9/11 veterans, active-duty soldiers and their families. Eric Swanson/Ledger photo

Red Rock Behavioral Health Services CEO Verna Foust (at back) listens as Gov. Kevin Stitt addresses the audience at the Oct. 21 grand opening for the Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at Red Rock in Lawton. The clinic serves post-9/11 veterans, active-duty soldiers and their families. Eric Swanson/Ledger photo

Stitt hails public, private alliances during Lawton clinic opening

Eric Swanson
Thursday, October 28, 2021
LAWTON — Gov. Kevin Stitt hailed Lawton’s new Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at Red Rock as a prime example of what the public and private sectors can achieve if they work together.
McMahon Memorial Auditorium

McMahon Memorial Auditorium

What's in a name?

Debi DeSilver Managing Editor
Thursday, October 28, 2021
Thoughts of bringing culture to a rough-and-tumble tent city might not have been on Louise D. McMahon’s mind when she moved to Lawton in 1901 with her husband, Eugene, and their young son.
Mark Snead, president of the Oklahoma City-based economic research firm RegionTrack, addresses the audience during the Lawton-Fort Sill Economic Development Corp.'s annual luncheon Wednesday at the Hilton Garden Inn and Convention Center. Eric Swanson/Ledger photo.

Mark Snead, president of the Oklahoma City-based economic research firm RegionTrack, addresses the audience during the Lawton-Fort Sill Economic Development Corp.'s annual luncheon Wednesday at the Hilton Garden Inn and Convention Center. Eric Swanson/Ledger photo.

LEDC: Lawton Fort Sill economic forecast good through 2024

News Staff
Thursday, October 28, 2021
LAWTON — Lawton has weathered the economic recession of 2020-21 and may see a strong economy in 2022, an economist said Wednesday.   “The forecast is way more optimistic than it was a year ago,” said Mark Snead, president of the Oklahoma City-based economic research firm RegionTrack.
Tammi Frederick, a purchasing specialist for the Department of Environmental Quality, said the agency attended the State Suppliers Expo to "bring the message of DEQ to the state and help vendors understand what we are doing"

Tammi Frederick, a purchasing specialist for the Department of Environmental Quality, said the agency attended the State Suppliers Expo to "bring the message of DEQ to the state and help vendors understand what we are doing"

Inaugural State Suppliers Expo works to connect state agencies, private sector

News Staff
Thursday, October 21, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY — Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell took to a lectern at the Oklahoma City Convention Center on Tuesday, celebrating the fact that those in attendance for the State Suppliers Expo were participating in the inaugural event to highlight the state’s emphasis on public-private partnerships.
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pancakes

Lawton AMBUCS to host 65th Pancake Day

News Staff
Thursday, October 21, 2021
LAWTON — This year marks the 65th year Lawton AMBUCS has hosted its annual Pancake Day to raise funds for community members with mobility issues and disabilities.  AMBUCS, a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that began in 1922, has grown to include more than 3,500 members across 30 states.
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Lawton OKs design for Goodyear Blvd. extension

News Staff
Thursday, October 21, 2021
LAWTON – Lawton’s plan to extend Goodyear Boulevard from the West Industrial Park northwest to connect with U.S. Highway 62, with ramp connections to provide grade-separated access to U.S. 62 and Quanah Parker Trailway, is moving to the front burner.
Lawton City Councilmen Allan Hampton, left, and Sean Fortenbaugh listen to a discussion during the Lawton City Council meeting's special meeting Tuesday at City Hall.

Lawton City Councilmen Allan Hampton, left, and Sean Fortenbaugh listen to a discussion during the Lawton City Council meeting's special meeting Tuesday at City Hall.

City OKs refinancing plan

Eric Swanson
Thursday, October 21, 2021
LAWTON – Lower interest rates are prompting Lawton to refinance economic development bond debt from 2019. In a special session, the Lawton City Council voted 7-0 Tuesday to approve the refinancing proposal. Councilman Jay Burk was absent.
Janet Smith

Janet Smith

Lawton names new head of community services, planning

News Staff
Thursday, October 21, 2021
LAWTON – Blackwell’s former city manager is Lawton’s new community services and planning director. Janet Smith was recently named to the position, according to a news release from City Manager Michael Cleghorn’s office.
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State’s jobless rate improving week to week

Tim Farley
Thursday, October 21, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – Most Oklahoma unemployment figures show the state’s jobless rate is improving week to week, according to numbers released by the Oklahoma Employment Securities Commission.
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