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Lawton to host rain harvesting event Oct. 29. Photo Provided.

Lawton to host rain harvesting event Oct. 29

Staff Reports

Thursday, October 7, 2021

LAWTON — The city of Lawton’s stormwater division will host a rain harvesting event, where residents can learn to build their own cisterns for outdoor use, later this month. The drive-through event, which is open only to Lawton residents, will run from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Oct.

Lawton set to host Halloween Spooktacular Oct.29. Photo Provided.

Lawton set to host Halloween Spooktacular Oct.29

Staff Reports

Thursday, October 7, 2021

LAWTON — Lawton’s Parks and Recreation Department will host its Halloween Spooktacular event from 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 29 at Owens Recreation Center, 1405 SW 11th St. The event is free and open to the public.

HR seminars to focus on labor, employment law. Photo Provided.

HR seminars to focus on labor, employment law

Staff Reports

Thursday, October 7, 2021

OKLAHOMA CITY — Human resource professionals have two opportunities to gain a greater understanding of the ever-evolving legal landscape at a pair of October hybrid seminars hosted by Crowe & Dunlevy. Set for Oct. 12 at the Embassy Suites Downtown in Oklahoma City and Oct.

Capt. Kory Conley speaks with an inmate at Joseph Harp Correctional Center in Lexington. (Courtesy Oklahoma Department of Corrections)

Corrections Department Plans Sign-On Bonuses, Temporary Pay Raises As Prison Staffing Problems Persist

Keaton Ross - Oklahoma Watch

Thursday, October 7, 2021

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections plans to provide a $2,500 sign-on bonus to newly hired prison officers and temporarily boost pay for employees working in especially understaffed facilities.

A middle school student works on a laptop computer during class at Bridge Creek Elementary School in Blanchard on Nov. 21, 2019. (Whitney Bryen/Oklahoma Watch)

Oklahoma Student Learning in a Pandemic: Test Results Show Heavy Toll

Jennifer Palmer from Oklahoma Watch

Thursday, October 7, 2021

Oklahoma students lost ground in nearly every grade and subject as they struggled to learn amid COVID-19 disruptions, newly released test score data shows.

Are you registered to vote?

Voter registration applications due by Oct. 15

News Staff

Thursday, October 7, 2021

Oct. 15 is the last day to apply for voter registration for the Ward 2 runoff election for the Lawton City Council and the Flower Mound School bond election, which is set for Nov. 9.

UWSWOK is changing its fundraising plans.

United Way of SWOK forges ahead with fundraiser plans

Eric Swanson

Thursday, October 7, 2021

LAWTON — United Way of Southwest Oklahoma is changing its fundraising plans this year. The organization is hosting an online auction instead of its annual Blue Tie Gala. The auction opened Wednesday, Oct. 6, and will close at midnight Wednesday, Oct. 13.

Comanche County Detention Center adopts new system.

County to take on new system for handling inmate’s cash

News Staff

Thursday, October 7, 2021

LAWTON — Comanche County Detention Center officials want to stop issuing inmates a check for the cash in their trust fund when they are released.

LEDGER FILE PHOTO BY CHRIS MARTIN

City updates zoning rules for MMJ processors

Eric Swanson

Thursday, October 7, 2021

LAWTON – Lawton has revised its zoning requirements for medical marijuana operations, which will allow low-grade processing in most commercial zones and limit more intensive processing to industrial areas.

Crop report: State’s drought worsens. Photo Provided.

Crop report: State’s drought worsens

News Staff

Thursday, September 30, 2021

Rainfall totals in Oklahoma averaged 0.07 of an inch for the week of Sept. 20-26, with the northeast district recording the highest total at 0.44 of an inch, according to the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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