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GPTC Celebrates 50 years

GPTC Celebrates 50 years

Great Plains celebrates 50 years of success

Eric Swanson
Thursday, September 23, 2021
LAWTON — Kyle Thomas stood behind a counter at the Great Plains Technology Center, listening as a customer ordered a slice of pizza.   After taking the order, Thomas turned to a pan containing several slices of pizza.
Crop report: Drought conditions worsen. Photo Provided.

Crop report: Drought conditions worsen. Photo Provided.

Crop report: Drought conditions worsen

News Staff
Thursday, September 23, 2021
Rainfall totals in Oklahoma averaged 0.19 of an inch for the week of Sept. 13-19, with the Panhandle district recording the highest total at 0.51 of an inch, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.
State Sen. Carri Hicks, D-Oklahoma City, addresses the Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism Committee during her interim study Tuesday to learn why Oklahomans are not returning to work. Ledger photo by Tim Farley

State Sen. Carri Hicks, D-Oklahoma City, addresses the Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism Committee during her interim study Tuesday to learn why Oklahomans are not returning to work. Ledger photo by Tim Farley

Study addresses why workers aren’t back on the job during pandemic

Tim Farley
Thursday, September 23, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – Four plausible reasons for Oklahomans not returning to work after the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic were debated during a study hosted Tuesday by state Senator Carri Hicks, D-Oklahoma City.
Election dates. Photo Provided.

Election dates. Photo Provided.

Election dates

Staff Reports
Thursday, September 23, 2021
With the primary election for the Lawton City Council behind them, candidates are preparing for November’s vote.   Candidates Kelly Harris and Mark Malone survived the Sept. 14 primary election for the Ward 2 seat on the council, setting the stage for a runoff election in November.
A woman votes at a polling station in Norman on Aug. 25, 2020. Whitney Bryen | Oklahoma Watch

A woman votes at a polling station in Norman on Aug. 25, 2020. Whitney Bryen | Oklahoma Watch

An early look at whether Oklahoma could expand, shrink voting access

Trevor Brown - Oklahoma Watch
Thursday, September 23, 2021
Earlier this year, Oklahoma became one of the few Republican-led states to expand, rather than restrict voting access.   In a move that will cost the state $40,000 per election, lawmakers passed House Bill 2663 with bipartisan support as they added an extra early-voting day for general elections.
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