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FILE PHOTO BY BRAYDEN THOMAS Utility poles line NE Jake Dunn Road in Elgin following February’s winter storm in Oklahoma.

Bills would address utility charge spikes from Feb. storm

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer

Thursday, April 15, 2021

OKLAHOMA CITY – Companion measures intended to ease the financial burden facing ratepayers from extreme price spikes in utility and energy bills in the wake of the February winter storm emerged Tuesday from the state Senate and were endorsed Wednesday in a brief meeting of a joint House/Senate...

Lawton-Fort Sill Economic Development Corporation(LEDC) announced that Carter Wind Energy will set up a manufacturing plant in Lawton.

Wind energy company coming to Lawton

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer

Friday, April 9, 2021

LAWTON – A company that makes wind turbines plans to invest $10 million initially in development of a manufacturing plant here that will employ 300 workers within five years, the Lawton-Fort Sill Economic Development Corp. (LEDC) announced Friday.

Lawmakers hail Altus recognition

News Staff

Thursday, April 8, 2021

CHEYENNE- U.S. Rep Frank Lucas hailed the news that Altus was recently named a "Great American Defense Community" by the Association of Defense Committees and the United Services Automobile Association.

Oil and Gas Expo set for mid-October

News Staff

Thursday, April 8, 2021

The Oklahoma Oil and Gas Expo, which was canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is making a comeback this year. The event will take place from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 14 at the State Fair Park Bennett Event Center, Oklahoma City.

GameStop announces first-quarter sales results

News Staff

Thursday, April 8, 2021

GRAPEVINE, Texas – The gaming merchandise company GameStop Corp. announced on Monday preliminary unaudited sales results for the first quarter to date ending April 3, 2021, compared to the nine weeks ended April 4, 2020.

Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Brenna Klemm, 97th Air Mobility Wing Public Affirs, File: U.S. Air Force Col. Matthew Leard, 97th Air Mobility Wing commander, talks to OK Gov. Kevin Stitt on C-17 Globemaster III at Altus Air base.

Altus a 'Great American Defense Community'

News Staff

Thursday, April 8, 2021

ALTUS – The City of Altus, home to Altus Air Force Base, has been named a ‘Great American Defense Community’ by the Association of Defense Communities (ADC) and USAA.

Christi Chambers of Oklahoma Blood Institute. PHOTO PROVIDED

Chambers named OBI executive director for its Lawton market

News Staff

Thursday, April 8, 2021

LAWTON – Oklahoma Blood Institute has named Christi Chambers as the executive director of its Lawton market. “Our ability to meet the need for lifesaving blood products in Lawton and the surrounding communities depends on generous donors and dedicated staff,” said Dr.

A Davidson man charged with two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon remains in the Tillman County Jail.

Davidson man held on $500K bond

Tim Farley

Thursday, April 8, 2021

FREDERICK – A Davidson man charged with two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon remains in the Tillman County Jail in lieu of a $500,000 bond. Prosecutors charged Kim Fillmore, of Davidson, March 30 in connection with the shooting that occurred March 21.

Dominic Eugene Hunt, alias “Dime Sack,” 26, was indicted in the Western District federal court here on nine firearms, ammunition, and drug-related felony counts.

OKC man sentenced to 80 years after 5 years of criminal activity

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer

Thursday, April 8, 2021

OKLAHOMA CITY – An Oklahoma City man convicted of five years of criminal conduct will grow old in the federal prison system while serving an 80-year sentence.

The New Civil Liberties Alliance

NCLA files brief in rental contract case

News Staff

Thursday, April 8, 2021

WASHINGTON – The New Civil Liberties Alliance, a nonpartisan, nonprofit civil rights group, filed its opening brief Monday in the lawsuit Kravitz v. Murphy in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division. The lawsuit challenges New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s Executive Order No.

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