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Photo by Fort Sill Public Information Officer Ygal Kaufman

Photo by Fort Sill Public Information Officer Ygal Kaufman

Fort Sill demonstrates 175-year-old cannon

News Staff
Thursday, January 21, 2021
The operation of a Model 1841 cannon, a 175-year-old artillery piece, was demonstrated last Saturday outside the Field Artillery Museum at Fort Sill. Col. Frank Siltman, a historian and retired U.S.
Agency survey: More firms may be looking to hire

Agency survey: More firms may be looking to hire

Agency survey: More firms may be looking to hire

Eric Swanson
Thursday, January 21, 2021
Businesses may be recovering from a difficult year in 2020, according to a recent survey by The Harris Poll. The Oklahoma City-based firm Express Employment Professionals commissioned the online survey, which was conducted between Nov. 16 and Dec. 7, 2020.
Central Fire Station, 623 SW D Ave. in Lawton.

Central Fire Station, 623 SW D Ave. in Lawton.

Lawton FD achieves coveted ISO rating

Mike Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, January 21, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – A little over a million U.S. high school students played 11-man football in the 2018-19 school year. At roughly the same time, more than 73,712 college students competed in NCAA football; of that number 16,380 were eligible for the National Football League draft.
Nonresidential construction starts declined in December

Nonresidential construction starts declined in December

Nonresidential construction starts declined in December

Eric Swanson
Thursday, January 21, 2021
The volume of nonresidential construction starts dropped from $30.2 billion in November to $20.8 billion in December, a decline of 30.9%, according to the construction information company ConstructConnect.
Red River Café, above, 219 S. 6th Street in Eldorado, will continue serving customers during the pandemic, owner Kimberly Willis says.

Red River Café, above, 219 S. 6th Street in Eldorado, will continue serving customers during the pandemic, owner Kimberly Willis says.

Red River Café staying open for customers

Tim Farley
Thursday, January 21, 2021
ELDORADO – Kimberly Willis says she keeps the Red River Café open because residents like it, not because it’s a big moneymaker.
Feds extend eviction, foreclosure freezes

Feds extend eviction, foreclosure freezes

Feds extend eviction, foreclosure freezes

News Staff
Thursday, January 21, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (“the Enterprises”) will extend their moratoriums on single-family foreclosures and real estate owned (REO) evictions until February 28, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced.
Mulready named as vice chair of NAIC committee

Mulready named as vice chair of NAIC committee

Mulready named as vice chair of NAIC committee

News Staff
Thursday, January 21, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready was recently appointed vice-chair of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ Life Insurance and Annuities Committee for the 2021 term.
Comanche Co. Courthouse remains closed through Jan.

Comanche Co. Courthouse remains closed through Jan.

Comanche Co. Courthouse remains closed through Jan.

News Staff
Thursday, January 21, 2021
LAWTON – The Comanche County Courthouse will remain closed through January, elected county officials announced January 15. The courthouse was closed to the general public on November 24, 2020, because of an increase in COVID-19 cases in the county and across the state.
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