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SW Okla. legislators get House panel assignments

SW Okla. legislators get House panel assignments

SW Okla. legislators get House panel assignments

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, January 21, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – Southwest Oklahoma legislators have been rewarded with important committee assignments and leadership roles in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Speaker Charles McCall created 30 committees and 10 appropriations subcommittees in the House.
mental health forum

mental health forum

Legislators launch mental health forum

News Staff
Thursday, January 21, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – Twenty-eight members of the Oklahoma Legislature recently formed a bipartisan, bicameral caucus to serve as a forum for legislators to discuss solutions to the state’s ongoing mental health and addiction crisis. Founding members include Rep. Marcus McEntire, R-Duncan; Sen.
Ledger file photo by Chris Martin

Ledger file photo by Chris Martin

Cannabis tops alcohol in Oklahoma in 2020

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, January 21, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – Marijuana surpassed alcohol as the revenue-producing palliative of choice in Oklahoma last year. Beverage taxes and licenses produced a little over $133 million in 2020, Oklahoma Tax Commission ledgers reflect. That sum included $30.8 million from “strong” beer taxes, $40.
Comanche Co. Courthouse remains closed

Comanche Co. Courthouse remains closed

Comanche Co. Courthouse remains closed

News Staff
Friday, January 15, 2021
LAWTON – The Comanche County Courthouse will remain closed through January, elected county officials announced Friday. 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.
DJ company adapts with pandemic

DJ company adapts with pandemic

Local DJ company adapts with pandemic

Tim Farley
Thursday, January 14, 2021
LAWTON – Patrick Reynolds had no clue his first gig as a pool party DJ in 1979 would eventually evolve into a longtime profitable Lawton business. “I remember it was for a cast and crew party from the Lawton Community Theatre. It was a last minute thing.
Ledger photo by Kyletta Ray Newly elected state Rep. Gerrid Kendrix of Altus, left, and former House Speaker T.W. Shannon of Lawton attended the Redistricting Town Hall meeting in Lawton Monday night.

Ledger photo by Kyletta Ray Newly elected state Rep. Gerrid Kendrix of Altus, left, and former House Speaker T.W. Shannon of Lawton attended the Redistricting Town Hall meeting in Lawton Monday night.

Lawton redistricting meeting well attended

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, January 14, 2021
LAWTON – Approximately three dozen legislators and concerned citizens attended the “Redistricting Town Hall” at the Comanche County Farm Bureau office Monday night.
An egg nog latte is topped with seasonal foam work at Just Brew It, 106 W. Cypress St. in Altus.

An egg nog latte is topped with seasonal foam work at Just Brew It, 106 W. Cypress St. in Altus.

Altus’ Just Brew It creates quite a stir

Michael Kinney
Thursday, January 14, 2021
ALTUS – When Shannon and April Preston decided to jump headfirst into the coffee selling business in 2016, the couple had no idea what they were getting into. He owned a jewelry store and she was a local schoolteacher. Neither had any idea of what it took to run a coffee shop.
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