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Response to 9-1-1 call nets Lawtonian 8 years in prison

Response to 9-1-1 call nets Lawtonian 8 years in prison

Response to 9-1-1 call nets Lawtonian 8 years in prison

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, September 10, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY – A Lawton man was sentenced Wednesday to eight years in federal prison for possession of illegal explosives and being a felon in possession of several firearms.             The case arose from a 9-1-1 emergency call placed shortly before 2 a.m.
Roosevelt Water tanks 'reroofed'

Roosevelt Water tanks 'reroofed'

Roosevelt water tank ‘reroofed’

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, September 10, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY – Roosevelt’s downtown “Bronco” water tower has received a new “hat”. With the aid of a stout crane, Trumble Construction of Texarkana, Texas, hoisted a pre-fabricated steel cap to the top of the 140-foot-tall water tower on Sept. 4 and welded it into place.
Motorists drive through the intersection of Flower Mound Road and Cache Road in east Lawton, where new traffic signals have been installed. Ledger photo by Mike W. Ray

Motorists drive through the intersection of Flower Mound Road and Cache Road in east Lawton, where new traffic signals have been installed. Ledger photo by Mike W. Ray

New signals installed at busy Lawton intersection

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, September 10, 2020
LAWTON – Traffic at a busy Lawton intersection is moving safely and smoothly after the installation of new signals.
Matrix sees Q4 loss

Matrix sees Q4 loss

Matrix sees Q4 loss

News Staff
Thursday, September 10, 2020
TULSA (AP) – Matrix Service Co. (MTRX) reported a fiscal fourth-quarter loss of $5.7 million last week, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier. On a per-share basis, the Tulsa-based company said it had a loss of 22 cents.
First Amendment victorious on appeal in OKC median case

First Amendment victorious on appeal in OKC median case

First Amendment victorious on appeal in OKC median case

News Staff
Thursday, September 10, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY – It was a “victory for the First Amendment,” Joseph Thai, a professor of constitutional law at the University of Oklahoma, working with the Oklahoma City chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union and Legal Aid of Oklahoma, noted in an editorial in The Oklahoman this week.
Southwest Oklahoma MMJ tax receipts

Southwest Oklahoma MMJ tax receipts

Medical marijuana hits second-highest level

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, September 10, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY – Medical marijuana last month produced its second-highest level of taxes in nearly two years. The State of Oklahoma collected more than $5 million in August from the medical marijuana tax for the fourth consecutive month. The 7% excise tax on MMJ generated nearly $5.
Oil, gas losses lead to another slip in state’s gross receipts

Oil, gas losses lead to another slip in state’s gross receipts

Oil, gas losses lead to another slip in state’s gross receipts

Staff Reports
Thursday, September 10, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY – Gross receipts to the state Treasury slipped by 4.6% in August, with oil and gas production taxes the primary driver, State Treasurer Randy McDaniel announced. August receipts from all sources totaled $979.5 million and were below collections from August 2019 by $47.3 million.
COVID concerns

COVID concerns

Judges release statement to jurors about COVID concerns

News Staff
Thursday, September 10, 2020
You may receive a summons for jury service in the coming weeks. Jury service is a legal obligation as well as a civic duty. The services performed by jurors are as important and essential to the administration of justice as those performed by the judge and the attorneys.
Number of banks shrinks but assets increase

Number of banks shrinks but assets increase

Number of banks shrinks but assets increase

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, September 10, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY – The number of banks in the Sooner State has declined by eight in the past 12 months and by 15 in the last two and a half years, but assets have increased significantly during that period. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
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