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Lord & Taylor is seeking bankruptcy protection

Lord & Taylor is seeking bankruptcy protection

Retail rout gains pace, Lord & Taylor seeks bankruptcy

News Staff
Thursday, August 6, 2020
NEW YORK (AP) – Lord & Taylor is seeking bankruptcy protection, as is the owner of Men’s Wearhouse and Jos. A. Bank, lengthening the list of major retail chains that have faltered in the pandemic.
Arvest Bank donated $5 thousand to Lawton Athletic Foundation

Arvest Bank donated $5 thousand to Lawton Athletic Foundation

Arvest Foundation donates $5K to LAF

Staff Reports
Thursday, August 6, 2020
LAWTON – The Lawton Athletic Foundation envisions providing supplemental funding to the three high schools in Lawton and to develop a scholarship program for Lawton athletes. Those plans received a boost recently with a $5,000 donation from the Arvest Foundation.
Continental Resources

Continental Resources

Continental Resources posts a $239 million loss

News Staff
Thursday, August 6, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Continental Resources Inc. (CLR) on Monday reported a second-quarter loss of $239.3 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier. The Oklahoma City-based company said it had a loss of 66 cents per share.
The U.S.S. Indianapolis (CA-35) at sea in September 1939.

The U.S.S. Indianapolis (CA-35) at sea in September 1939.

Reunion for Indianapolis survivors canceled

Andrew W. Griffin
Thursday, August 6, 2020
MEMPHIS, Texas – Each summer, the still-living survivors of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (CA-35) gather for a reunion in the namesake Indiana capital city, commemorating the sinking of the heavy cruiser, after being torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in the Philippine Sea on July 30, 1945.
Campaign to encourage masks

Campaign to encourage masks

Illinois launches $5M ad campaign to encourage masks

(not verified)
Thursday, August 6, 2020
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois launched a $5 million advertising campaign on Mon- day to remind people to cover their faces in public to slow the spread of COVID-19, which has had a resurgence in the state since Gov. J.B. Pritzker loosened restrictions to help the state’s suffering economy.
Ledger photos by Chris Martin - Oklahoma Marijuana

Ledger photos by Chris Martin - Oklahoma Marijuana

MMJ tax produces $5M+ again

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, August 6, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY – The State of Oklahoma collected more than $5 million in July from the medical marijuana tax – for the third consecutive month. The 7% excise tax on MMJ generated $5.23 million in tax receipts last month.
Workmen make preparations for scaling the “Bronco” water tower in Roosevelt and inspecting its dilapidated roof.

Workmen make preparations for scaling the “Bronco” water tower in Roosevelt and inspecting its dilapidated roof.

Roosevelt water tank repairs expected later this month

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, August 6, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY – Construction and installation of a new roof for Roosevelt’s downtown “Bronco” water tower are expected to be performed later this month, Mayor Nolan McCall said Monday. The Oklahoma Water Resources Board on Jan.
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