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Ledger file photo by Curtis Awbrey - Volunteers Susan McCann and Larry Travis restock shelves at the Lawton Food bank.

Ledger file photo by Curtis Awbrey - Volunteers Susan McCann and Larry Travis restock shelves at the Lawton Food bank.

Community helps food bank after theft

Michael Kinney
Thursday, July 30, 2020
Marny Skindrud noticed something was wrong on a recent Saturday. However, the executive director of the Lawton Food Bank didn’t have a chance to really take stock of what seemed amiss. But, by the time Monday rolled around, Skindrud knew the food bank had been robbed.
County Roads

County Roads

Funding for roads, bridges to be studied

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, July 30, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY – Funding for city and county roads and bridges, and “responsibilities and powers” of county commissioners, will be the focus of interim studies this summer and fall in the Oklahoma House of Representatives and Senate. Sen.
Veteran Mental Health

Veteran Mental Health

Mental health clinic for veterans planned for Lawton this fall

News Staff
Thursday, July 30, 2020
LAWTON – Cohen Veterans Network (CVN) announced plans Tuesday to open a clinic in Lawton later this fall. More than 6,000 post-9/11 veterans, their families, as well as more than 12,000 family members of active-duty service men and women in the area, will be eligible for care at the Steven A.
Turnpike

Turnpike

Turnpike Authority approves speed limit increases

Andrew W. Griffin
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY – With an emphasis on the safety of motorists, the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority held a vote Tuesday morning that approved recommendations on raising the speed limit to 80 miles per hour on certain sections of the state’s turnpike system.
Mayor Stan Booker

Mayor Stan Booker

Let’s propel Lawton to the future

Mayor Stan Booker
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
If we can all just take a deep breath and set aside the pandemic for a minute. Remember back in February when the citizens passed the Community Improvement Plan (CIP) extension by a 2 to1margin?Then before it could go into effect, the pandemic hit.
Decisions Coming On Turnpike Speed Increase

Decisions Coming On Turnpike Speed Increase

Decisions Coming On Turnpike Speed Increase

News Staff
Friday, July 24, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY – Last fall, speed limits on Oklahoma’s turnpike system were permitted to increase from 75 to 80 miles per hour following the implementation of a new law – signed by Gov. Kevin Stitt in April 2019 – and authored by State Rep. Daniel Pae, R-Lawton.
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