Goodyear tax protest continued to Sept. 28

The value of “embedded intangible assets” is at the heart of a personal property tax dispute between Comanche County Assessor Grant Edwards and the Goodyear tire manufacturing company.Embedded intangibles are nonphysical components - such as software, licenses, engineering/ design costs, and...

Treadwell's application to withdraw guilty plea rescheduled for Oct. 7

HOBART - Oct. 7 appears to be the date on which a hearing will be held in Kiowa County District Court on the application of Ethan Patrick Treadwell to withdraw his guilty plea to a felony charge of maiming William Halbert “Junior” Hicks.Treadwell, 43, admitted during a court hearing June 3 that two...

Lawton Public Library continues Career Readiness series

LAWTON - The Lawton Public Library will continue its Career Readiness series Wednesday, Sept. 9, with workplace-focused classes at the Main Library, 110 SW 4th St., followed by the 2026 Patriot Hiring Fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, at the Lawton Farmers Market.The Sept. 9 programs,...

Federal work requirement could affect thousands of Southwest Oklahomans

More than 1.03 million Oklahomans are enrolled in the state’s SoonerCare (Medicaid) program, according to the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, which administers the program.As of July, the enrollees included 502,644 adults (49%) and 533,617 children (51%).SoonerCare members residing in a long-term...

Army leaders discuss human-machine teams, artificial intelligence-enabled agents

FORT GORDON, Ga. - At the recent premier defense technology conference focused on cyber operations and Army modernization, leaders discussed the need to implement human-machine teams.TechNet Augusta 2026 was held mid-August in Augusta, Georgia, with assistance from the U.S. Army Cyber Center of...

Farm finance deterioration eases slightly

Farm income and credit conditions continued to deteriorate in the second quarter but showed signs of moderating during the first half of 2026.The average pace of decline in farm loan repayment rates over the past four quarters slowed across all participating districts during the second quarter.

FISTA approves reallocation of hotel/motel tax money

LAWTON - The FISTA Development Trust Authority will receive part of the money in the City of Lawton’s economic development fund for FISTA to use in fiscal year 2027.The authority voted unanimously Tuesday to authorize the reallocation of $25,887 in hotel/motel tax dollars from the economic...

Department of War launches Secure Space Network

WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Thursday, the Department of War announced a new capability, the Secure Space Network, to break down barriers to classified defense work.The initiative will allow more “defense suppliers to participate in classified development, collaboration, and production by broadening...

Former lawmaker to speak about ethical uses of AI

Former U.S. Rep. Brad Carson, now president of an advocacy group calling for regulations on artificial intelligence, will visit Lawton and Duncan this month in the next installment of Cameron University’s academic festival, “Being Human in the Age of AI.”Carson will visit Cameron’s Lawton campus...

Amazon sued over secret ad surcharge scheme

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Oklahoma joined the Federal Trade Commission and 21 other states in a lawsuit alleging that e-commerce giant Amazon concealed unfair charges in its digital advertising auction pricing.The 181-page complaint was filed on Aug. 31 in the United States District Court Western District...