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Chickasha library hosting Festival of Freedom activities

Staff Report
Friday, June 12, 2026
Chickasha Public Library has announced a full slate of summer activities as part of the town’s Festival of Freedom. Activities are planned for every age and to suit a variety of interests.The Patriotic Book Club is hosted at 6:30 p.m. on Thursdays through July 2.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced that Oklahoma will receive $27,456,000 to locate and replace lead pipes, to protect state residents from exposure to lead in drinking water. Photo courtesy of Nebraska Public Media

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced that Oklahoma will receive $27,456,000 to locate and replace lead pipes, to protect state residents from exposure to lead in drinking water. Photo courtesy of Nebraska Public Media

EPA awards Oklahoma $27.45M for lead water line removal

Staff Report
Friday, June 12, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced Oklahoma will receive $27,456,000 to locate and replace lead pipes, to protect state residents from exposure to lead in drinking water.
Yearbook photo, left, from 1957. ___ Photo courtesy of the Navy and Coast Guard Veterans of World War II and Korea website, usslci.org/lcil-85-the-four-leaf-clover.

Yearbook photo, left, from 1957. ___ Photo courtesy of the Navy and Coast Guard Veterans of World War II and Korea website, usslci.org/lcil-85-the-four-leaf-clover.

Former Elgin superintendent received Purple Heart for World War II service

Debi DeSilver
Friday, June 12, 2026
ELGIN – On July 1, 1942, Elgin native Arthur Farrar left his job as the Superintendent of Public Schools and enlisted in the U.S.Coast Guard Reserves as an Apprentice Seaman. Before accepting the position of superintendent, Farrar had been a teacher before becoming the high school principal.
Josh Anderson was appointed the interim commissioner of the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services on Friday. Photo provided

Josh Anderson was appointed the interim commissioner of the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services on Friday. Photo provided

Governor appoints new leader of embattled Mental Health Department

Nuria Martinez-keel
Friday, June 12, 2026
OKLAHOMA CITY — A struggling state agency will have its third commissioner in two and a half years.Gov. Kevin Stitt appointed Josh Anderson on Friday to be the interim leader of the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.

Voters reminded of election-related laws

Staff Report
Thursday, June 4, 2026
With the June 16 election approaching, Comanche County Election Board officials are reminding voters of Election Day laws.Here’s a summary of those laws:•People allowed inside an election enclosure.
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