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A “1,000 Black Men and Women in Arms Second Amendment” walk was held Saturday from the Ralph Ellison memorial Library to the Governor’s Mansion in Oklahoma City.

A “1,000 Black Men and Women in Arms Second Amendment” walk was held Saturday from the Ralph Ellison memorial Library to the Governor’s Mansion in Oklahoma City.

African American gun rights group sees growing interest

For Timothy Blackwell, the Second Amendment has always been something he has been interested in. Even as a kid growing up in Oklahoma, he knew it was important, even if he couldn’t put it into words.
Ledger file photo by Lee Ann DeSilver The Cameron University volleyball team in a match against Southwest Oklahoma State University last August.

Ledger file photo by Lee Ann DeSilver The Cameron University volleyball team in a match against Southwest Oklahoma State University last August.

CU AD looking forward to resumption of sports

LAWTON – Cameron University, closed for three months because of the coronavirus health crisis, is “aiming for August to reopen and have students back on campus,” CU Athletic Director Jim Jackson said recently. CU is “making adjustments for the return of its student athletes,” he said.

Johns tackling Pae in House District 62 race

As the 2020 primary election quickly approaches, Republican candidate Robert Johns is running against Republican incumbent Daniel Pae for the House of Representatives District 62 seat. Growing up on a dairy farm in Chesapeake, Va., Johns said he never thought he would become a politician.
Ledger photos by Chris Martin       Patrons at last Saturday’s Wings and Wheels Fly-in and Car Show in Chickasha study the “Devil Dog” B-25.

Ledger photos by Chris Martin Patrons at last Saturday’s Wings and Wheels Fly-in and Car Show in Chickasha study the “Devil Dog” B-25.

B-25 was sturdy workhorse

The B-25 was a medium bomber named in honor of Maj. Gen. William “Billy” Mitchell, a pioneer of U.S. military aviation. Approximately 9,800 of the airplanes were manufactured by North American Aviation, and the aircraft served in every theater of World War II.
Ledger photo by Jeremy Robbins A giant American flag hangs from the top of a building as attendees gather for a rally for President Donald Trump inside the nearby BOK Center in downtown Tulsa last Saturday.

Ledger photo by Jeremy Robbins A giant American flag hangs from the top of a building as attendees gather for a rally for President Donald Trump inside the nearby BOK Center in downtown Tulsa last Saturday.

Tulsa arena host thousands for Trump rally amid virus fears

TULSA – Thousands of supporters of President Donald Trump showed up in an indoor arena Saturday night for a rally that some fear could help fuel nascent spikes of coronavirus cases in some places, concerns that were amplified after six staffers helping to set up the event tested positive for the...