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Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
OKLAHOMA CITY – Stimulus checks issued to Oklahomans have the third highest economic impact in the nation, according to a company that provides home value estimates used by real estate agents, banks and lenders.
Thursday, June 4, 2020
Corrections Department will resume visitation for inmates
Staff Reports
OKLAHOMA CITY – The state Corrections Department has resumed inmate visitation, the agency announced May 29.
Visits will be “highly structured to accommodate social distancing,” DOC Communications Director Justin Wolf said. Visiting sessions will be two hours long and offered multiple days a week.
Thursday, June 4, 2020
Deputy: FISTA notable in helping boost Lawton’s relations with Fort Sill
Jj Francais Associate Publisher
"Significant difference” is how Joe Gallagher, deputy to the commanding general at Fort Sill, describes efforts of the Lawton’s city council and mayor’s actions toward developing greater partnerships between the city, the base and defense contractors.
Thursday, June 4, 2020
The sale of non-performing loans (NPLs) lowers the number of delinquent loans in the Enterprises’ portfolios and transfers credit risk from the federal government to the private sector.
Feds offload 126K delinquent loans
Staff Reports
WASHINGTON – Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (“the Enterprises”) sold 126,757 non-performing loans last year that had a total unpaid principal balance of $23.8 billion, the Federal Housing Finance Agency reported June 1.
Thursday, June 4, 2020
Lawton city officials extend olive branch of understanding
Staff Reports
In an effort to improve communications between city officials and members of the community, Lawton Mayor Stan Booker hosted a Monday meeting at City Hall with various city officials and community leaders to create a Commission on Race Relations.
Thursday, June 4, 2020
There are as many at least 12 adults legally registered to vote in the Logan County home, all of whom claim the home as their place of residence. That number has been as 14 in the past.
12 adults registered to vote in single 4 bedroom home
Michael Carrier
The house is a traditional red-brick structure sitting on a large lot in an upscale housing addition in Guthrie, Oklahoma, the town where Oklahoma politics began more than 130 years ago.
Nothing really differentiates the home at 1212 N.
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
The pandemic and justice reform in charge of keeping inmate numbers low
Tim Farley
A sampling of county jail populations in Oklahoma shows the COVID-19 pandemic and criminal justice reform is keeping the number of inmates down.
Comanche County is an anomaly with its extreme overcrowding and pandemic issues.
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
18 years in a religious cult
KaraLee Langford
In the small town of Luther Oklahoma along Triple X Road, a hidden building nestled back in the woods was a home away from home for over 100 members of a religious cult.
A green gate barricaded the lonely road leading to a plain metal building.
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Altus AFB eases coronavirus measures
News Staff
ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE - Altus Air Force Base leaders announced the transition from Health Protection Condition (HPCON) CHARLIE to HPCON BRAVO today.
The base’s announcement closely aligns with Gov. Kevin Stitt’s “Open Up and Recover Safely (OURS) Plan.
Saturday, May 30, 2020
Corrections Department to resume visitation
News Staff
OKLAHOMA CITY – The state Corrections Department is set to resume inmate visitation next
weekend, the agency announced Friday.
Visits will be “highly structured to accommodate social distancing,” DOC Communications Director Justin Wolf said.
Friday, May 29, 2020