County approves road project agreements with Comanche Nation

LAWTON – Comanche County and the Comanche Nation will work together on rebuilding sections of Southeast 45th Street and 15th Street in Lawton.

Corrections Department takes ownership of Lawton prison

OKLAHOMA CITY –The Oklahoma Department of Corrections became the owner of the Lawton Correctional & Rehabilitation Facility last week, finalizing the purchase at 9:30 a.m. Friday, DOC officials said.

Chickasha buys street patch unit, 3 trucks

CHICKASHA – Street patches will be “better and longer lasting” when the city takes possession of a hot mix asphalt patch unit next year, Public Works Director Omar Fierro told the Municipal Authority.

Chickasha approves Lake Chickasha wetland development

CHICKASHA – In a split decision, the Chickasha City Council voted to allow the state Transportation Department to use acreage at Lake Chickasha for “stream and wetland mitigation” related to the US-81 bypass project.

Design plans on Chickasha water plant filed; city current on loan debt payments

The Chickasha Municipal Authority is expected to solicit bids on construction of a new water treatment plant for 45 days, starting in August, and the proposals will be opened “probably in early October,” City Manager Jim Crosby told Southwest Ledger last week.

Duncan approves emergency repairs for water line

DUNCAN – The Duncan Public Utilities Authority recently authorized the city to proceed with emergency repairs for a 24-inch water supply line that was damaged by flooding earlier this year.

State agency limits water use permit for McCurtain County chicken farm

OKLAHOMA CITY – A southeastern Oklahoman protesting the water-right application of yet another poultry farm in McCurtain County asked the state Water Resources Board to “step on the brakes.

Leader and 8 Oklahomans in national catalytic converter theft ring plead guilty

The leader of a multistate operation that stole thousands of catalytic converters from private vehicles and sold them on a secondary market for millions of dollars, based on the value of the precious metals that the devices contain, pleaded guilty recently in Tulsa’s federal district court.