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Construction on US-81 realignment southwest of Chickasha underway

Construction on US-81 realignment southwest of Chickasha underway

Construction on US-81 realignment southwest of Chickasha underway

Mike W. Ray
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
CHICKASHA – Construction on the $78.73 million US-81 realignment project on the southwest side of town began seven months ago and is progressing well.The new route will start at Quail Road (County Road 1400) off US-81 at the south edge of town, and extend northwest over the H.E. Bailey Turnpike...
3 sewer projects advancing in Lawton

3 sewer projects advancing in Lawton

3 sewer projects advancing in Lawton

Mike W. Ray
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
LAWTON – Construction on a sewer main in southwest Lawton is progressing, and amendments to contracts on two other sewer line projects were approved last Tuesday by the City Council.Almost a mile of sanitary sewer lines are under construction in southwest Lawton, west of Sheridan Road between...

State Insurance Commissioner puts Mending Health under supervision

News Staff
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Staff report OKLAHOMA CITY — State Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready announced Wednesday he placed Mending Health Insurance in Oklahoma Inc., under the supervision of the Oklahoma Insurance Department.Mending Health is a licensed health maintenance organization domiciled in this state.“Given the...

FTC seeks public comment on personalized pricing

Staff Report
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Has this day and age of technology and electronic surveillance given rise to an electronic pickpocket?Companies that use personal data to determine what an individual consumer is willing to or possibly capable of paying are being warned by the Federal Trade Commission.
An upgrade of the lights at West Gore Boulevard and 6th Street is part of a project along Gore to help the flow of traffic through the installation and configuration of new traffic signal control equipment, malfunction management units, GPS time-base coordination equipment, and flashing yellow arrow LED signal modules. Scott Rains | For Southwest Ledger

An upgrade of the lights at West Gore Boulevard and 6th Street is part of a project along Gore to help the flow of traffic through the installation and configuration of new traffic signal control equipment, malfunction management units, GPS time-base coordination equipment, and flashing yellow arrow LED signal modules. Scott Rains | For Southwest Ledger

Installation of traffic control equipment on Gore begins

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Wednesday, September 2, 2026
LAWTON - Installation of new traffic control equipment at 11 intersections along almost six miles of Gore Boulevard started recently and is expected to continue through October, the Lawton City Council was told Tuesday night.“The equipment has been acquired,” and installation is expected to take...
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