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Oklahoma ranks 39th in environmental survey

From Staff Reports
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
A report by the nonprofit organization SmileHub on the Best States for Environmental Protection in 2025 ranked Oklahoma 39th. The group also released a new report on the Best Charities for Environmental Protection.SmileHub compared the eco-friendliness of all 50 states across 25 key metrics.
Rig Report: Oil, gas rigs decline across state, nation

Rig Report: Oil, gas rigs decline across state, nation

Rig Report: Oil, gas rigs decline across state, nation

News Staff
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
From staff reports Rig numbers across the U.S. and in Oklahoma took another dip in the past week with a loss in oil rig activity and in natural gas exploration. At the same time, the rig numbers revealed a slow growth of gas drilling activity in the past year.
Dub Wagnon | Southwest Ledger Matina Davis, right, and her defense counselors listen to testimony during her trial June 13 on a charge of criminal slander in Comanche County District Court.

Dub Wagnon | Southwest Ledger Matina Davis, right, and her defense counselors listen to testimony during her trial June 13 on a charge of criminal slander in Comanche County District Court.

Comanche County jury rules woman not guilty of slandering Lawton’s city prosecutor

Mike W. Ray & Dub Wagnon
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
A Lawton woman charged under a 96-yearold statute with the criminal slander of Lawton’s city prosecutor was found not guilty Friday.Matina Michelle Davis, 52, was exonerated by an all-white Comanche County District Court jury comprised of two men and four women.
Curtis W. Awbrey | Southwest Ledger Gov. Kevin Stitt, second from right, stands beside a painting by Chickasha artist Dani Lewis, far right. Developer Chet Hitt, second from left, commissioned the painting, which he entitled, “ Governor Stitt’s Oklahoma Land Run 2.0.” Others in the photo included Bond Payne, far left; state Rep. Brad Boles, third from left; and CEDC Director Jim Cowan.

Curtis W. Awbrey | Southwest Ledger Gov. Kevin Stitt, second from right, stands beside a painting by Chickasha artist Dani Lewis, far right. Developer Chet Hitt, second from left, commissioned the painting, which he entitled, “ Governor Stitt’s Oklahoma Land Run 2.0.” Others in the photo included Bond Payne, far left; state Rep. Brad Boles, third from left; and CEDC Director Jim Cowan.

Chickasha industrial park development could generate $3.5B investment, 3,000 jobs

Mike W. Ray Southwest Ledger
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Gov. Kevin Stitt joined local leaders in Chickasha June 5 to unveil plans for a new industrial park and power generation initiative – projects that will constitute the largest single private investment in the city’s history.
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