Fort Sill to celebrate Army’s 250th birthday

From staff reports Fort Sill will host a public celebration June 13, from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., to mark the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday.The milestone event will be free and open to the public.

Authority approves schematic design for sports complex

LAWTON – The Lawton Youth Sports Trust Authority is ready to start the second phase in designing the city’s youth sports complex.After reviewing a schematic design for the complex, the authority voted unanimously May 8 to accept it.

Duncan City Council swearing-in ceremony held

Three Duncan officials took their oaths of office recently.

FISTA approves guaranteed maximum price amendments for two projects

LAWTON – Two projects at the FISTA Innovation Park are expected to cost no more than $2.38 million altogether.The FISTA Development Trust Authority, which oversees the Innovation Park, voted May 6 to approve guaranteed maximum price amendments to the construction contracts for those projects.

Lawton ‘Trash Off’ rescheduled

LAWTON – “Trash Off” is rescheduled for Saturday, May 17, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the parking lot at McMahon Memorial Auditorium.The annual event originally was planned for April 26 but was postponed because of inclement weather.

Payment of Savoy renovation grant depleted downtown business grant funds

CHICKASHA – Payment of a revised Central Business District (CBD) building grant to Chet Hitt for partial reimbursement of expenses he incurred renovating the Savoy 1902 hotel depleted the last of the funds.The City Council voted – overwhelmingly but not unanimously – to pay the higher bill.

$275M in bonds to finance highway projects, including start of US-81 bypass in Chickasha

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority (OCIA) took official action recently with financing a $275 million infrastructure package, in partnership with the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT), that includes a long-awaited Chickasha project.

Canadian oil an important factor in Midwest gasoline prices

Although total U.S. imports of crude oil have fallen over the past two decades, U.S. imports of Canadian oil have steadily increased.U.S. crude oil imports from Canada averaged 4.1 million barrels per day in 2024, which constituted 62% of total oil imports.

Ratepayer protection bill waited for Senate vote

From staff reports A bill seeking to protect Oklahoma’s utility customers from paying higher rates because of 2021’s Winter Storm Uri has not yet been considered by the full state Senate.

Break-even point differs for oil producers in U.S., Canada

From staff reports When it comes to falling crude oil prices, the break-even point is becominggas producers.But what is the break-even point? $60?$65? Or even higher? It depends where the oil and gas exploration is taking place, as pointed out in a recent article by CBC.