Lawton

Ledger photo by Curtis Awbrey - Renovation of the tennis courts at Greer Park is under way, and a contract to upgrade the lights at the park’s eight tennis courts was approved Tuesday by the Lawton City Council.

Ledger photo by Curtis Awbrey - Renovation of the tennis courts at Greer Park is under way, and a contract to upgrade the lights at the park’s eight tennis courts was approved Tuesday by the Lawton City Council.

Upgrade of Lawton tennis courts envisioned

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
LAWTON – A contract to replace the aged lights at the tennis courts in Greer Park with new high-efficiency lights was awarded Tuesday by the City Council. Of the four proposals, Third Generation Electrical of Tulsa was the lowest responsive bidder and won the contract with a price of $199,371.
Photo by David Hale - Drain at Hunter Blvd. and Lawton Ave.

Photo by David Hale - Drain at Hunter Blvd. and Lawton Ave.

Lawton waterline break

Staff Reports
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
MAJOR LEAK – During Tuesday’s Lawton City Council meeting, Ward 5 Councilman Sean Fortenbaugh expressed concern about “water breaks in town; there are a lot of them.” This river of treated water is from a waterline break that has been reported to city officials more than once in recent days.
Virtual learning

Virtual learning

Lawton schools will still employ ‘virtual learning’

Tim Farley
Thursday, February 18, 2021
LAWTON - Lawton Public School students will continue with the Virtual Learning platform until Tuesday, February 23, Supt. Kevin Hime said Wednesday. “At this time, we are dealing with weather-related issues and damages to several of our schools and facilities.
Eastside Pharmacy at 3612 SE Lee Blvd. in Lawton.

Eastside Pharmacy at 3612 SE Lee Blvd. in Lawton.

Eastside Pharmacy sees customers as family

Tim Farley
Thursday, February 4, 2021
When a customer base starts at zero, every new account is a blessing. That’s the attitude Eastside Pharmacy partner Brent Brennan and his staff have held the past 18 years. Eastside Pharmacy, 3612 SE Lee Blvd.
Lawton Building Permits

Lawton Building Permits

Lawton Building Permits

News Staff
Thursday, February 4, 2021
Listed below are building permits currently under review since Jan. 25: 6734 NW Cache Rd. On Jan. 26, Metro Sign Corp. applied for a sign permit for Homeland Grocery, costing $20,000. 3140 NW Cache Rd. On Jan.
Lawton Commercial Building Permits

Lawton Commercial Building Permits

Lawton Commercial Building Permits

Eric Swanson
Thursday, January 28, 2021
Listed below are building permits currently under review since Jan. 18: 4202 SW Lee Blvd. On Jan. 19, Sign Dynamic applied for a sign permit for a vet clinic costing $5,000. 1220 NW Sheridan Rd. On Jan. 20, Arrow Signs applied for a sign permit for Kush Gardens Dispensary costing $7,510.
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, right, addresses members of the press concerning the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccine sent to Comanche County Memorial Hospital in Lawton Wednesday The coronavirus is said to have been the cause of death for 306,000 people across the United States since March. Of those, 2,128 were Oklahomans, according to the Oklahoma State Department of Health’s most recent numbers.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, right, addresses members of the press concerning the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccine sent to Comanche County Memorial Hospital in Lawton Wednesday The coronavirus is said to have been the cause of death for 306,000 people across the United States since March. Of those, 2,128 were Oklahomans, according to the Oklahoma State Department of Health’s most recent numbers.

COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Lawton

News Staff
Thursday, December 17, 2020
Lawton Commercial Building Permits

Lawton Commercial Building Permits

Lawton Commercial Building Permits

KaraLee Langford
Friday, November 13, 2020
Below are commercial building permits currently under review since November 2: 405 NW Woodland Hills Dr. On November 2, Woodland Hills Elementary School applied for a building permit for a new fence costing over $36,000. 4435 NW Cache Rd.
Lawton street conditions to be evaluated

Lawton street conditions to be evaluated

Lawton street conditions to be evaluated

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, November 12, 2020
LAWTON – A professional assessment of pavement conditions throughout Lawton will be performed prior to the expenditure of millions of dollars on street repairs and preventive maintenance projects.
Sick of sickle cell: Lawton native helping to raise awareness of blood disorder

Sick of sickle cell: Lawton native helping to raise awareness of blood disorder

Sick of sickle cell: Lawton native helping to raise awareness of blood disorder

Michael Kinney
Thursday, November 12, 2020
While his mother tells him he had other episodes, Allen Russell has a vivid memory of the moment he understood the impact sickle cell anemia was going to have on his life. “I was a sophomore at Lawton High, coming back from a football scrimmage at Mustang,” recounted Russell.
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