Oklahoma

State Sen. Carri Hicks, D-Oklahoma City, addresses the Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism Committee during her interim study Tuesday to learn why Oklahomans are not returning to work. Ledger photo by Tim Farley

State Sen. Carri Hicks, D-Oklahoma City, addresses the Senate Business, Commerce and Tourism Committee during her interim study Tuesday to learn why Oklahomans are not returning to work. Ledger photo by Tim Farley

Study addresses why workers aren’t back on the job during pandemic

Tim Farley
Thursday, September 23, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – Four plausible reasons for Oklahomans not returning to work after the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic were debated during a study hosted Tuesday by state Senator Carri Hicks, D-Oklahoma City.
A woman votes at a polling station in Norman on Aug. 25, 2020. Whitney Bryen | Oklahoma Watch

A woman votes at a polling station in Norman on Aug. 25, 2020. Whitney Bryen | Oklahoma Watch

An early look at whether Oklahoma could expand, shrink voting access

Trevor Brown - Oklahoma Watch
Thursday, September 23, 2021
Earlier this year, Oklahoma became one of the few Republican-led states to expand, rather than restrict voting access.   In a move that will cost the state $40,000 per election, lawmakers passed House Bill 2663 with bipartisan support as they added an extra early-voting day for general elections.
Every year, flags are planted on the south lawn of the capitol to represent domestic violence victims who were murdered. In 2020, 61 Oklahomans died at the hands of their domestic abuser. Whitney Bryen | Oklahoma Watch

Every year, flags are planted on the south lawn of the capitol to represent domestic violence victims who were murdered. In 2020, 61 Oklahomans died at the hands of their domestic abuser. Whitney Bryen | Oklahoma Watch

Okla. domestic violence reports reach highest level in 20 years

Whitney Bryen - Oklahoma Watch
Thursday, September 23, 2021
A bloodied 15-year-old with a dislocated jaw told police at his Watonga home that his dad punched him in the mouth because he had done something he shouldn’t have, court records show.
City of Lawton logo. Photo Provided.

City of Lawton logo. Photo Provided.

City OKs funding for public service organizations

Eric Swanson
Thursday, September 23, 2021
LAWTON – Lawton will divide $107,410 in financial aid among eight public service organizations in fiscal year 2021.   The Lawton City Council has funding, which comes from a federal Community Development Block Grant, for the following programs:   C.
Oklahoma State Sen. (R) Jessica Garvin.

Oklahoma State Sen. (R) Jessica Garvin.

My part-time gig

State Sen. Jessica Garvin
Thursday, September 23, 2021
When I tell people the full story of the journey to get to where we are today, I do realize I sound a little crazy to some.
Students who caught COVID have mostly recovered

Students who caught COVID have mostly recovered

Students who caught COVID have mostly recovered

Tim Farley
Thursday, September 23, 2021
LAWTON – Almost 90% of Lawton Public Schools students who have received positive COVID-19 test results since August 12 have recovered, according to district figures released Tuesday. Numbers show 280 of the 315 students have recovered from the illness with the remaining 35 still in isolation.
The First Americans Museum in Oklahoma City. First Americans Museum via Facebook/Provided

The First Americans Museum in Oklahoma City. First Americans Museum via Facebook/Provided

First Americans Museum set to open Saturday

Andrew W. Griffin
Thursday, September 16, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY — Several decades in the making, the First Americans Museum is finally scheduled to hold a grand-opening celebration this weekend.
Elmer Thomas.

Elmer Thomas.

The ‘Sage of Medicine Park,’ Part 1

Debi DeSilver Managing Editor
Thursday, September 16, 2021
Like many other men lured to Oklahoma’s Twin Territories, seeking adventure and opportunity near the turn of the 20th century, future politician Elmer Thomas, of Lawton, was no different. Born on a farm in Indiana in 1876, John William Elmer Thomas was seventh in a family of 12 children.
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