Discarded masks litter landscape

OKLAHOMA CITY – During a recent visit to Electra, Texas, a small city just over the Red River from Oklahoma, this reporter got a thorough and enlightening tour of the Crooked Creek Golf Course with the manager, Dale Huley.

Altus amends mask compliance order

ALTUS – Mayor Jack Smiley released a set of COVID-19-related emergency orders on Nov. 25. According to Segment 3.01 under Face Coverings, the executive order stated that “face coverings must be worn in all indoor public places within the Altus city limits and all city facilities.

Lawton City Council votes to continue mask order

LAWTON – Pam Carter was not happy. When the Lawton resident got up to speak in front of the City Council on Tuesday, she wanted to let the group know exactly what she thought of them and it wasn’t pleasant. “We voted for you to protect our God-given constitutional rights, not our health.

'Very little' dissent over Anadarko mask order

ANADARKO – While mask mandates have triggered state and federal lawsuits in Oklahoma, the mask ordinance in Anadarko has spawned “very little” complaint, City Manager Kenneth Corn said recently.

Altus mask mandates still in force

ALTUS – The city of Altus has been one of the strongest enforcers of COVID-19 mandates since the pandemic first arrived seven months ago. So, it should not have been a surprise to see officials try to get ahead of any false rumors that go against the city’s actions.

Sparks fly over masks and appointments

MEDICINE PARK – Back-to-back sessions of the town’s Public Works Authority and Board of Trustees on Aug. 6 deteriorated into a heated marathon that lasted for 5 hours and 46 minutes, leaving many residents embittered.

Price-gouging allegation leaves 750K face masks in limbo

HOUSTON (AP) – The state of Texas sued a Houston auctioneer on Thursday after halting an auction of 750,000 medical-grade and N95 facemasks, alleging price gouging in the sale of the masks commonly used by health professionals who are on the front lines battling against COVID-19.