Southwest LedgerLAWTON – Westwin Elements is constructing a “state-of-the-art nickel/cobalt refinery” in southwest Lawton that “marks a significant step toward reducing America’s reliance on foreign countries for its raw material supply chain…” The pilot project will generate nearly 1,500 direct…
Mayor Stan Booker wants Lawton voters to extend the PROPEL CIP program for six more years and earmark some of the tax revenue for specific programs, such as street maintenance, water/sewer system repairs, economic/industrial development incentives, and a modern traffic signals system.The Capital…
From staff reports OKLAHOMA CITY – The Emergency Price Stabilization Act – commonly known as the price-gouging statute – is in effect in Cotton County and the 11 other counties that were hit by tornadoes Sunday night.The law prohibits an increase of more than 10% for the price of goods and services…
OKLAHOMA CITY – As the number of people available to work in Oklahoma dovetails with a downward nationwide trend, employers are turning to previously overlooked workforce pools to find employees.Retiring baby boomers, declining birth rates, immigration changes and trends among young workers are…
From staff reports Electronic ID is set to be the standard by the end of 2024 in the catle business.By amending and strengthening its animal disease traceability regulations for certain cattle and bison, the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS…
From staff reports It was not a ringing endorsement by the nation’s largest cattle producer group on Friday to the USDA mandate requiring electronic ID tags on cattle over 18 months of age crossing state lines.Mark Eisele, president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, offered the…
From staff reports While attending the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association spring legislative conference, Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association Executive Vice President Michael Kelsey addressed issues within the beef industry.“We scheduled time to see all seven of our congressional representatives,…
The storms over the weekend brought death, injury and destruction to Oklahoma, but they also brought valuable rain.Back in the day old-timers might have called them for many locations a “million- dollar rain. “But overall, for Oklahoma agriculture, it might have been a hundred million-dollar rain.…
From staff reports STILLWATER – Early this year, the U.S. all-cattle inventory was 87.15 million head, the lowest inventory since 1951. On Jan. 1, the beef cow estimate was 28.22 million head, down 2.5% year over year—the smallest beef cow herd number since 1961.“We have been watching this heifer…
From staff reports OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Wheat Commission’s Mike Schulte recently gave an update on the Sooner State’s wheat crop.“I would say this year, in some ways, is mirroring what we saw last year.” Schulte said. “Not as bad as with the drought conditions we had going into this crop as of…
From staff reports STILLWATER – An Oklahoma State University Livestock Market Economist analyzed the recently released April Cattle on Feed Report, which indicates a decrease in cattle feed-lot placements and marketings.“This April Cattle on Feed Report put placements in the month of March down 12…
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The new concessionaire at Lake Lawtonka’s School House Slough will be Juan Rodriguez of Cache. The…
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Southwest Ledger LAWTON – Westwin Elements is constructing a “state-of-the-art nickel/cobalt refinery” in southwest Lawton that “marks a significant step toward reducing America’s reliance on foreign countries for its raw material supply chain…” The pilot project will generate nearly 1,500 direct and indirect jobs, according to Richard Rogalski, executive director of the Lawton Economic Development Authority and Lawton’s former deputy city manager. Additionally, chemists and engineers contend Westwin’s facility would be safe.
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Mayor Stan Booker wants Lawton voters to extend the PROPEL CIP program for six more years and earmark some of the tax revenue for specific programs, such as street maintenance, water/sewer system repairs, economic/industrial development incentives, and a modern traffic signals system.
From staff reports OKLAHOMA CITY – The Emergency Price Stabilization Act – commonly known as the price-gouging statute – is in effect in Cotton County and the 11 other counties that were hit by tornadoes Sunday night.
OKLAHOMA CITY – As the number of people available to work in Oklahoma dovetails with a downward nationwide trend, employers are turning to previously overlooked workforce pools to find employees. Retiring baby boomers, declining birth rates, immigration changes and trends among young workers are leaving more jobs open than filled nationwide, the Wall Street Journal recently reported.
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This weekend, I like thousands of others gathered for college graduations. This is a time of great joy. For myself I watched my oldest son walk across the stage at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma where I have taught for the past 13 years. Best graduation I have attended. I walked across a similar stage 24 years ago at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. That prestigious institution awarded its first degrees in 1700, and while in many ways the two graduations looked similar the 300-year time span has also brought about some major changes.
By James Finck, Ph.D. Even while the war in Gaza has been ongoing for about five months now, there is renewed attention to the region as Iran launched drone and missile strikes against Israel on April 13.
On April 8 our nation finally unified around a cause important to us all: posting pictures of the solar eclipse on social media. This was a huge event as people planned a year ahead to get hotels that were in the path of totality.
