LAWTON – Protesters who claimed last week that Lawton’s wastewater treatment plant was discharging untreated sewage that flowed into East Cache Creek pointed to high E. coli counts in the waterway.
City Manager John Ratliff stated repeatedly, and emphatically, that the WWTP discharges only treated…
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
WALTERS – The filing period for the special election to fill the Cotton County Commissioner District 1 seat is scheduled for May 6-8.
The office became vacant March 27 when then-Commissioner Micah Lee “Mike” Woods resigned in the face of looming trials on a felony embezzlement charge and a multi-…
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
LAWTON – A proposal to extend Goodyear Boulevard to U.S. Highway 62 will benefit Lawton by reducing wear and tear on city streets, said the city’s director of engineering, Joe Painter.
“It is our industrial area, and what we’re trying to accomplish is keep the heavy truck traffic on roads that are…
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
LAWTON – U.S. Representative Tom Cole is excited to take the leadership gavel of the House Appropriations Committee.
He announced April 10, on his website cole. house.gov that the full House Republican Conference ratified him as chairman of the powerful federal committee, which is responsible for…
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
When Steve DeWitt was experimenting with ingredients to make the perfect pancake mix, he immediately saw differences that brought to life the distinctive baking characteristics of individual wheat varieties.
DeWitt’s increasing familiarity with the intricacies of flour is something he never…
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
From staff reports STILLWATER – Last May, collaborating with the Oklahoma State University Extension and the Noble Research Institute, the Cattlemen’s Conference successfully changed the seedstock industry with the creation of Cattlemen’s Conference: A Blueprint for the Future.
OSU Extension’s…
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
From staff reports Kenny Melton, BASF’s Western Region Agronomic Manager, recently gave advice for boosting cotton production and mitigating disease.
Melton said that producers should be wary of past issues in specific fields as diseases typically recur, adding that Verticillium wilt stays within…
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Despite recent beneficial rains, drought is on the rise once a gain in Oklahoma. Northwest and east-central sections of Oklahoma saw drought increase on this week’s U.S. Drought Monitor map, and overall coverage has increased from 3% of the state to mor e than 15% in the l ast three weeks. This is…
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
From staff reports Greg Hanes, chief executive officer of the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion Board, recently outlined the domestic strategy for building U.S. beef demand among consumers.
Herd liquidation over the years has produced a tighter beef supply, harming the international and domestic beef…
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
From staff reports Emily Shuping, executive director of the Made in Oklahoma Coalition, is currently promoting Made in Oklahoma Month by encouraging consumers to shop for locally produced products.
“The Made In Oklahoma Coalition is a public/private partnership between the Oklahoma Department of…
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
From staff reports OKLAHOMA CITY – Alleging that Oklahomans are paying for artificially inflated natural gas prices in the wake of Winter Storm Uri, Attorney General Gentner Drummond filed lawsuits April 10 against two intrastate pipeline companies: Enable entities and Symmetry Energy Solutions.…
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Tuesday, April 16, 2024
LAWTON – A proposal to extend Goodyear Boulevard to U.S. Highway 62 will benefit Lawton by reducing…
News Staff
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
LAWTON – U.S. Representative Tom Cole is excited to take the leadership gavel of the House…
News Staff
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
OKLAHOMA CITY – An eight-count federal indictment was unsealed recently charging three people,…
News Staff
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
LAWTON – Protesters who claimed last week that Lawton’s wastewater treatment plant was discharging untreated sewage that flowed into East Cache Creek pointed to high E. coli counts in the waterway.
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Tuesday, April 16, 2024
WALTERS – The filing period for the special election to fill the Cotton County Commissioner District 1 seat is scheduled for May 6-8. The office became vacant March 27 when then-Commissioner Micah Lee “Mike” Woods resigned in the face of looming trials on a felony embezzlement charge and a multi-county grand jury’s ouster recommendation.
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
When Steve DeWitt was experimenting with ingredients to make the perfect pancake mix, he immediately saw differences that brought to life the distinctive baking characteristics of individual wheat varieties.
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
From staff reports STILLWATER – Last May, collaborating with the Oklahoma State University Extension and the Noble Research Institute, the Cattlemen’s Conference successfully changed the seedstock industry with the creation of Cattlemen’s Conference: A Blueprint for the Future.
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Tuesday, April 16, 2024
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.
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
In 2016, Donald Trump won the presidency to the surprise of many— including many who voted for him. While there are any number of reasons to point to for his victory, arguably the biggest was his campaign promise regarding appointments to the U.S.
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
I think it is safe to say that the most significant event in my lifetime is Sept. 11, 2001.
