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Annual Blues Festival Happening in Medicine Park This Weekend
Every Labor Day weekend is a big ol' party in Medicine Park. Somehow, this place has still remained one of Oklahoma's best kept secrets, but once you attend one of their annual music festivals, you won't be forgetting the experience any time soon. Also known as the "Mayor's Blues Ball,"...
‘It happened so easily’: Election board answers questions about wrong ballot given to voter
LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - When you go to the polls, you show your ID and state your party affiliation. Then the poll workers are supposed to give you the correct ballot. This wasn’t the case for one voter, who wanted to remain anonymous. “I vote on both of the...
Oklahoma City contractor charged with more than $39,000 in fraud in Comanche, Pottawatomie, Grady counties
OKLAHOMA CITY (Aug. 27, 2024) – The Office of the Attorney General has charged an Oklahoma City man with defrauding clients out of more than $39,000 for construction work that was never done. Prosecutors allege Paris Bilbro 29, contracted with customers in Lawton, McLoud and Tuttle for roof repairs...
Fort Sill Graduates: nearly 700 Soldiers graduate from basic training
LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - Fort Sill officials are calling it one of the largest graduations in recent memory, after nearly 700 soldiers graduated from basic training on Friday, Aug. 30. The graduates will now report to active duty, national guard, and reserve components. They’ll also head to Advanced Individual Training...
Officials lift Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge hiking restrictions
CACHE, Okla. (KSWO) - On Friday, Aug. 30, officials lifted the hiking restrictions at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. The hiking restrictions were put into place to help protect hikers from the heat. Specifically, the restrictions prohibited visitors from hiking at the refuge past 10 in the morning. Anyone found...
CCMH holds healthcare fair to give people inside look at daily duties
LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - People looking to get their feet wet in the medical field got an opportunity to do just that between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m., Friday, Aug. 30, at Comanche County Memorial Hospital. That’s where the hospital had different booths set up representing different departments to teach...
Booker, Hankins win third terms; Ward 2 contest headed to Nov. 5 ballot
“We are going to have three more years of progress!” an animated Stan Booker said at his watch party Aug. 27 while celebrating his re-election to a third and final term as Mayor of Lawton. “We are transforming this city.”. Booker, a commercial real estate investor/manager, trounced four...
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