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Capital Perspectives: ORMCA meeting highlights shifting economic and labor trends
On July 13th I had the pleasure of providing the Market & Economic Update at the Oklahoma Ready Mixed Concrete Association’s (ORMCA) summer meeting. Having covered “Markets” in a previous submis...
Oklahoma Fore State team comes back to defend title
Oklahoma won eight of 12 singles matches Tuesday then won a playoff with Arkansas to defend its title in the Fore State Cup Matches at Hardscrabble Country Club in Fort Smith, Ark. The Oklahoma team forged a 13-13 tie with Arkansas after two days of play that involved four-ball and...
20 New Homes In NE Oklahoma To Be Built With Zero Percent Interest Loans
20 new homes in northeastern Oklahoma will soon be built, thanks to a new statewide housing program that provides zero percent interest construction loans for developers. Green Country Habitat for Humanity will build 10 homes in Wagoner, Grand Housing Solutions, Inc. will build five homes in Grove, and Old School Construction will build five homes in the Estates at Edgewood in Collinsville.
Oklahoma lawmaker plans interim study to uncover the truth about conditions inside state prisons
Rep. Justin "J.J." Humphrey (R-Lane) tells KRMG that despite his position as Chairman of the House Criminal Justice and Corrections Committee, and his seat on the Public Safety Budget Committee, the Department of Corrections refuses to respond to his requests for information.
Oklahoma sales tax holiday around the corner
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahomans will hit the stores and internet Friday through Sunday for a back-to-school sales tax holiday. State, city and county sales taxes won’t be collected on clothing and footwear if the sales price of the item is less than $100. The holiday does not apply to back-to-school supplies, such as backpacks and […]
ACLU, other groups support OU in lawsuit filed by white students alleging discrimination
Two nonprofit civil rights groups are supporting the University of Oklahoma’s request for dismissal of a federal lawsuit filed by three white OU students who claim the school denied them financial aid because of systemic discrimination that favors Black students. The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and the American Civil Liberties...
7News to host Lawton Mayoral Debate allowing community to get closer look at candidates
LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - If you’d like to get to know more about the Lawton mayoral candidates, 7News will be streaming a debate next week. It’s happening at 7:30 p.m., August 6. Four out of the five candidates running for the position will be there which includes Ronald...
The heat wave will continue in Texoma for the remainder of the week | 7/30 PM
LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - Good evening Texoma! The heat wave will continue in Texoma, so let’s look at the details. Tomorrow morning will start with temperatures in the upper 70s, and afternoon high temperatures will be around 105 degrees. Skies will be mostly sunny throughout the day with southern winds at 10 to 15 mph.
Banks competed to be Lawton’s first
LAWTON – A race to be the first bank in the new prairie town of Lawton turned out to be a little tricky. Although the U.S. government adopted a lottery system to open the Kiowa-Comanche- Apache Reservation on Aug. 6, 1901, instead of the chaotic land runs, anxious homesteaders and entrepreneurs had been lurking and scouting the area for over a year, reported local newspapers at the time.
Lawton librarian honored for her integrity
Lawton librarian Elizabeth Knighton said that f inding money in a book has “always been on my bucket list.”. She can now write that one off. An employee in the Community Engagement Division of the Lawton Public Library, Knighton was going through a boxful of paperback books that had been donated to the libr ary recently when she noticed something in one of them.
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