Lawton & Ft. Sill

Lawton Speedway continues to sling dirt in the summer heat

News Staff
Friday, June 24, 2022
LAWTON – Racers at Lawton Speedway continued the weekly points series when they took the track on June 18. USRA Limited Modified: In heat one, Robert Elliott took the victory after starting in the second position. After working his way up from the third position, Josh Cournoyer’s and his No.
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SW OK Trails Fest set for Friday, Saturday

News Staff
Friday, June 17, 2022
LAWTON – The Lawton Public Library is teaming up with Fit Kids of Southwest Oklahoma and several community organizations for the 2022 SWOK Trails Fest, library officials recently announced.

Great Plains Republican Women meeting set

News Staff
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
LAWTON – Great Plains Republican Women will meet at 11:30 a.m., Thursday, June 16, at the Prairie Building of the Comanche County Fairgrounds, 920 SW Sheridan Road. Keynote speaker State Rep.
FORT SILL PHOTO/KEITH PANNELL

FORT SILL PHOTO/KEITH PANNELL

Honoring those who gave all

News Staff
Friday, June 3, 2022
Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Field Artillery Salute Battery, fire a volley of 21 rounds May 30 during the Fort Sill Memorial Day Ceremony in front of the Army post headquarters.
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Apache Casino welcomes country legends The Oak Ridge Boys

News Staff
Tuesday, May 31, 2022
LAWTON – Back in the early 1970s, when bass vocalist Richard Sterban was a backup singer for Elvis Presley, he had no idea that one day he would be in the Country Music Hall of Fame right there alongside “the king.” And for Sterban it would be for his role in the beloved quartet The Oak Ridge Boys.

Speedway powers on with the 2022 season

News Staff
Sunday, May 22, 2022
LAWTON – Lawton Speedway racing season kept on moving along as IMCA RaceSaver Sprints, USRA Limited modifieds, Factory Stocks, Wingless Limited Sprints, and Mini Stocks took to the track on Saturday, May 14. IMCA RaceSaver Sprints In heat one of the IMCA RaceSaver Sprints, Gary Owens’ No.
Soldiers enjoy the pool table and other recreation inside the newly opened B.O.S.S. House at Fort Sill. Sgt. Tyler Yount, B.O.S.S. president, said the house is designed to offer single Soldiers a place to decompress and socialize. He said they also focus on volunteer opportunities to connect with the Lawton-Fort Sill community and will soon offer weekly professional development classes. FORT SILL PHOTO

Soldiers enjoy the pool table and other recreation inside the newly opened B.O.S.S. House at Fort Sill. Sgt. Tyler Yount, B.O.S.S. president, said the house is designed to offer single Soldiers a place to decompress and socialize. He said they also focus on volunteer opportunities to connect with the Lawton-Fort Sill community and will soon offer weekly professional development classes. FORT SILL PHOTO

Soldiers unwind at B.O.S.S. House

News Staff
Sunday, May 22, 2022
FORT SILL – The B.O.S.S. House, a new meeting place for the Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers program and a place where Army personnel training at Fort Sill can relax and unwind, opened May 13 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. “It’s a place for Soldiers to get information about B.O.S.S.
United Way of Southwest Oklahoma (UNSWOK)

United Way of Southwest Oklahoma (UNSWOK)

United Way ramps up 2020 campaign

News Staff
Thursday, October 8, 2020
Momentum is building but more contributions and donations are needed to meet the $1.25 million goal set by the United Way of Southwest Oklahoma.
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