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OSBI agents work with Fletcher police to identify two burglary suspects.

OSBI agents work with Fletcher police to identify two burglary suspects.

Police seek help identifying Fletcher burglary suspects

Carl Lewis
Tuesday, October 11, 2022
Fletcher Police are asking the public for help identifying two male suspects who attempted to burglarize an ATM at the intersection of Cole and U.S. 277 early Tuesday morning.

Lawmakers approve $20 million for drought relief

Scott Carter
Friday, October 7, 2022
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Legislature, during last week’s short, three-day special session, earmarked more than $20 million from the state’s Emergency Drought Relief Fund to help offset the economic impact of the dry weather.
A caravan of Public Service Co. of Oklahoma utility trucks pulls out of a Tulsa facility Sept. 26 en route to Florida; crews also departed from Lawton and McAlester. The utility company sent 150 employees and business associates to Florida to help restore electric power disrupted by Hurricane Ian. LEDGER PHOTO COURTESY WAYNE GREENE

A caravan of Public Service Co. of Oklahoma utility trucks pulls out of a Tulsa facility Sept. 26 en route to Florida; crews also departed from Lawton and McAlester. The utility company sent 150 employees and business associates to Florida to help restore electric power disrupted by Hurricane Ian. LEDGER PHOTO COURTESY WAYNE GREENE

PSO sends personnel, equipment to Florida

News Staff
Friday, October 7, 2022
Oklahomans have a well-deserved reputation for extending a helping hand to others in times of need, such as tornadoes, fires and earthquakes. The latest disaster is Hurricane Ian. Public Service Co.

County to install new courthouse cameras

Eric Swanson
Friday, October 7, 2022
LAWTON – Comanche County has hired a company to install new cameras in the Comanche County Courthouse.   The Comanche County Board of Commissioners voted 2-0 Monday to approve a contract with Broken Arrow-based York Electronic Systems Inc.
Photo by Randy Mitchell A tawny emperor butterfly perches on a branch. Note the various shades of orange, along with the two black bars at the front of each forewing. This aids in distinguishing this butterfly from the closely related hackberry emperor.

Photo by Randy Mitchell A tawny emperor butterfly perches on a branch. Note the various shades of orange, along with the two black bars at the front of each forewing. This aids in distinguishing this butterfly from the closely related hackberry emperor.

Randy's Natural World

News Staff
Friday, October 7, 2022
With its wings closed, the tawny emperor is a rather inconspicuous butterfly. It resembles a dead leaf, in my opinion, but that is almost certainly a survival mechanism.

Late September brings no drought relief

News Staff
Friday, October 7, 2022
Rainfall totals in Oklahoma averaged trace amounts for the week of Sept. 26-Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. According to the Sept. 27 U.S.
Wichita Mountain Estates Volunteer Fire Department recently appointed Tom Belase as its new fire chief. JEREMY ROBBINS/SOUTHWEST CHRONICLE

Wichita Mountain Estates Volunteer Fire Department recently appointed Tom Belase as its new fire chief. JEREMY ROBBINS/SOUTHWEST CHRONICLE

Belase named Wichita Mountain Estates’ fire chief

News Staff
Friday, October 7, 2022
LAWTON — Wichita Mountain Estates Volunteer Fire Department recently appointed Tom Belase as its new fire chief. Starting with the department in August 2021, Belase became assistant fire chief April 2022. On Sept. 16, the department named him chief after former chief, Brandon Wagner, resigned.

CASA to host cornhole tourney Saturday

News Staff
Monday, October 3, 2022
CASA of Southwest Oklahoma will host the 2022 Boss of the Toss Cornhole Tournament on Saturday as part of the Elgin Fall Festival.   The tournament will take place in the Elgin Softball Fields parking lot on A Street, according to information from CASA of Southwest Oklahoma.
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