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In the H.E. Bailey pavement improvement project, metal dowel bars that link adjoining slabs of pavement will be placed in each of these grooves that have been cut into the pavement across cracks and joints. The steel dowels are 18 inches long and 1.5 inches in diameter. The slots will then be backfilled with non-shrink concrete. After the dowel bars are installed, about 0.25 inches of the concrete surfacing will be shaved off with a diamond-tipped grinder “to smooth the pavement and extend the life of the p

In the H.E. Bailey pavement improvement project, metal dowel bars that link adjoining slabs of pavement will be placed in each of these grooves that have been cut into the pavement across cracks and joints. The steel dowels are 18 inches long and 1.5 inches in diameter. The slots will then be backfilled with non-shrink concrete. After the dowel bars are installed, about 0.25 inches of the concrete surfacing will be shaved off with a diamond-tipped grinder “to smooth the pavement and extend the life of the p

H.E. Bailey project could pave way for higher speed limits

News Staff
Friday, July 29, 2022
LAWTON – Rehabilitation of a 16-mile stretch of the H.E. Bailey Turnpike is part of an ongoing project that could allow speed limits to be raised on the heavily traveled corridor connecting Lawton to the Oklahoma City metro area.
-letcher Fian School senior Caleb Camobell, left, with his ma teacher, Inju Snyder. PHOTO PROVIDED

-letcher Fian School senior Caleb Camobell, left, with his ma teacher, Inju Snyder. PHOTO PROVIDED

Fletcher's Caleb Campbell named academic all-stater

Tim Farley
Friday, July 29, 2022
FLETCHER – Caleb Campbell had an outstanding academic career at Fletcher High School and his plan is to build on those accomplishments at Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee.

Elgin Open Rodeo set for Aug. 19-20

Tim Farley
Friday, July 29, 2022
ELGIN – Fans and contestants will come in droves to the 13th annual Elgin Open Rodeo scheduled for Aug. 19-20 with an assortment of food vendors and entertainment. “We usually have anywhere from 1,800 to 2,300 people a night.
The audience watches as Delores Twohatchet, a Kiowa and Comanche woman, wraps a handmade shawl around Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland July 11 at Riverside Indian School in Anadarko. Twohatchet and other survivors of the federal Indian boarding school system shared their stories during the first stop on the Interior Department’s “Road to Healing” tour. Eric Swanson/Staff photo

The audience watches as Delores Twohatchet, a Kiowa and Comanche woman, wraps a handmade shawl around Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland July 11 at Riverside Indian School in Anadarko. Twohatchet and other survivors of the federal Indian boarding school system shared their stories during the first stop on the Interior Department’s “Road to Healing” tour. Eric Swanson/Staff photo

‘ I was no longer allowed to use my name ’ Boarding school survivors share their stories

Eric Swanson
Friday, July 22, 2022
ANADARKO – Brought Plenty was sitting in her South Dakota day school one morning when two white men entered the building, grabbed her arms and hauled her out to a car. Plenty, who was about 6 at the time, said she does not remember the ride to Pierre Indian School in Pierre, South Dakota.

Drought conditions reach 100 percent

Tim Farley
Friday, July 22, 2022
Rainfall totals in Oklahoma averaged 0.06 of an inch for the week of July 11-17, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. The July 12 U.S.
Dr. Holly Lunsford and her husband Brian sign up for a silent auction item at the Saddle & Sirloin Club's dinner and live auction on July 16th in Lawton Rip Still/Ledger

Dr. Holly Lunsford and her husband Brian sign up for a silent auction item at the Saddle & Sirloin Club's dinner and live auction on July 16th in Lawton Rip Still/Ledger

Saddle & Sirloin holds "Take Stock In Kids" Fundraiser

Tim Farley
Friday, July 22, 2022
LAWTON – The Comanche County Saddle & Sirloin Club raised more than $77,000 with its Take Stock in Kids live auction which benefits youngsters who raise and show animals at the spring Livestock Show and Premium Sale.
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