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Nearly Nine Decades Strong: Lawton Rangers Rodeo Returns This August
Some events become part of a place ’ s DNA, and the Lawton Rangers Rodeo is exactly that kind of tradition. After 88 years of dusty arenas,...
7/9/2026
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Oklahoma's Quiet Biodiversity Hotspot: Ranking Among America's Richest Ecosystems
When you think of biodiversity hotspots in America, Oklahoma probably isn ’ t the first place that comes to mind. But here ’ s the thing: the state...
7/9/2026
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Armstrong's Final Senate Sprint: Six Months to Reshape Energy Policy
With six months left on the clock, U.S. Sen. Alan Armstrong isn ’ t wasting time on incremental wins. The Oklahoma Republican is putting all his...
7/9/2026
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Oklahoma's Lankford Celebrates Pastor's Release From Chinese Prison
When Pastor Ezra Jin stepped off a plane in Los Angeles on July 4, he wasn ’ t just arriving home—he was walking away from nearly nine months in a...
7/9/2026
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Chief Akard Builds Bridges: Why Police-Community Partnerships Matter in Lawton
Trust doesn ’ t happen by accident. It ’ s built one conversation at a time, one shared commitment at a time. That ’ s exactly what Lawton Police...
7/9/2026
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NE Rogers Lane Finally Getting Fixed: Paving Phase Kicks Off Next Week
If you ’ ve been avoiding NE Rogers Lane on Lawton ’ s east side, there ’ s light at the end of the tunnel—literally. After two weeks of drainage...
7/9/2026
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SW Lee Boulevard Heads Eastbound for Major Detour Starting Monday
If you ’ ve been cruising eastbound on SW Lee Boulevard lately, get ready to reroute your commute. Starting Monday, July 13, the eastbound lanes...
7/9/2026
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West Texas Gets One Last Drink Before The Drought Years
Mother Nature ’ s about to play a cruel joke on West Texas. For the next few months, the region ’ s looking at what climate experts are calling a...
7/8/2026
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When Job Security Means Nothing: Inside Edmond Schools' Contract Reversal
There ’ s a particular kind of sting that comes with being told your position is safe—only to learn weeks later that it ’ s being eliminated...
7/8/2026
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Allstate in the Hot Seat as AG Drummond Expands Insurance Crackdown
Oklahoma ’ s Attorney General Gentner Drummond isn ’ t finished fighting insurance companies that he says are systematically shortchanging...
7/8/2026
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March 2026 Broke Oklahoma's Tornado Record by a Landslide
When March rolled around this year, Oklahoma residents didn ’ t just experience typical spring weather—they lived through a tornado outbreak that...
7/7/2026
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Oklahoma Mothers Running for Office Can Fund Childcare—But Barely Anyone Knows
Here ’ s a problem that sounds simple but hits different when you ’ re living it: trying to run for political office while keeping your kids fed,...
7/7/2026
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