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340 Pounds of Trash Gone: Lawton's Creek Gets a Summer Makeover
Sometimes the best way to spend a Saturday morning isn ’ t at home on the couch—it ’ s elbow-deep in a creek, pulling trash out of the water. That ’...
7/1/2026
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Nearly 90 Miles Per Hour: Lawton PD's Wake-Up Call for Speeders
Imagine cruising down a Lawton street at nearly 90 mph—that ’ s not a racetrack fantasy. It ’ s a real moment the Lawton Police Department captured...
7/1/2026
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Lawton Police Hunt Two Copper Theft Suspects
Copper theft has become a persistent headache for communities across Oklahoma, and Lawton ’ s law enforcement is now turning to the public for help...
7/1/2026
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What OHCA Just Did Hours After Promising No Hospital Cuts
The Oklahoma Health Care Authority pulled off a stunning reversal this week—and not the good kind. Just days after its board heard assurances that a...
7/1/2026
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Oklahoma's Lifeline for Drug Users Expires: What Happens Next
In six days, Oklahoma loses a law that ’ s quietly saved hundreds of lives. Starting July 1, the legal shield protecting harm-reduction organizations...
6/30/2026
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Get Moving for a Cause: Your Guide to Lawton's Spirit of Survival
Looking for a way to channel that summer energy into something meaningful? Lawton ’ s Spirit of Survival event is calling, and whether you ’ re a...
6/29/2026
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Stitt vs. Attorney General: Oklahoma's Criminal Justice Blame Game Heats Up in Election Year
When a governor tells voters not to be “ bamboozled ” by the state ’ s top law enforcement official, you know the political temperature in Oklahoma...
6/29/2026
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Two Decades of Service: Captain Justin Thorne Celebrated for Unwavering Commitment
It ’ s easy to take for granted the officers who show up for their community day after day, year after year. But reaching a 20-year milestone in law...
6/29/2026
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When Mountains Call: How Oklahoma's Emergency Teams Answered
When you ’ re hurt in a remote mountain wilderness, you don ’ t care about jurisdictional lines or agency turf. You just want help. And on June 20,...
6/29/2026
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150 Law Enforcement Officers Convene in Lawton for Statewide Gang Investigators Summit
When more than 150 law enforcement officers descended on Lawton this month for the Oklahoma Gang Investigators Association conference, the city...
6/29/2026
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Red Tape Is Getting in the Way of Housing Lawton's Homeless
When Cryslynn Barnes and Stephanie Risenhoover pull up to a homeless encampment, they ’ re doing what feels like the easy part—connecting people in...
6/29/2026
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Nature's Jolt: When Lightning Rattled Lawton Last Night
If you were jolted awake last night by an eerie boom that seemed to shake your entire house, you weren ’ t alone—and you weren ’ t losing your mind...
6/26/2026
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