State and local leaders hope to instill confidence in the vaccine as it’s rolled out in Southwest Oklahoma
LAWTON, Okla. – The first doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to make it to Southwestern Oklahoma were administered in Lawton Wednesday afternoon. Governor Kevin Stitt and Health Commissioner Col Lance Frye were among the state and local leaders at Comanche County Memorial Hospital for the…
WVU women’s basketball: Mountaineers fall to Oklahoma State
OKLAHOMA – West Virginia University’s women’s basketball team lost to Oklahoma State 78-73 Friday at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Oklahoma. With her fourth double-double of the season, WVU sophomore forward Esmery Martinez posted 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. Junior forward Kari Niblack also tallied…
Lawton business collecting book donations for families in need
LAWTON, Okla. – A Lawton business is holding its annual book drive to benefit families in need right here in our community. Each year, the UPS store in Lawton collects donations of money and new books to give to families in need. “There are no…
Lawton man charged with sexual assault of detention officer
LAWTON, Okla. – A Lawton man has been charged with the sexual assault of a detention officer. The assault happened while Solomon Lane was held at the Comanche County Detention Center. Lane has been charged with a felony count of sexual battery He’s being held…
Billingsley Ford has a new way to support furry friends
LAWTON, Okla. – Animals in local shelters and rescue organizations still need to eat, even though the Covid pandemic has created challenges for donors. The Billingsley Family of Dealerships saw this problem as an opportunity and changed its way of helping this year. Billingsley, a…
Operation Warp Speed helps vaccines get to rural Oklahoma
LAWTON, Okla.— State officials announced today that Comanche County Memorial Hospital has received its first doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine and that Oklahoma has successfully received all of its initial allotment of 39,975 doses from Operation Warp Speed, allowing distribution efforts to ramp up across…
OSBI agents seeking clues to teen’s 2003 murder
LAWTON, Okla. – It has been 17 years since a missing teenager’s body was found in McClain County, and agents are still searching for her killer. On June 30, 2003, family members called the Lawton Police Department to report 17-year-old Tanja Hook missing. At the…
Oklahoma medical expert explains difference between Pfizer, Moderna vaccines
OKLAHOMA – With the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine pending, many people are asking what’s the difference between it and the Pfizer vaccine and how to tell which one you’ll receive when available to the public “They are more similar than they are different,” Dr. Douglas Drevets,…
How Small Businesses Could Save A Stack From COVID-Specific Tax Benefits
LAWTON, Okla. – Plenty of American small business owners — including those run by black entrepreneurs — likely will not forget how difficult the COVID-19 pandemic made 2020 to operate in. After all, a large number of those firms have been forced to close or…
Dolphin Wesley Hock sentenced in Lawton rape and kidnapping
LAWTON, Okla.- A Wichita Falls man who pleaded guilty to an October 2019 kidnapping and rape that happened in Lawton has been sentenced for those crimes. Investigators say Dolphin Wesley Hock entered a woman’s home armed with a pistol, and threatened to shoot her and a…
Salvation Army distributes Angel Tree gifts
LAWTON, Okla. – The Salvation Army spent Friday morning distributing the Angel Tree gifts. This year’s distribution was a drive-thru pick-up process to keep everyone safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, but Lawton police were out to help with traffic and make sure things ran smoothly. Officials…
COVID – 19 virtual town hall held in Lawton Thursday
LAWTON, Okla. – Thursday, leaders in southwest Oklahoma held a virtual town hall to answer questions about COVID-19 and how it’s currently affecting our community. The virtual town hall lasted roughly an hour and touched on a variety of important issues, including the arrival of…
