LAWTON, Okla. – There are 2,631 new cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma and 13 additional deaths, according to the Oklahoma State Department of Health. Sunday’s report from OSDH accounts for totals for both December 26th and 27th, while Saturday’s numbers were from Christmas Day. In…

LAWTON, Okla. – As we slowly linger on through this pandemic, odds are, at some point, you’re going to wonder if you have a seasonal cold, flu, strep, or the covid… With christmas coming next week, you might want to know for sure if you’re…

LAWTON, Okla. – Six members of the Lawton Fire Department received the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine Monday at the Comanche County Health Department. Deputy Fire Chief Jared Williams said LFD personnel are not required to take the vaccine, but they’re encouraging as many as possible to…

LAWTON, Okla. – As frontline workers continue to get the COVID-19 vaccine, there’s still controversy surrounding how safe it is for pregnant women. Registered nurse and infection preventionist at Comanche County Memorial Hospital Megan Garibay is 35 weeks pregnant. She was among other healthcare professionals…

LAWTON, Okla. – Health Care officials administered the first COVID-19 vaccines in Comanche County Wednesday afternoon at Comanche County Memorial Hospital. First in line was ICU nurse Laura Thomas, who said she chose to get vaccinated because of her elderly father. “Actually the inspiration came…

 LAWTON, Okla – Lawton area legislators including Sen. John Michael Montgomery, R-Lawton; Sen. Chris Kidd, R-Waurika; Rep. Trey Caldwell, R-Lawton; Rep. Toni Hasenbeck, R-Elgin; Rep. Daniel Pae, R-Lawton; and Rep. Rande Worthen, R-Lawton, released the following statement regarding the COVID-19 vaccine distribution at the Comanche County…

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…

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…

LAWTON, Okla. – Lawton City Leaders have come up with a way to show health care workers their appreciation during the ongoing pandemic. On Friday at Comanche County Memorial Mayor Stan Booker proclaimed December 11 as ‘Healthcare Heroes Day.’ “It feels wonderful. Our employees, the…

LAWTON, Okla. – With winter sports right around the corner, Lawton Public Schools has several protocols in place because of the pandemic. “Because of the pandemic, we’ll have mandatory masks. We kind of gauged from volleyball the seating in our gymnasiums at the high schools…

LAWTON, Okla. – Comanche County Memorial Hospital is asking for retired nurses and for nurses who aren’t working right now to consider going back into the workforce and helping them as they try to take care of the community. Melissa Alvillar, RN and director of…

LAWTON, Okla. – The mask mandate currently in effect will remain how it is. The decision made after city staff proposed an ordinance that would beef up mask wearing in town. “We put responsibility on the businesses that they are not allowed to serve customers…