Holy City of the Wichitas future in jeopardy
LAWTON, Okla. – A board member with the Holy City said they are in danger of closing their doors and ending their beloved history in the heart of the wildlife refuge. She attributes the pandemic, and the down visitor numbers at the Easter Pageant and…
Governor Stitt announces approved relief funding for food banks
LAWTON, Okla. – Food banks across the state have been approved for six-million dollars in CARES ACT funding. Funds will be split between the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma and the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma to help replenish their food supply. Combined they…
CARES ACT funding continues to roll in for the City of Lawton
LAWTON, Okla. – The City of Lawton’s Arts and Humanities Division has received its first share of the CARES ACT funding. The Division received about $19,000 in funding that will help make some simple but needed upgrades in the McMahon Auditorium. The auditorium has basic…
Truck left on side after wreck in Lawton
LAWTON, Okla. – A truck was left on its side in the middle of the roadway after a crash on Gore Tuesday evening. It happened just before 5 p.m. at Gore Boulevard and Morford. According to police, the driver of the black truck failed to…
Mental health clinic for veterans, families now offering services in Lawton
LAWTON, Okla. – A new nonprofit mental health clinic for veterans and their family members is set to open early next year in Lawton but is already taking virtual meetings. The Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at Red Rock offers mental health services to…
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…
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…
Lawton community members engage in race relations conversation
LAWTON, Okla. – United Way and community leaders hosted an anti-racism conversation. The conversation at the Owens Center helped answer questions and educate individuals about racism in Lawton and the greater community. The discussion addressed seven key points where racism still lives today such as…
House fire extinguished quickly by Lawton First Responders
LAWTON, Okla. – Lawton First Responders put out a a house fire Saturday afternoon. The fire started at a home on 18th and NW Columbia in Lawton, around 1:10 p.m. Officials with Lawton Fire say the fire was contained to the room it started, and…
City of Lawton online payment outage
LAWTON, Okla. – The City of Lawton will be doing an update to the Enterprise Payment system on Saturday, Dec. 19. This is the system citizens of Lawton use to pay utility bills and court fees. The update will start at 8 am and is predicted to…
Local fraternity helps register voters
LAWTON, Okla. – The Phi Upsilon Fraternity conducted its annual voter registration drive today. The registration took place inside Ice Tre’s Barbershop Shop. The entire 9th region of Omega Psi Phi, which also includes Arkansas, Texas and Louisiana, went out to help folks register to…
Veterans surprise other vets with a parade
LAWTON, Okla. – A group of Lawtonians drove in a socially-distanced parade to honor local veterans at the Fort Sill Veteran Center. Folks at the Lawton Fort Sill Veterans Center have been under quarantine for five months. Most veterans aren’t able to see their families…
