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…
The Biggest Problem With Self-Proclaimed Sportsmen
LAWTON, Okla – If there’s one thing I enjoy the most about living in Lawton, it’s being so close to so many good outdoorsman options. I really like fishing. Not the kind of big-forehead neanderthal catfish angling where you toss a sponge hook out dipped…
One arrest following crash on Gore Blvd
LAWTON, Okla. – One person was arrested today after Lawton police said they caused a crash. That happened around 5 p.m. on I-44 near Gore. Police said someone was stopped at a traffic light when another driver failed to stop and crashed into them from…
Another Oklahoma BBQ Joint To Check Out
LAWTON, Okla. – We’ve talked a little about a lack of universally agreed upon BBQ here in Lawton for a long time. Woody’s BBQ is still talked about today as being great, I really miss Branding Iron personally, the old-timers talk about a cafeteria style…
Lawton man in jail, accused of assault with a deadly weapon
A Lawton man remains in the Stephens County Jail on numerous charges after law enforcement say he allegedly assaulted multiple members of a local family. Jermaine Tyler Radford, 30, of Lawton, faces felony charges of assault and battery with a deadly weapon after a former felony conviction, malicious injury to property…
