Government

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt just signed into law (SB-631) AKA the "Second Amendment Sanctuary Act." The new law makes the entire state of Oklahoma a Second Amendment sanctuary, so what does that mean exactly?

The Lawton Municipal Court located at 102 S.W. 5th Street will be closed the middle of next week from Thursday, April 28th (04-28-21) through Friday, April 30th (04-30-21). They'll close down temporarily so they can move to the new Lawton Public Safety Center.

(SB 631) will now head to Governor Kevin Stitt's desk for final approval and signature. Chances are better than good that the Governor will sign it and Oklahoma will join the ever growing list of states who have proclaimed themselves as Second Amendment Sanctuaries and have passed similar legis…

The Oklahoma House of Representatives passed a bill earlier this week (SB-02) on Monday (04-19-21) that bans transgender girls from participating in women's sports. It passed the House by a (73-19) vote. The bill would prohibit biological male athletes from competing in women's sports in K…

The Oklahoma Senate has passed a few bills recently to help Oklahomans, protecting them from going broke from trying to pay their electric/gas bills. SB 1049 and SB 1050 have both passed the Senate and are expected to head to the House soon.

Another round of stimulus checks are on the way for some Americans. This time around it's based on dependents, specifically children. The new stimulus checks will be in the form of a child tax credit and will be split into monthly payments starting sometime this July. It's all a part of th…

We just got the word that the Lawton Armed Forces Day Parade is a go for this year! Unfortunately it was canceled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but it's returning for 2021. The Lawton Armed Forces Day parade is one of the longest running and biggest Armed Forces Day parades in the cou…

Coming up this Monday, April 19th (04-19-21) the Lawton Family YMCA located at 5 S.W. 5th Street in downtown Lawton will be hosting a FREE COVID-19 vaccination clinic from 9:00am until 11:00am. No appointments or prior reservations are needed, it's a FREE walk in clinic to all those you are wan…

The City of Lawton is needing our help with the sewer system. What kind of help are they needing? Well, recently the city has been battling clogs and serious damage done to the sewer system by people flushing wipes, paper towels and other objects down the toilet. What they're asking is that you…

Good news! The City of Lawton just announced that Lawton Recreation Centers will reopen today (04-12-21). It's been forever since we've been able to visit the rec-centers due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it's been close to a year now at least. All 3 centers have reopened the H.C. King Ce…

If you're still waiting on the city to pick up your bulk trash in area #1 which is N.W. Lawton they're still out collecting and will get to you as soon as possible. The City of Lawton announced that they would be extending the bulk trash pick up through today (04-08-21) due to the amount o…

Get ready, the City of Lawton will be hosting it's "Spring into Success" career fair on Thursday, April 29th (04-29-21) at Lawton City Hall 212 S.W. 9th Street from 10:00am until 3:00pm. The city has several potions and job opening available that you can apply for. If you're curr…