6+ hour, 15+ min ago   (238+ words) CARNEGIE — The Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma has been awarded $1,000,000 from the U.S. Department of the Interior through the Energy Community Revitalization Program to continue its work plugging, remediating, and restoring orphaned oil and gas wells on tribal land. This represents…...

6+ hour, 15+ min ago   (173+ words) southwestledger.news State General Revenue Fund up from FY25 OKLAHOMA CITY – General Revenue Fund collections for fiscal year 2026 totaled $8.9 billion, which was $612.1 million, or 7.4%, above the estimate for the year. This total was also $142.4 million, or 1.6%, above collections from FY 2025. GRF…...

6+ hour, 16+ min ago   (156+ words) southwestledger.news Frederick sets limit on advertising spending FREDERICK – The Frederick City Council set a limit July 28 on how much the city could spend on advertising per fiscal year. The council voted unanimously to cap the city’s overall spending for…...

6+ hour, 20+ min ago   (473+ words) LAWTON – Comanche County commissioners endorsed transportation projects on the eastern side of the county, heard weekly reports about the county jail and from Emergency Management, and huddled behind closed doors to discuss a lawsuit Monday morning. The transportation jobs included…...

6+ hour, 20+ min ago   (1160+ words) Construction is underway on Chickasha’s new water treatment plant, a project that is expected to take approximately two years to complete. The City Council received an update on the work Aug. 3 from professional engineer Scott Vaughn of Chisholm Trail Consulting....

6+ hour, 18+ min ago   (197+ words) Lawton residents will have an opportunity to provide input on how federal Community Development Block Grant funding should be distributed among local nonprofit organizations that provide critical community services. Seven public service organizations have applied to receive a portion of…...

6+ hour, 15+ min ago   (990+ words) HOBART – The Kiowa County cattleman accused in the savage beating of a nearby landowner 30 years older than him was sentenced Wednesday. On his “blind” plea of guilty to an amended charge of maiming, Ethan Patrick Treadwell was sentenced Wednesday by…...

6+ hour, 19+ min ago   (387+ words) HOCHATOWN — It seems musician Tom Petty was correct. The waiting is the hardest part. Hochatown, considered one of the state’s most successful tourist spots, is still fighting for its ZIP Code. Located in far southeastern Oklahoma, Hochatown has generated more…...

6+ hour, 17+ min ago   (649+ words) CHICKASHA – Construction of a pavilion in Shannon Springs Park, and an anticipated increase in the cost of rebuilding the trail around the park, were discussed recently by the Chickasha City Council. The Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust has approved a…...

6+ hour, 20+ min ago   (132+ words) The Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals ruled a Grady County District Court judge was right in a decision involving one energy company suing another in a dispute over well production payments. The appellate court made the determination in a June…...