Comanche News

One of country music's most recognizable voices, Mark Chesnutt , has generously come forward to donate his time and talent to perform at the Kendrick Little Benefit Concert.

A southern Oklahoma firefighter was arrested this week and later admitted to setting dozens of fires in the past few years just so he could fight them.

Another Fourth of July will quickly be upon America and people across the country are starting to stockpile fireworks in expectation of the celebration on Saturday.

A report cards can reflect progress and problem areas. But it's not just students who are graded.

COMANCHE a ' Bill Smith, Comanche's streets and parks superintendent, raises an arm, points a plastic gun toward a grove of trees and triggers a blast equivalent to that of an M-80 firecracker.

Stephens County District Court MISDEMEANOR CONVICTIONS Stacy Diane Dozier, 39, Duncan; DUI: One year suspended and a $500 fine plus court costs; DUI: One year suspended and a $500 fine plus court costs; Driving under suspension: One year suspended and a $500 fine plus court costs.

Tents dotted the horizon as the sun came up out of the east Sunday morning. It was early for a select 900 or so people who visited the Duncan area from all over the world this morning to start riding in the 31st cycling of the Oklahoma FreeWheel.

Marriage Licenses Richard Joel David, 20, and Joketta Ann Tucker, 20, both of Duncan.

The birds are protected by multinational Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, but Comanche has obtained permits to help encourage the birds to move on from the town.

Thousands of migratory birds nesting in Comanche are ruffling residents' feathers because of their prodigious pooping, city officials said.

Monday , June 1 Blitz Build - Habitat and Central Baptist Church are partnering for the annual "Blitz Build" where a single family house is built in 5 days, June 1 through June 5. The house will be built at 1216 SW Wisconsin.

They're back. The birds that terrorized people in the Stephens County town of Corum near Lake Waurika have returned to the area.

Local companies were awarded bids Tuesday at the Stephens County commissioner's meeting, keeping county revenue generating more of the same.

Comanche High School seniors discuss their 'legacy' Derrick Miller The Duncan Banner COMANCHE - Principal Steve Dunham couldn't help but comment on Comanche High School's Class of 2009 and the personalities the members of the class possess.

Lawton_A new poll says fewer people will take trips this summer because of the economic recession.

The end of the school year is drawing near. For high school seniors throughout the county, it's more than just another year.

LAWTON, Okla. In honor of Armed Forces Day, the Comanche Nation Museum and tribe is hosting a Cedar Ceremony the morning of May 14 at 11:06. Comanche Spiritual Leader, Tom Ware, will "Cedar Smoke" a group of local soldiers from nearby Fort Sill.

Although only in seventh-grade, Cody Crow knows his chemistry. Crow, who attends Comanche Middle School, won the state "You Be the Chemist" competition April 25 in Oklahoma City, after having been victorious in the regional contest in Duncan.

To teach students what the Oklahoma Department of Education wants them to know, Duncan Public Schools changed what subject material would be focused on in the classrooms.

Fourteen Red River Technology Center Health Careers Certification students recently traveled to Oklahoma City to participate in the State Health Occupations Students of America Leadership Conference and Competition.