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updated: Thu Jul 17, 2008 10:03 pm

Lawton News

Local news for Lawton, OK continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Yesterday | Fresno Bee

Updates: Johnson-Klein takes marketing job for minor league team

Stacy Johnson-Klein, the former Fresno State women's basketball coach who sued the university for sex discrimination and won, has a job in basketball again.

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Wed Jul 16, 2008

KTUL

DUI Sentencing, Soldier Killed

A Lawton man who pleaded guilty to killing a soldier while driving drunk was sentenced to a lengthy prison term Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Comanche County, OK

Tue Jul 15, 2008

KSWO

-- Overnight Fires in Lawton/Comanche County

Lawton/Comanche County_We're following breaking news on 2 fires for you this morning.

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Related Topix: Comanche County, OK

Mon Jul 14, 2008

KSWO

Proposal for Geo prison expansion shot down; public hearing to be held

Lawton_Monday morning Comanche County Commissioners met and voted on a new Geo Correction Facility to house 1,500 inmates.

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Related Topix: Comanche County, OK

Sun Jul 13, 2008

KWTV Oklahoma City

New private prison near Lawton considered [3 mins ago]

A corporation that already operates a private prison in Lawton wants local officials to consider building a new facility nearby that could bring several hundred jobs to the area.

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Related Topix: Lawton Metro, Comanche County, OK

Sat Jul 12, 2008

NewsOK.com

Manslaughter charges filed against father in September death of Lawton baby [24 mins ago]

Officials on Tuesday charged a Lawton man with second-degree manslaughter in Comanche County District Court in connection with the September death of his son, 7-month-old Francisco Haith, police Capt.

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Related Topix: Comanche County, OK, US Politics, US News

Fri Jul 11, 2008

NewsOK.com

With sweep of fugitives, arrests soar [57 mins ago]

Hundreds of violent fugitives were captured last month because of the dogged efforts of federal, state and local agents involved in Operation FALCON.

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Related Topix: Oklahoma City Metro, Oklahoma City, OK

Anchorage Daily News

Military

Green is the stepson of Paul R. Beer of Wasilla. During the nine weeks of training, Green studied the Army mission and received instruction and training in drill and ceremonies, Army history, core values and ...

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Related Topix: Fort Sill, OK, Lawton Metro, US Army, US Military, Fort Sill

Tue Jul 08, 2008

Multichannel News

Fidelity Cablevision Buys Okla. Cable System

The Missouri-based parent of Fidelity Cablevision purchased the Lawton, Okla., cable system with about 20,000 video subscribers from Lawton Cablevision, the companies said.

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Related Topix: Lawton Metro

Sun Jul 06, 2008

NewsOK.com

OSBI investigating whether death was suicide

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is taking a second look at the death of a Lawton woman that was originally ruled a suicide.

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Related Topix: Suicide, Custer County, OK

KTUL

Troops Welcomed Back From Iraq

A group of 65 soldiers are back in Oklahoma just in time for Independence Day. Headquarters and Headquarters Battery of 214th Fires Brigade arrived Wednesday at Fort Sill after returning from Iraq .

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Related Topix: Lawton Metro, Fort Sill, OK

Fri Jul 04, 2008

KTUL

Dog Lost In OK Reunited With Family

A former Fort Sill soldier and his family have been reunited with their dog who went missing six months ago.

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Related Topix: uS Army, US Military, Fort Sill, Lawton Metro

Tulsa World

Lawton man sentenced for gang shooting

A Lawton man originally facing a first-degree murder charge in a fatal shooting has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to a lesser charge.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Comanche County, OK

Thu Jul 03, 2008

KSWO

Get a jump-start on enrollment with LPS

Lawton_Enrolling a new student into Lawton Public Schools can require a lot of paperwork and time, so the school district will allow parents to enroll students early this summer.

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Related Topix: Education Etc.

Tue Jul 01, 2008

BroadcastNewsroom

London Buys Drewry Stations

Dallas-based London Broadcasting purchased KXXV Waco, Texas; KFDA Amarillo, Texas ; KSWO Lawton, Okla.; and KWES Midland-Odessa, Texas , from Lawton-based Drewry Communications.

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Related Topix: Lawton Metro

2 Works For You

Regents OK tuition increase requests

It will probably cost students about 10 percent more to attend Cameron University and Rogers State University.

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Related Topix: Claremore, OK, Cameron, OK, Stillwater, OK

KSWO

Lawton water main breaks, some residents with no water

Lawton_A water main break closed down one of Lawton's busiest thoroughfares on Friday and left dozens of people without water service to their homes.

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Mon Jun 30, 2008

NewsOK.com

Body of Lawton woman missing 5 years found [22 mins ago]

The remains of 17-year-old Tanja Marie Hook will no longer be listed as "Jane Doe." Hook, who disappeared from Lawton five years ago, was positively identified through DNA and dental records, Oklahoma State ...

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Related Topix: Cole, OK, Social Security, Personal Finance, US Politics, US News

Sat Jun 28, 2008

NewsOK.com

Cameron, Rogers OK tuition increases [1 hr ago]

Students at Cameron University in Lawton and Rogers State University in Claremore will pay nearly 10 percent more for tuition and mandatory fees starting this upcoming fall semester.

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Related Topix: Ardmore, OK, Claremore, OK, Cameron, OK, Tulsa, OK

Thu Jun 26, 2008

The Enid News

City finance chief deploys soon to Iraq

Jerald Gilbert will leave his job as city of Enid finance director next week, but it won't be for greener pastures.

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Related Topix: Enid Metro, Enid, OK, Iraq, World News, Middle East

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Lawton, Oklahoma is located in Comanche County and is part of the Lawton Metro Area. Zip codes in Lawton include 73505, 73501, and 73507.

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