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Wednesday, 07 May 2008 |
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KSWO-TV Coverage A house, just south of Fletcher on tribal land, caught fire on Tuesday afternoon. Firefighters say they were able to save about half of it. Two women and an eight-year-old were living in the house, and were able to get out safely.
Lawton Constitution Coverage (Josh Rouse) The quick thinking and actions Tuesday of Fletcher Police Chief Jon Shepard helped save a home south of Fletcher from being destroyed by fire.
A grass fire at 14575 NE 135th was reported about 2 p.m. Shepard was in the area and was first on the scene shortly after the call was received. The fire turned out to be a structure fire instead of a grass fire.
“The whole south end of the home was engulfed in flames,” Shepard said. “I did what I could with a fire extinguisher, and the residents had a hose I used to help with the flames.” |
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Written by Lawton Constitution
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Tuesday, 06 May 2008 |
CENTRAL HIGH — The Bethel Road Volunteer Fire Department will have its annual meeting at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the fire station, three miles south of Oklahoma 7 on Bethel Road. The meeting is to elect a board member for Seat No. 1 and to reorganize the board. Everyone is invited to attend and refreshments will be served. For more information call Kenneth Klein, 351-7612. |
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Written by Lawton Constitution
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Tuesday, 06 May 2008 |
ELGIN— The Elgin Police Department announced Tuesday in a press release that it will participate in the nationwide Click It or Ticket campaign this month.
During the mobilization, which runs May 19 to June 1, officers from participating agencies will be “out on the streets” around the clock to enforce seatbelt laws and save lives, the press release said. Elgin Police Officer Cindi Tracy said several high school students conducted an informal survey of motorists in and around Elgin Tuesday. Of 54 vehicles entering the Elgin Public Schools campus, 40 drivers were wearing their seatbelts (74 percent). Of 88 vehicles traveling on Oklahoma 17, 49 drivers were buckled up (56 percent).
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, over 42,000 Americans died in vehicle accidents in 2006. More than three-quarters of passengers involved in serious crashes who were buckled up survived, the press release said. |
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Written by Lawton Constitution
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Monday, 05 May 2008 |
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A raffle ended Sunday with the Cove Acres Volunteer Fire Department earning several thousand dollars and one lucky ticket buyer winning a lifetime hunting and fishing license.
Chief Matthew Eccles said over the past couple of months people bought more than $5,100 worth of tickets at $1 each. The money will be spent on equipment and fuel for the department. The lifetime hunting and fishing license winner was James Brinkley. A second-prize winner was Buck Montague, who got a computer. The winner of the third prize fire safe was Daniel Ainsworth.
For more information about the fire department, log onto www.coveacresvfd.us |
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Written by Robert Fox - Lawton Constitution
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Sunday, 27 April 2008 |
Most property owners in Comanche County have received or will soon receive a notice of change in assessed value, with many seeing an increase in their property valuations.
Comanche County Assessor Charlotte Hamilton said the attorney general has made it clear that if a home is assessed below market value, the assessor must raise it to market value or to the current maximum of 5 percent to get it closer to market value.
“We have to look at sales for the county and have the entire county up to market value every year,” she said. |
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Written by Zeke Campfield - Lawton Constitution
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Friday, 25 April 2008 |
CACHE — The chief of police in Cache is calling it quits.
John Varva, who served on the department for more than a decade — eight of them as chief — will officially resign at a special city council meeting Friday.
Current assistant chief Patrick Holloway will step in as interim chief, pending the council’s approval. |
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Friday, 25 April 2008 |
Comanche County voters who plan on voting absentee for the May 13 special bond election in the Lawton School District should apply for the ballots immediately.
The applications for absentee ballots are due at at 5 p.m. May 7. Applications can be picked up at the County Election Board Office, 315 SW 5th.
Voters may vote absentee in any election. Under certain circumstances, voters can use special conditions that make it easier to vote absentee. Voters who are physically incapacitated and voters who care for physically incapacitated people who cannot be left unattended may vote absentee. They may only apply by mail, fax or telegraph. Voters who are confined to nursing homes may vote absentee and apply only by mail or fax. Military personnel and residents of the county living overseas and the spouses or dependents of each group may vote without being registered. |
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