Brockland Teacher Wins Lawton Teacher of the Year
Maxine Ledford of Brockland Elementary was named Lawton Teacher of the Year at a Tuesday night educator banquet at Eisenhower High School. The honor reflects a points system for teaching projects civic service and professional involvement. Ledford has 14 years teaching including 12 in Lawton and holds degrees from Oklahoma Baptist University Southwestern State University and Cameron University.
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Maxine Ledford
Brockland
Lawton
Eisenhower High
Gladys Finch
Jackson
Pete McCarty
Westwood
Elizabeth Gainous
Howell
Jay Roberts
Pioneer Park
Ledford
Brookland
Cameron University
Oklahoma Baptist University
Southwestern State University
Lawton Association of
Delta Kappa Gamma
Kappa Kappa Lota
Herman
Jan
Keith
Kent
Keegan
Duncan Students Capture Honors at Cameron Business Contest
Duncan High School students earned the sweepstakes award and multiple medals at Cameron University’s 24th Cameron Business Contest. Teams from Duncan dominated events across Bookkeeping, Shorthand I, Speed Typewriting, and Typewriting I with several individual winners and three team awards including Duncan High School and others.
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Duncan High School
Cameron Business
Cameron University
Duncan
Kent Brown
Sayre
Robin Ridley
Phillip Apple
Moore
Robert Granger
Western Heights
Oklahoma City
Wynona Cain
Walters
Patricia Coleman
Comanche
Phil Swart
Fletcher
Jeff Ashenfelter
Eisenhower
Susan Epp
Hydro
C. L. McClarty
Waurika
Jackie Taylor
Healdton
Nancy Tubbs
Melinda Hancock
Lawton High School
Cindy Carminati
Nocona
Paula Banks
Glenda Vaughn
Shelly Pitcher
Carnegie
Lois Kamman
Robin Blanscot
Karen Cohan
Dawn Ann Wright
Albert
Judy Huffling
Marla Conner
Gayla Duke
Cyril
Debora Anderson
Mangum
Jan Urice
Karen Collins
Lawton High
Lane Giggs
Frederick
Jeff Shaw
Apache
Vicki McCain
Lindsay
Leslie Ferguson
MacArthur
Randy Bales
Tex
Laura Kelly
Wildflower Tours Planned At Refuge
Guided spring wildflower tours at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge run Saturdays in May. Dr. Buck or Dr. McCoy lead with a refuge staff member, identifying plants and their usefulness to buffalo elk deer and turkey. Reservations 20 persons meet at Quanah Parker Visitor Center depart 9:30 a.m. Call 405-429-3222 May 2.
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Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Paul Buck
Doyle McCoy
Quanah Parker
Refuge
Runaway Located In Lawton Apartment Arrest
A 14 year old Lawton runaway was found Tuesday in a Cache Road apartment with two known prostitutes and a procurer. The trio faced pandering and contributing to the delinquency of a minor charges and were released on bond. The girl is held at Marie Detty Youth Services Center awaiting juvenile court action.
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Lawton
Ronnie Ward
Marie Detty Youth Services Center
Cache Road
Altus Air Force ceremony marks base hospital and housing openings
Officials including Rep Tom Steed Gen William Moore and Maj Gen John Murphy will attend ceremonies at Altus Air Force Base. A 2:15 p.m. base hospital dedication precedes a ribbon cutting for 100 new housing units. Moore delivers the keynote at the 68th Chamber banquet at 7 p.m. with Dobbs and Wray speaking. a reception follows at the Officers Club.
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STUS
Air Force
U.S
Tom Steed
Altus Air Force Base
Altus
John Murphy
Strategic Air Command
11Th Air Refueling Squadron
Chamber of Commerce
Moore
Chamber
William L. Dobbs
Bennett C. Wray
Altus Afb
Man Held Over Rape Allegation Released Without Charge
A 31-year-old city man held since Saturday night for an alleged rape was released late Tuesday with no charges filed. The 21-year-old accuser was unsure where the incident occurred, with authorities listing Tillman or Comanche County. The case moved between Lawton police Tillman County and Comanche County authorities before being dropped.
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Tillman County
Comanche County
Lawton
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Altus Air Force
Kelly-Yoore
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