Courthouse Phones Fail As Road Crewswork Through Snow
Comanche County road crews logged 39 hours of overtime as they spread more than 4 000 gallons of anti freeze and over 300 tons of sand on Eastern District roads using five trucks and five graders amid a winter storm. Western District crews used four 10 wheel dump trucks and eight man teams with graders to cover roads blanketed in snow and sleet. Telephones in the sheriff's office and Emergency Operations Center malfunctioned, though 911 lines remained active, prompting a computer specialist to reprogram the sheriff's department and EOC phones.
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Comanche County
Gail Turner
Turner
Susan Ulrich
Sheriff's Office
Emergency Operations Center
Central District County
Ron Kirby
Sheriff's Department
Good Samaritan saves Lawton fire victim from attic blaze
James Hanna stopped his drive after seeing smoke and returned to alert homeowner Billy Handy. Firefighters arrived within four minutes, containing the fire to the attic and correcting the wiring heater cause. Handy survived uninjured, with roughly 14,000 dollars in structural damage and 1,000 dollars in belongings lost. Hanna called 911 and credited divine intervention for prompting his action.
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Lawton
James Hanna
Hanna
NW 19Th
Handy
Lawton Cancelled Gourd Dance Benefits and Elgin Trash Plan
The Lawton Intertribal Women's League benefit gourd dance for Saturday is canceled until further notice. For details call Lucinda Peahway at 581-2335. Elgin trash pickup is delayed to next Monday due to weather. dumpster service remains Thursday and bagged trash should be brought in until then. Contact MCSA at 549-6717 for questions.
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Lawton
Elgin
Larry Thoma
Thoma
MCSA
Comanche County considers new tax proposals and extensions
Comanche County voters will see three countywide tax measures on the April ballot. A one-eighth cent sales tax would fund jail operations and CCIDA programs, another one-eighth cent would support industrial development, and a 1.75 percent sales tax would apply only in unincorporated areas for 11 years. Proceeds would aid rural fire departments and county facilities, with allocations planned for the fairgrounds and 18 volunteer fire departments amid rising costs and growing rural housing.
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Comanche County
Lawton
CCIDA
Davis
Chamber
Turfier
Commission
Comanche County Fairgrounds
Counties Edge Cities in Gas Tax Revenue Shares
Oklahoma officials outline how state gasoline and diesel taxes are distributed between counties and cities. Counties receive a larger share, with specific percentages funneled into the Transportation Fund, High Priority Bridge Fund, and county roads maintenance, while cities get smaller allocations. Lawton and Comanche County officials discuss redirecting $1 million in motor fuels funds to balance needs for fairgrounds facilities and local streets, awaiting legal clarity before a voter referendum in April.
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Association of County Commissioners of Oklahoma
Lawton
Randy Robinson
ACCO
Robinson
Lan Tribe
Oklahoma Aeronautics Fund
State Transportation Fund
Education Reform Revolving Fund
Robinson Related
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Department of Transportation
Kirby
Cache Road
Lee Boulevard
Sheridan Road
Gore Boulevard
Flower Mound Road
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John Stowe
EOC
Clint Wagstaff
Jerr Dixons
Oklahoma 7
Liberty Lake
Billy Handy
Lawton Fire Department
Elgin Trash Pickup
Constitution Staff
Goodyear
John Hester
Mayor's
Lawton-Fort Sill
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture
Forestry Division
Association of South Central Oklahoma
Fairgrounds
Fort Sill
Hester
John Purcell
Jerry Cade
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