City moves to curb prairie dogs in Elmer Thomas Park
Lawton plans a four-session eradication using poisoning to reduce prairie dogs in Elmer Thomas Park amid safety concerns. Officials cite 7,000 to 10,000 animals claimed by critics to be present, with supporters urging quick action to protect visitors, athletes, and nearby homes.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Shahan
Museum of the Great Plains
Lake Helen
Department of Wildlife
Elmer Thomas Park
Susan Hubby
Lubbock
Lawton
Hubby
Buckley
Ramada Ton
Ramada Inn
Cheyenne
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Kim Shahan
USDA
Lawton Public Schools
Citizens For Prairie Dogs
Parks
Lake Ellsworth
Oklahoma wildfire survivor and volunteers push Project Rebuild forward
Leslie Grooms recounts losing her Duncan rural home to the March 1 2006 wildfires and her husband Joshua’s death two months later from a heart attack. Despite insurance, funds fell short to rebuild as costs rose after Katrina and Rita. Project Rebuild mobilizes churches and groups to construct a new home starting March 19 with volunteers from Duncan First Baptist Church and partner faith groups.
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Steve Morcoma
First Baptist Church of
Duncan
Leslie Grooms
Oklahoma
Grooms
Joshua
Joshua Grooms
Groomses
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Sharilyn Young
Oklahoma Lumbermen’s Association
Young
Joshus
Steve Morcom
Duncan First Baptist Church
Ada
Kaynette Shelton
Oklahoma Raindance
Blake Shelton
Morcom
Mennonite Disaster Service
Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma
Reeves sworn in as special district judge at local schools
Reeves took his oath as a special district judge. He will conduct arraignments and preliminary hearings and preside over misdemeanor trials small claims civil cases under 10 000 and can issue emergency protective orders.
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Will Rogers
Tomlinson Junior High
Lawton High School
Reeves
Joe B. Reeves Law Degree and Career Summary
Joe B. Reeves earned a law degree at Oklahoma City University in 1974. His career spans Oklahoma Insurance Commission roles from 1968 to 1971, private practice 1974–2001, city work in Lawton 1974–1976 as police legal adviser and assistant city attorney, public defender and municipal judge, Cameron University adjunct professor 1974–1976, and Cameron as assistant district attorney 2001–2007. He is a member of the Comanche County and Oklahoma Bar Associations, with past ties to several legal groups and committees.
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Joe Dixon
Joe B. Reeves
Oklahoma Supreme Court
Joseph M. Watt
Reeves
Taylor Stein
Comanche County
Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma Insurance Commission
City of Lawton
Cameron University
Comanche County Bar Association
Oklahoma Bar Association
Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association
Oklahoma Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
American Bar Association
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Greg Buckley
Joann Haddock
John Paul Miller
Parks and Recreation Ground
Miller
Lawton High
Constitution
Jared Kaltwasser
Prairie Dog Facts
Dixon E State
Cindy Jackson
Lawton Publishing Co., Inc
P.O
Lawton Constitution
Tawton-constitution.com
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