Severe weather is a fact of life in Oklahoma, with storm-related damage a major impediment to maintaining healthy trees. Ice and wind have the power to snap limbs and large branches leaving landscapes littered with storm-damaged trees.
As whooping cranes have begun their fall migration, I thought it might be good to feature these, the tallest of North American birds.
One child died and another is in critical condition after a late-night collision on wet roads Tuesday.
An Oklahoma Highway Patrol report indicates the collision occurred around 11:22 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2020, on Cache Road and N.E. 60th Street, about a mile east of Lawton.
Authorities, utility crews struggle to keep up with fires, power outages and accidents.
Hello, Southwest Oklahoma! Greetings, readers of The Chronicle. I’m Randy Mitchell, a freelance journalist and photographer, nature enthusiast and syndicated columnist. I’m excited to present you with the first of what will be a regular weekly column in The Chronicle — Randy’s Natural World.
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence, a nonprofit organization that recognizes and encourages academic excellence in Oklahoma’s public schools, is seeking nominations for its 2021 Academic All-State Awards.
Medicine Park Aquarium & Natural Sciences Center is set to host its popular Fish-Or-Treat event from 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30. Visitors can enjoy special games, critter chats and trick-or-treating along the garden path.
Fletcher
The Fletcher community gathered Saturday to welcome the season in the newly paved downtown area. The Fletcher Fall Street Festival ran from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
All eligible voters registered in Comanche County who wish to vote early in the Nov. 3 General Election may receive and cast a ballot from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Oct. 29-30 and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31 at the Comanche County Courthouse.