An Oklahoma lawmaker’s proposal to prohibit transgender females from competing in school-sponsored athletic events has drawn the ire of the American Civil Liberties Union and a statewide LGBTQ rights group.
LAWTON — The Comanche County Courthouse will remain closed through January, elected county officials announced Friday.
CARNEGIE — Jerry Applewhite has a secret formula for success: open a hotdog stand and show some movies on the side.
The schedule is set for Medicine Park’s weeklong series of events culminating in the Polar Plunge.
Here are the details:
Saturday, Jan. 30 - Polar Plunge Sock Hop
A developer’s plans to build apartments near the Elgin Public Schools complex failed Jan.12 when the developer failed to appear before the City Council to answer resident’s concerns and council member’s questions.
ELGIN — Duncan-based Viridian Coffee recently confirmed the popular Southwest Oklahoma coffee purveyor will open a new store in Elgin Square — a retail shopping center currently under construction just off U.S. 277 near the H.E. Bailey Turnpike in Elgin.
The Laced Willow — a new addition to Elgin’s community of retail businesses —will provide residents with a different shopping experience. According to its Facebook page, the store is “off the beaten path” but worth the trip.
An Elgin man was critically injured Wednesday when state troopers say another vehicle pulled out in front of him on state Highway 17 east of Elgin. Troopers report the collision occurred around 7 a.m. Wednesday at the intersection of N.E.
Discovery Outpost held an American Sign Language Day Saturday that consisted of learning signs, story time, craft and hot cocoa. After story time, owner Luke Barrett, who is well-versed in American Sign Language, taught children several words in sign language.
Elgin and Fletcher firefighters battle a grass fire Monday witnesses say was started by a spark from welding equipment at a construction site on Happy Hollow Lane off of U.S. 277. No structures were damaged as firefighters were quickly able to contain the blaze.