5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (274+ words) A majority of the country’s governors announced last week that they endorsed a plan to make entrepreneurship a priority in the United States and its territories, according to a media statement released by supporting organizations. The plan, supported by Right…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (173+ words) southwestledger.news State General Revenue Fund up from FY25 OKLAHOMA CITY – General Revenue Fund collections for fiscal year 2026 totaled $8.9 billion, which was $612.1 million, or 7.4%, above the estimate for the year. This total was also $142.4 million, or 1.6%, above collections from FY 2025. GRF…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (1160+ words) Construction is underway on Chickasha’s new water treatment plant, a project that is expected to take approximately two years to complete. The City Council received an update on the work Aug. 3 from professional engineer Scott Vaughn of Chisholm Trail Consulting....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (147+ words) Southwest Ledger What’s ahead for the housing market? Several markets could enter buyer-friendly territory this summer, according to Realtor. com. Memphis, San Antonio, and Houston are among the metros nearing a buyer’s market transition. Meanwhile, Florida markets such as Cape…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (375+ words) Blaine County was rocked with an economic slap recently when U.S. Gypsum, one of the county’s biggest employers, announced it plans to shut down its mining operation before the end of the year. In making the announcement, the Chicagobased firm stated…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (414+ words) HOCHATOWN - The fight over Hochatown and its government continues. And this time they’re going back to court. Last week, the Town of Hochatown filed a lawsuit in McCurtain County District Court over how tax revenue was being allocated and spent....

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (195+ words) The Chickasha Chamber of Commerce has a new marketing director: Toni Bathurst. She brings “a strong blend of professional marketing experience and deep community involvement to the role,” Chamber President Jim Cowan said. Having worked and volunteered extensively in the…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1566+ words) Greenspan died from complications of Parkinson’s disease, said his wife of 29 years, NBC News correspondent Andrea Mitchell. “To me he was my husband, who shaped my life from our very first date in 1984,” Mitchell wrote. “He had ‘irrational exuberance’ for…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (873+ words) LAWTON – FISTA and the Lawton-Fort Sill Economic Development Corp. announced a “strategic realignment” over the weekend. Aligning governance to give Lawton-Fort Sill a “single, coordinated voice on economic development” was cited as the reason. The LEDC and its partners provide…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (748+ words) As a result, global oil supply declined by 13% to 95 mmbbls/day, well below pre-conflict expectations of 107 mmbbls/day. Even if shipping through the strait resumes in June, global production is not projected to fully recover until the end of this…...