Seth Marsicano

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Videojournalist at KSWO-TV (Lawton, OK)

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Lawton City Council Overview: Lawsuits and construction delays

1 day ago | kswo.com | Seth Marsicano

LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - One of the first actions taken in the Lawton City Council meeting included a proclamation to declare a civil emergency due to the severe weather, which caused flooding waters through Southwest Oklahoma. This proclamation will allow the city to look at federal and state relief dollars. Moving on, councilmembers passed the consent agenda with the exceptions of pulling items 29 and 31 for discussion.
Lawton City Council preview: Another Aquatic Center delay and lawsuit discussions

2 days ago | kswo.com | Seth Marsicano

LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - Lawton City Council is meeting for the first time after severe weather swept through Southwest Oklahoma. However, because of this weather, one of the city’s highly anticipated attractions is being hit with another opening delay. According to the agenda, a presentation will be given over the construction delays to Elmer Thomas Aquatic Center, ultimately pushing back the July grand opening.
Volunteers work to provide relief after flood

1 week ago | kswo.com | Seth Marsicano

LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - The Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief is a group of volunteers donating their time to help Oklahomans recover following recent flooding. “It always breaks your heart because you have a person whose living space is no longer safely livable,” said Paul Hickerson, a supervisor for one of the teams.
Westwin Resistance shares concern on refinery damage

1 week ago | kswo.com | Seth Marsicano |Kemar Noel

LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - Westwin Pilot Refinery sustained damages following storms in March, but officials say the damage done to the building was only cosmetic. Kaysa Whitley, coalition coordinator of Westwin Resistance, says Lawton is fortunate the damage wasn’t worse. Whitley says they were told by Westwin that the facility could withstand EF2-level winds and this damage calls to question the actual stability of the refinery.
Westwin officials speak on condition of facility following severe weather

1 week ago | kswo.com | Seth Marsicano

LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - Southwest Oklahoma has seen a string of severe storms, and one building in particular has some concerned. Westwin Elements’ pilot refinery no longer has the large “W” after high winds removed a portion of the logo. In addition, a large dent was left on the front of the building. However, according to officials, these damages were caused by storms back in March and not the recent weather toward the end of April.
Duncan Plaza residents rest easy after fired management

1 week ago | kswo.com | Seth Marsicano

DUNCAN, Okla. (KSWO) - Months after a mass eviction notice was sent out to the residents of Duncan Plaza apartments, an announcement was given that the property manager was no longer with the company. More specifically, residents claim the manager was fired due to their mismanagement. According to a letter sent by the Monroe Group, the management agency, on May 1 acknowledged the issues brought to light by the residents over property oversight and want to make things right.
Floods threaten to wash away history of Great Plains

1 week ago | kswo.com | Seth Marsicano

LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - Buckets and bins are scattered throughout the floor in the Museum of the Great Plains after two major rainstorms swept through the Southwest Oklahoma area. The Museum has had a history of structural concerns, mostly water leaks, dating back years. Arts and Humanities Administrator Jason Poudrier said the trust authority is responsible for the facility’s well-being. He stated the authority commissioned a study back in 2022 to get a full scope of the problems.
Lawton first responders help hundreds, community shows thanks

2 weeks ago | kswo.com | Seth Marsicano

LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - Lawton Fire and Police Department took action over the weekend, responding to hundreds of calls as the city streets turned into rivers. “We try to make plans as best we can but I don’t think anybody was forecasting the amount of rain we got in a short amount of time,” said Lawton Fire Chief Jared Williams.
Lawton City Council addresses upcoming budget’s problems in recent council meeting

2 weeks ago | kswo.com | Seth Marsicano

LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - In February, City Manager John Ratliff made the council aware of a $40 million deficit in the upcoming Fiscal Year ’26 budget. Ratliff prefaced to the council they’ve been able to lower the $40 million to only $2 million over budget. After months of work from city leadership and staff, they were able to come up with three potential solutions which were presented to council at the most recent meeting in hopes of clearing this gap.
Oklahoma House leader Cyndi Munson officially enters governors race

3 weeks ago | kswo.com | Seth Marsicano |Kemar Noel

LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - Democratic House Leader Cyndi Munson held her first major rally as she begins her campaign for Oklahoma Governor. Munson grew up in Lawton while her father was stationed at Ft. Sill and would later graduate from Eisenhower High School. After serving the House of Representatives for 10 years, she’s attempting to move on to larger pastures in the form of Oklahoma Governor.