The Lawton Constitution

The Lawton Constitution

The Lawton Constitution is a daily newspaper based in Lawton, Oklahoma, that has been in circulation since 1904. John Shepler took ownership of the newspaper in 1910, and it stayed within the Shepler family for several generations. On March 1, 2012, the paper was sold by Shepler's great-grandsons, Don and Steve Bentley. The new owners are Bill and Brad Burgess, who are brothers and work as lawyers and businesspeople in Lawton.

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  • 1 day ago | swoknews.com | Chris Sommerfeldt |Evan Simko-Bednarski

    NEW YORK — Citi Bike has agreed to curb the speed at which its e-bikes can go at 15 miles per hour — a move that came in response to a service suspension threat from Mayor Eric Adams’ administration. The electric Citi Bikes can currently ride at 18 miles per hour, a limit the service’s operator, Lyft, previously set as part of an agreement with Adams’ Department of Transportation. kAmqFE =2E6 %9FCD52J[ r:E: q:<6 86?6C2= >2?286C !2EC:4< z?@E9 D2:5 E92E 5F6 E@ “5:C64E:@?

  • 1 day ago | swoknews.com | Corinne Purtill

    LOS ANGELES — It was one of the largest, longest and most lethal harmful algae blooms in Southern California's recorded history, claiming the lives of hundreds of dolphins and sea lions between Baja California and the Central Coast. And now, finally, it's over.

  • 1 day ago | swoknews.com | Mark Niesse

    HOMER, Ga. — There’s a mystery in Sheriff Billy Carlton Speed’s backyard. Somehow, the border between two rural Georgia counties abruptly moved behind Speed’s house a few years ago, a curved line that puts his residence in Banks County, where he’s the chief lawman, rather than in Franklin County, where he’s not. kAm%96 D9:7E:?8 3@F?52CJ F?=62D965 2==682E:@?D — ?@?6 AC@G65 — @7 >2AA:?8 >2?:AF=2E:@?[ 4@CCFAE:@? 2?5 7C2F5 :? E9:D 4@F?EJ :? E96 ?@CE962DE 4@C?6C @7 E96 DE2E6] z?@H?

  • 1 day ago | swoknews.com | Corinne Purtill

    LOS ANGELES — The California Department of Public Health is moving to suspend the licenses of seven Southern California nursing facilities that have been repeatedly cited in recent years for contributing to patients' deaths. The state health department sent letters last month to seven companies in Los Angeles County that received at least two "AA" violations within the last two years, indicating a failure that contributed substantially to the death of a resident.

  • 1 day ago | swoknews.com | Brendan Rascius

    President Donald Trump and Sen. Elizabeth Warren have long had a rocky relationship characterized by deep policy disagreements and insult hurling. Trump has called the Massachusetts Democrat a “basket case” and frequently referred to her as “Pocahontas.” In turn, Warren has described Trump as a “thin-skinned fraud” and a “wannabe tyrant.”kAmqFE ?@H[ E96 EH@ A@=:E:42= =6256CD 92G6 7@F?5 4@>>@? 8C@F?5] pE =62DE @?