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2 days ago · Some say Stillwater is the best college town, and while the party and bar scene is legit in Stilly, it's just a party and bar scene. It's practically Lawton without all the murder and bad roads. As much as I hate to admit it, Norman is likely the truly best college town in Oklahoma. Not that there's much in Norman, but they're adjacent to the ...
2 days ago · One the best events for families in Lawton, Oklahoma, is Open Streets! And the fall Open Streets event is set for Saturday, Oct. 19 in downtown Lawton. Open Streets is day where downtown Lawton is closed off and the street is filled with games, activities, vendors, food trucks and much more.
3 days ago · Since about 2020, Rogers County and Wagoner County added 2,000-3,000 new residents on net from out of state. Tulsa County saw a net gain while 5,700 residents moved to other counties in Oklahoma.
5 days ago · When The Geo Group asked Oklahoma for a $3 million pay increase this year, it would have increased the cost of the contract to run the Lawton prison to an annual $51 million. The Corrections Department said in a news release that Oklahoma had already given The Geo Group $6.8 million in additional funding over the last four years, but prison ...
3 days ago · Upgrades planned at eight city parks total $2,434,308, with the city responsible for $1.746 million because the grant will cover the remaining $688,297 of the cost. Parks said Round 2 of the parks upgrade program includes at least one park in every City Council ward. Work today is being focused on replacing aging, deteriorating or outdated ...
2 days ago · The population grew following the 2010 census and reached 681,054 in the 2020 census. [10] . The Oklahoma City metropolitan area had a population of 1,396,445, [11] and the Oklahoma City– Shawnee Combined Statistical Area had a population of 1,469,124, [11] making it Oklahoma's largest municipality and metropolitan area by population.
1 day ago · Geography. Oklahoma is the 20th-largest state in the United States, covering an area of 69,895 square miles (181,030 km 2), with 68,591 square miles (177,650 km 2) of land and 1,304 square miles (3,380 km 2) of water. [60] It lies partly in the Great Plains near the geographical center of the 48 contiguous states.
