Good morning, Lawton.

Tillman County Free Fair will begin Thursday, Sept.

10 at the Tillman County Fairgrounds in Frederick and continue until Saturday, Sept. 12 — the event features livestock, food, and farm contests.

The Comanche County Free Fair kicked off Tuesday morning in Lawton with Farm Field Days where students saw animals, crops and machinery and learned about agriculture opportunities.

Festivities will continue through Saturday afternoon at the fairgrounds.

Oklahoma joined a 22-state suit led by the FTC that claims Amazon added hidden surcharges to digital ads + increased costs for brands when bidding for ad space; the 181-page complaint alleges the practice boosted revenue on both regular and busy shopping days.

Today, the Lawton Public Library hosts two communication classes at its main annex building.

Organized by the Comanche County Health Department, the sessions (Managing Anger, 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. and Conflict Management, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.) will help workers manage emotions and resolve conflicts.

Former lawmaker Brad Carson, now president of Americans for Responsible Innovation, will discuss ethical uses of AI on Thursday, Sept.

10 at Cameron University’s Lawton campus. He will then present in Duncan at Simmons Center at 7:30 p.m. (advance tickets required).

More than 69,000 Southwest Oklahomans enrolled in SoonerCare may be affected by a new federal work requirement, with 6,204 adult Medicaid expansion enrollees in Comanche County plus similar counts reported in Caddo, Cotton, and other nearby counties.

The FISTA Development Trust Authority reallocated ($25,887) in hotel/motel tax money from the city's economic development fund to FISTA Innovation Park in downtown Lawton for fiscal year 2027 after unspent funds in fiscal 2026, supporting local economic growth and tourism at Fort Sill.

Brent Smith, a Lawton native and former CEO of Memorial Health Systems (SW Oklahoma), was named COO of OU Health and will join its leadership team in November.

He will help launch a pediatric behavioral health center in December and support other upcoming projects.

A new Parks Jones Realtors report showed 483 homes were on the market in Lawton with an average asking price of $248,830 and an 84-day listing period.

The report also found that 1,452 homes sold in the last 12 months with sellers receiving about 98.3% of their asking price.