COMANCHE COUNTY, Okla_Comanche County Commissioners have officially placed the county in a burn ban. The decision came this morning at the weekly commissioners meeting at the courthouse in Lawton.
The ban means that residents may not do any kind of outdoor burning. Grilling is allowed but the grill must be set up on a non-flammable surface measuring 10 feet by 10 feet and also be 5 feet from anything which may catch fire.
Those who are caught in violation of the burn ban can face a $500 fine and/or up to one-year in jail.
Tillman County is the only other southwest Oklahoma county listed on the state forestry services website as being under a burn ban.
In all, 20 counties are under burn bans statewide.
In North Texas, six Texoma counties are under a burn ban also. Those include Baylor, Cottle, Knox, Throckmorton, Wilbarger and Young.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 1:01 AM EDT2013-06-19 05:01:35 GMT
LAWTON, Okla_The 1920s was a decade filled with opulence, cultural shifts and some of our history's most colorful characters. And people right here in Southwest Oklahoma are finding that out first hand. Tuesday
The 1920s was a decade filled with opulence, cultural shifts and some of our history's most colorful characters. And people right here in Southwest Oklahoma are finding that out first hand.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 1:00 AM EDT2013-06-19 05:00:10 GMT
As advertised, today was exceptional with lots of sunshine and comfy temperatures. We'll repeat it tomorrow before turning a bit unsettled at times next week.l
Tuesday, June 18 2013 11:16 PM EDT2013-06-19 03:16:12 GMT
Lawton, Okla._A traffic stop for a defective car on Sunday ended in a drug arrest. Investigators say after an officer stopped Jacob Reed and his passenger, he told Reed his drug dog was going to examine
A traffic stop for a defective car on Sunday ended in a drug arrest.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 11:09 PM EDT2013-06-19 03:09:54 GMT
Lawton- Firefighters say an RV went up in flames Tuesday morning in Lawton. Black and gray smoke billowed into the sky after the flames consumed the RV near 9th & SW Park Avenue around 6:40 a.m. We're
Firefighters say an RV went up in flames Tuesday morning in Lawton.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 11:06 PM EDT2013-06-19 03:06:19 GMT
LAWTON,Okla_A Lawton woman caught giving drugs to an inmate she was visiting at Lawton's GEO Prison could be spending time behind bars herself. According to an affidavit, a prison guard saw Misty Booker
A Lawton woman caught giving drugs to an inmate she was visiting at Lawton's GEO Prison could be spending time behind bars herself.
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