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10/24/2024

We want to know about your Christmas traditions. What is your favorite Christmas tradition? The answers will be printed in the December issue of the Southwest Impressions magazine. The deadline to respond is Thursday, Oct. 24. Please include your name.

10/22/2024

We want to know about your Christmas holiday traditions. What is your favorite Christmas tradition? Your answers may be included in the December issue of our Southwest Impressions magazine. The deadline for answers is Friday, Oct. 25.

08/14/2024

IT'S TIME! Nominate your favorite businesses for selection as BEST OF SWOK 2024! Nominations are open until Sept. 4 and you can nominate once per category per day. The Top Five will advance to Finals voting beginning Sept. 11.

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02/20/2024

We're conducting a study to help determine how area residents feel about news, what they're interested in, what they're not and how they feel in general. Participants will have a chance to win a $25 gift card. The survey should take 7-10 minutes. If you're interested in sharing your opinion, please click on the link below:

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09/05/2023

The November issue of Southwest Impressions will focus on education. We want to hear who your favorite teacher was and why. You can reply on Facebook or email us at [email protected]. Please include your name. Deadline for submissions is Sept. 15.

08/28/2023

The September issue of Southwest Impressions is here. Read about those who work behind the scenes to help our community.

06/20/2023

LAWTON, OK — Lawton will soon celebrate its 122nd birthday. And we want to commemorate that event in the August edition of our magazine, Southwest Impressions.

LAWTON, OK — Lawton will soon celebrate its 122nd birthday. And we want to commemorate that event in the August edition of our magazine, Southwest Impressions.

06/14/2023

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LAWTON, OK — Lawton will soon celebrate its 122nd birthday. And we want to commemorate that event in the August edition of our magazine, Southwest Impressions.

LAWTON, OK — Lawton will soon celebrate its 122nd birthday. And we want to commemorate that event in the August edition of our magazine, Southwest Impressions.

12/28/2022

Happy New Year to all of our readers.
It is about time.
After 13 editions as editor, with this issue I am hanging up my 580 Monthly hat — almost. I do have plans to offer Something to Savor recipes for the next two editions.
That will make it an even 50 editions and 150 recipes I have had the honor to contribute to this award-winning magazine.
It is appropriate that this issue is about making resolutions and following through to help others. After almost 19 years in Southwest Oklahoma — Lawton specifically — the one thing that is apparent and heart- warming is how many people take their time to help others. There are many opportunities, some highlighted in the issue, for those seeking ways to help.
As the editor, my resolution was to help to continue to bring awareness of the diversity, complexity and resilience of our Southwest Oklahoma communities. People from all walks of life and cultures live in this area. And I believe that the fine and talented writers and photographers, who have helped provide content for one or more issues of the magazine since 2019, have brought stories and images of the amazing peo- ple and groups who populate the area.
A heart-felt thank you to all the readers who support- ed and gave feedback over the years, as well as those who permitted the magazine to highlight their lives and talents. A special appreciation for the writers and photographers who made my life as an editor easier and made me proud. Two special thanks: one to Stephen Miller, who has photographed all of my recipes, and the other to Liz Davis, our design editor in Galveston, Texas. Finally, thanks to Dee Ann Patterson, for her advice and support.
Now it is time. Time for me to focus on my return later this year — after almost 55 years away — to New England and my family. While I plan to continue writing and cooking wherever I am, I will be leaving friends I consider family but hope to stay in touch.
“Parting is such sweet sorrow,” wrote William Shakespeare and it is for me. But it will never be a
complete parting as long as I can stay in touch with my “family” here.
Great plans are afoot to make the magazine even better for our readership and for the community. Stay tuned for Volume 5 starting with the February edition.
KW HILLIS

12/23/2022

A Lawton grandmother stands accused of showing her grandson “what Hell felt like” by holding his hand over a stove burner.

LAWTON, OK — A Lawton grandmother stands accused of showing her grandson “what Hell felt like” by holding his hand over a stove burner.

12/22/2022

Police said an intoxicated man who already has a manslaughter conviction in Texas is in jail for shooting at imaginary people inside his attic.

LAWTON, OK — Police said an intoxicated man who already has a manslaughter conviction in Texas is in jail for shooting at imaginary people inside his attic.Now, he’s in jail

12/22/2022

The City Council may be changing the way it handles deteriorating structures across Lawton.

LAWTON, OK — The City Council may be changing the way it handles deteriorating structures across Lawton.

12/22/2022

A wicked winter blast expected to hit Southwest Oklahoma Thursday and Friday means doing your part to be prepared for the worst, according to Comanche County Emergency.

LAWTON, OK — A wicked winter blast expected to hit Southwest Oklahoma Thursday and Friday means doing your part to be prepared for the worst, according to Comanche County Emergency

12/21/2022

They say that for somebody to enjoy life in these hectic times they need to have a job or career that is suited for them; one they love.

They say that for somebody to enjoy life in these hectic times they need to have a job or career that is suited for them; one they love.

12/21/2022

City Council members have signed off on a plan to offer a one-year extension to tenants who hold leases at School House Slough.

LAWTON, OK — City Council members have signed off on a plan to offer a one-year extension to tenants who hold leases at School House Slough.

12/21/2022

Felony charges have been filed for what investigators called an illegal ma*****na growing operation involving straw ownership.

CYRIL, OK — Felony charges have been filed for what investigators called an illegal ma*****na growing operation involving straw ownership.

12/20/2022

With a not guilty plea Thursday, a man who said he was teaching his 14-year-old son how to hunt with a BB gun in his neighborhood will go to jury trial.

DUNCAN, OK— With a not guilty plea Thursday, a man who said he was teaching his 14-year-old son how to hunt with a BB gun in his neighborhood will go

12/20/2022

7E CO Holdings LLC, a division of Monfort Companies, has acquired 19 gas and convenience store locations across southwest Oklahoma.

DENVER, Colo. — 7E CO Holdings LLC, a division of Monfort Companies, has acquired 19 gas and convenience store locations across southwest Oklahoma.