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This is starting to become a habit. It seems every week now we've been announcing confirmed news of more businesses leaving the mall AKA Central Plaza in downtown Lawton, Fort Sill. Most of these stores are closing up permanently and/or completely leaving town, not relocating outside the mall somewhere else.

Things are starting to move forward on Lawton's new indoor shooting facility.

It was just announced that LPS (Lawton Public Schools) will be temporarily closing down all of its campuses for in-person learning for the remainder of the week. All LPS schools will be closed starting tomorrow and since this Monday is a holiday "Martin Luther King Jr. Day" they'll remain closed through Tuesday, January 18th (01-18-22).

Not one, not two but three Street Outlaw shows kicked off last night on Discovery Channel and will be streaming on Discovery Plus. We got the original O.G. 405 back on the streets with Street Outlaw: OKC, everyone's favorite drag racin' dynamic duo: Farmtruck and AZN of the 405 have their very own show now, it's about damn time.

Well, it's looking like we'll be losing yet another business in the mall AKA Central Plaza. Pretty soon there won't be anything left, just empty spaces. We just heard the unfortunate news that the Lawton Great American Cookies will be closing.

Mother Nature sure has been moody lately. We've seen 70-80 degree days recently and now we're sitting here freezing at 25 degrees, it's been a crazy couple of weeks weather-wise that's for sure. We've found some tips and tricks to help keep you warm and safe this winter.

There's a new scam that's targeting Oklahoma medical marijuana licensees. The OMMA (Oklahoma Medial Marijuana Authority) is warning all license holders in the state about the scam and offering details on how to avoid becoming a victim.

The Comanche County Health Department is hosting a drive-thru COVID-19 testing clinic and announced they'll be extending their hours on select dates to accommodate testing and vaccinations.

Film crews are in town shooting scenes for the new movie 'Washington's Armor.' They're on location at the 'Trading Post' at the Museum of the Great Plains.

The Grinch stole Christmas this year for several people in and around Oklahoma County. Earlier today it was discovered that around 600 Amazon packages were stolen, gone through, and unwanted items and empty boxes dumped on the side of the road.

You may or may not know that there's an Amtrak train the Heartland Flyer that runs from Oklahoma City to Fort Worth, Texas. It's about a 4 and a 1/2 hour trip both ways with a 5-hour stay in Fort Worth. Sounds like a great time and a great day-cation ideal.

I had no idea we even had a museum like this in Oklahoma. You can bet I'll be loading up the car and taking the quick trip down I-44 to visit Skeletons Museum of Osteology. It's located at 10301 South Sunnylane Road in Oklahoma City, and just an hour and a half away or so from Lawton, Fort Sill.