Lawton Constitution

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The Lawton Constitution
Type Daily newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner(s)Hilliary Communications
PublisherDavid R. Stringer
Managing editorDee Ann Patterson
Sports editorJoey Goodman
Founded1904
Headquarters Lawton, Oklahoma
Circulation 8,000
ISSN 0889-566X
OCLC number 12239552
Website swoknews.com

The Lawton Constitution is a daily newspaper published in Lawton, Oklahoma.

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History

The newspaper began publishing in 1904. John Shepler bought the paper in 1910. It remained with successive generations of Shepler's family until his great-grandsons, Don and Steve Bentley, [1] sold the paper on March 1, 2012, to brothers Bill and Brad Burgess, who are lawyers and businessmen in Lawton. The brothers sold the paper to Southern Newspapers, Inc. in April 2018. [2] [3] Hilliary Communications bought the paper in September 2025. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "The Lawton Constitution: Your locally-owned newspaper" Archived 2012-07-20 at archive.today , Lawton Constitution (accessed March 5, 2012).
  2. ↑ "Lawton Constitution sold, under new ownership: Brothers Brad and Bill Burgess took over the newspaper Thursday." The Oklahoman , March 3, 2012.
  3. ↑ "BBurgess brothers continue news tradition: Sons of Army sergeant acquire The Constitution from longtime publishers" Archived 2012-07-14 at archive.today , Lawton Constitution, March 4, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Constitution announces sale to Hilliary Communications". The Lawton Constitution. September 3, 2025. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
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