AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Sweetwater Oklahoma. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/sweetwater-ok 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/sweetwater-ok https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Sun, 02 Mar 2025 22:27:08 -0600 Governor Kevin Stitt announced today the appointment of Katie Quebedeaux to the Oklahoma State Board of Education following the resignation of Marla https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-stitt-taps-childhood-education-specialist-to-replace-outgoing-osbe-board-member-31544818-oklahoma-city-ok.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-stitt-taps-childhood-education-specialist-to-replace-outgoing-osbe-board-member-31544818-oklahoma-city-ok.html Government and Politics Sun, 02 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, DC - Ahead of Daylight Saving Time, Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) reintroduced the Sunshine Protection Act https://www.americantowns.com/news/lankford-continues-work-to-make-daylight-saving-time-permanent-31546861-oklahoma-city-ok.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/lankford-continues-work-to-make-daylight-saving-time-permanent-31546861-oklahoma-city-ok.html Government and Politics Sun, 02 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, DC – Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) to introduce the Stop CRT Act and the Combatting Racist https://www.americantowns.com/news/lankford-cotton-want-to-put-a-stop-to-crt-in-classrooms-and-in-our-military-31546862-oklahoma-city-ok.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/lankford-cotton-want-to-put-a-stop-to-crt-in-classrooms-and-in-our-military-31546862-oklahoma-city-ok.html Government and Politics Sun, 02 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, DC –  Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Chris Coons (D-DE) today hosted a press conference to discuss the importance of https://www.americantowns.com/news/lankford-leads-press-conference-on-his-introduction-of-the-charitable-act-31546863-oklahoma-city-ok.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/lankford-leads-press-conference-on-his-introduction-of-the-charitable-act-31546863-oklahoma-city-ok.html Government and Politics Sun, 02 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, DC – Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) and 18 Republican colleagues to https://www.americantowns.com/news/lankford-continues-fight-to-save-title-ix-womens-sports-31546867-oklahoma-city-ok.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/lankford-continues-fight-to-save-title-ix-womens-sports-31546867-oklahoma-city-ok.html Government and Politics Sun, 02 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), along with over 30 congressional colleagues, https://www.americantowns.com/news/lankford-challenges-atf-pistol-brace-rule-in-amicus-brief-31546868-oklahoma-city-ok.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/lankford-challenges-atf-pistol-brace-rule-in-amicus-brief-31546868-oklahoma-city-ok.html Government and Politics Sun, 02 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, DC – In response to the Biden Administration’s proposed rule that would insufficiently enforce https://www.americantowns.com/news/lankford-leads-letter-calling-on-hhs-to-enforce-conscience-protections-31546869-oklahoma-city-ok.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/lankford-leads-letter-calling-on-hhs-to-enforce-conscience-protections-31546869-oklahoma-city-ok.html Government and Politics Sun, 02 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, DC – Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Gary Peters (D-MI), and John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced legislation to enhance the Department https://www.americantowns.com/news/lankford-works-to-increase-support-for-victims-of-human-trafficking-31546871-oklahoma-city-ok.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/lankford-works-to-increase-support-for-victims-of-human-trafficking-31546871-oklahoma-city-ok.html Government and Politics Sun, 02 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, DC – Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today will vote to protect Oklahomans, tourists, and those living in DC from rampant crime https://www.americantowns.com/news/lankford-fights-to-protect-nations-capital-from-softoncrime-bill-31546872-oklahoma-city-ok.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/lankford-fights-to-protect-nations-capital-from-softoncrime-bill-31546872-oklahoma-city-ok.html Government and Politics Sun, 02 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, DC – Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today participated in a rare, unclassified Senate Intelligence Committee hearing to https://www.americantowns.com/news/lankford-presses-fbi-director-wray-on-leaked-memo-targeting-catholics-during-rare-unclassified-intel-hearing-31546875-oklahoma-city-ok.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/lankford-presses-fbi-director-wray-on-leaked-memo-targeting-catholics-during-rare-unclassified-intel-hearing-31546875-oklahoma-city-ok.html Government and Politics Sun, 02 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Today, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) was named Republican Co-Chair of the Congressional Automotive Performance and Motorsports Caucus https://www.americantowns.com/news/mullin-named-cochair-of-the-automotive-performance-and-motorsports-caucus-31546878-oklahoma-city-ok.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/mullin-named-cochair-of-the-automotive-performance-and-motorsports-caucus-31546878-oklahoma-city-ok.html Government and Politics Sun, 02 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 U.S. Senators Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) introduced bipartisan legislation to https://www.americantowns.com/news/mullin-brown-collins-heinrich-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-to-increase-access-to-mental-health-services-for-older-americans-31546880-oklahoma-city-ok.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/mullin-brown-collins-heinrich-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-to-increase-access-to-mental-health-services-for-older-americans-31546880-oklahoma-city-ok.html Government and Politics Sun, 02 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Governor Stitt released the following statement Monday evening following the rejection of State Question 820: "Oklahomans rejected State Question https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-stitt-statement-on-sq820-31548084-oklahoma-city-ok.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-stitt-statement-on-sq820-31548084-oklahoma-city-ok.html Government and Politics Sun, 02 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, DC – Representatives Kevin Hern (R-OK-01) and Mike Thompson (D-CA-04) introduced a bill to the House of Representatives today https://www.americantowns.com/news/hern-introduces-bipartisan-bicameral-legislation-to-access-new-technologies-in-health-care-31548611-tulsa-ok.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/hern-introduces-bipartisan-bicameral-legislation-to-access-new-technologies-in-health-care-31548611-tulsa-ok.html Government and Politics Sun, 02 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, DC – Republican Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after President Joe Biden https://www.americantowns.com/news/bidens-budget-fails-to-protect-americans-from-debt-disaster-31548612-tulsa-ok.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/bidens-budget-fails-to-protect-americans-from-debt-disaster-31548612-tulsa-ok.html Government and Politics Sun, 02 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600