Johnathan Lewis
Multimedia Journalist
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Johnathan is an Investigative Reporter at KSWO. He has worked at KSWO in the past in a few different positions, including Floor Director, Photographer, and Marketing Producer. Johnathan was born in Ft. Belvoir, VA, but moved around with his family in his earlier years due to his parents being military. His family was stationed in Germany, but moved back to Texas by the time he was 4 years old. His family moved to Lawton just before his 11th birthday. Since then, Johnathan has been a proud Lawtonian, having graduate in 2002 from LHS and from Cameron University with a B.S. of Multimedia Design in 2009. He has also been a local business owner, worked as a Web Designer for an education institution, and a radio DJ all here in Lawton.
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Thanksgiving is less than a day away and many will be enjoying a hot, home cooked meal and spending time with family making memories. Unfortunately, for others there may not be a meal waiting for them, which is why some community members came together to provide one for them today at the H.C. King Center.
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Fort Sill one of just a few installations across the country training soldiers to use the Stinger missile system-- but they're expensive. That's where virtual reality and simulation training come into play.
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Driving down Ferris from eleventh to second street offers a preview of what to expect with the upcoming road repairs that are part of the Ten Wins for Citizens.
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Education is important to progress, so Fort Sill is recognizing National American Education Week, holding a number of events, including a college fair.
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JM Cope has just scratched off one bucket list item; riding in a hot air balloon. He finally hopped into a basket Friday during the Altus festival and now has just one bucket list item left.
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Nine-eight-eight. It's an emergency line for mental health services that's been around for about a year now.
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Veterans served the country and deserve the benefits, but for many of them the process can be somewhat frustrating, Veteran's Corner is one of four sites in Oklahoma that can be considered a full service site, dedicated to making the filing process more efficient and educating veterans about the benefits available to them.
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Life could use a soundtrack and the 77th Army Band absolutely has a history of providing that for Fort Sill. Being around since Fort Sill was a cavalry post, the history of the band reaches back at least seven decades. Originally labeled the 308th band, it got its current name in nineteen-forty-three. Martin Johnston is the band's commander and says they have a specific purpose.
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Incumbent Onreka Johnson, and challenger Sherene L. Williams will go head-to-head for the position following the September 12th election -- where neither candidate secured 50% of the vote.
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With the drama unfolding in the middle east, some Fort Sill military families may be feeling additional burdens. One organization on Post aims to remind those families they aren't by themselves, but part of a much larger community.
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For Riva Snell, the idea of being a nurse started in her early twenties when she didn't like the experience of getting a shot. For the last forty-six years, she's strived to make that experience better for others.
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Art is meant to spark your interests, especially if its cut and welded together. Artist, Steve Southerland, has been creating metal art for most of his life, having brazened his first piece when he was about nine years old. This Friday, he has a piece in the Arts for All Gala for auction. Steve creates all sizes of metal art, with some weighing as much as two-thousand pounds or more, but approaching them all similarly.
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An exterminator truck was outside Elm Terrace Apartments today, a sign of hopefully more things to come after learning about their conditions last week. The temporary apartment manager was still not in the office when 7News showed up, but a note on the door said he was visiting apartments with the exterminator.
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The Animal Birth Control Clinic, or ABC, may be closing after serving Lawton for thirty-five years, according to it's founder, Deloris Delluomo. Previously, the clinic would offset most costs by use of grants, but they haven't applied for any within the last year, believing they had more available funding in the bank. It was only within the last two weeks their accountant determined, somehow, they were almost out of funds.
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You may not think of tourism when you think of the library, but a grant from the Chamber has made that connection.
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This will be the first daddy-daughter dance hosted by the Center and any guardian-daughter pair can come, regardless of age. There will be a red carpet entry for the stars of the night, lined with paparazzi snapping photos, as well as a unicorn to add to the magic. There's a team of students working to make it happen behind the scenes.
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What do social media and the world of tourism have in common? You may not have realized it, but the answer is simple; visuals. The Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma, Matt Pinnell, teamed with OTIA, the Oklahoma Travel Industry Association, to talk to businesses, organizations, and other tourism-related entities today about the impact that social media marketing makes on tourism.
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For at least a month, the Elm Terrace Apartments in Duncan have been without management or maintenance staff. That's according to tenants, who told 7News there was no way for them to get any help with anything going wrong there. On the door to the office, a notice stating that someone will be back soon with a number to call- that number calling to an automated system. According to tenant Susan Betts, the apartments already had a number of issues.
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For at least a month, the Elm Terrace Apartments in Duncan have been without management or maintenance staff. That's according to tenants, who told 7News there was no way for them to get any help with anything going wrong there. On the door to the office, a notice stating that someone will be back soon with a number to call- that number calling to an automated system.
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Following Steve Scalise removing himself from the House Speaker race, the government is more frozen than ever. But does Southwest Oklahoma know about the drama in the House of Representatives right now?
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Jared Kirk used to be a Private First Class in the Army, but today, he's at the Veteran's Resource Center looking for shelter. He says it's due to some deeply rooted issues.
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Artificial Intelligence. It's a tool of the future, but it's here today. How do we reign in something so new that most people don't understand it yet?
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The City of Lawton Animal Welfare Shelter is looking to make some possible changes in the near future, and those changes could mean a brand new facility.
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Family and friends are mourning the loss of Jessica Herring after she died in an auto accident less than a mile of her home Thursday. A wife and mother to a three-year-old daughter, Jessica left behind a legacy of love and compassion.
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The SANE Exam Center opened on Oct. 1, putting all of those crucial services in one safe location.
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Carmen Serrano came to the United States in 2009 from the island of Puerto Rico.
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We’re continuing to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by shining some light on the Mexican Folkloric Dancers of Lawton, a group with forty years of history here.
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Orange Shirt Day recognizes the experiences of those who went to those schools while re-committing to the philosophy that Every Child Matters.
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He passed on August twenty third of this year. Airman Ronnie Haynes joined the Air Force when he was just twenty one years old in April of of nineteen seventy six. While it's unknown if he has any immediate family, he certainly wasn't layed to rest without the company of fellow veterans. Members of the Patriot Guard Riders and the Combat Vets groups, along with some active duty soldiers, attended the service to pay honor to an unclaimed comrade.
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Dr. Jean Hausheer has been a doctor for 42 years, with the last 12 of those years being practiced in Lawton. She’s hoping to become the next senator for District 32.
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It sounds like something out of a movie. An attack from a longhorn bull put a 75-year-old in the hospital with severe injuries.
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JJ Francais is campaigning for the Oklahoma State Senate District 32 vacancy.
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The city’s hoping to sell a house to a low-to-mid-income family in October, but it’s not exactly in the market for realty.
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