The Lawton Constitution is a daily newspaper published in Lawton, Oklahoma.
History The newspaper began publishing in 1902. John Shepler bought the paper in 1910. It remained with successive generations of Shepler's family until his great-grandsons, Don and Steve Bentley,"The Lawton Constitution: Your locally-owned newspaper" , Lawton Constitution (accessed March 5, 2012). 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."Lawton Constitution sold, under new ownership: Brothers Brad and Bill Burgess took over the newspaper Thursday." The Oklahoman, March 3, 2012."BBurgess brothers continue news tradition: Sons of Army sergeant acquire The Constitution from longtime publishers" , Lawton Constitution, March 4, 2012. Hilliary family bought the paper in September 2025.
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External links The Lawton Constitution