Early summer sales tax collections trend down

Sales tax collections were down for several Garvin County communities in June as summer got underway, according to the most recent distribution of sales tax collections report released Aug. 9 by the Oklahoma Tax Commission.

Foster, Lindsay, Pauls Valley and Wynnewood all saw decreases in sales tax collections in June, compared to the same period last year.

Elmore City, Maysville, Stratford and Paoli…