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Wednesday, November 6, 2019 - 12:00am

The arrival of a baby is an exciting time for parents and siblings, but a new addition to the family also stretches the budget.   According to the latest figures

Wednesday, November 6, 2019 - 12:00am

Oklahoma has a long way to go to reach one of its major educational targets. The goal is to be ranked in the top 20 states on the National Assessment

News

Today, May 5, is set aside as National Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Awareness Day.

May 4, 2024 - 00:00

Today’s birthdays include Tristin Aldridge, Larry Bingham, Sherman Buckner, Gary Cole, Merax Dockery, Kenneth Elliott, Mae Gillespie, James Gipson, Linda Green, Reginald Hardeman, W.H. Houck Jr, Stan Hunewell, Carol Kolander, Jonathon Lawhead, Tamera Loyd, James Overall, Norma Phillips, Jane Ramsey, Johnny Robinson, Betty Smith, Scott Staley & Fred Stewart.

The Director of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) Aungela Spurlock will be the featured speaker at the Seminole Chamber of Commerce monthly forum meeting on Thursday, May 9, 2024. The luncheon meeting will be held from noon to 1 p.m. in the Haney Center at Seminole State College.

As neighboring Oklahoma communities such as Holdenville and Sulphur are just getting started cleaning up from last weekend’s fatal tornadoes, this weekend marks the anniversaries of two other memorable tornadoes.

Sports

MLB - There was a buzz around Chase Field on Tuesday night, and not just because Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers are in town.

THUNDER - Over the last month, the Oklahoma City Thunder’s schedule has resembled an NFL team’s more than an NBA’s.

CENTRAL

The Seminole State Lady Trojans took on Eastern Oklahoma State in their last games of the regular season Wednesday afternoon.

Opinions

Coffeetime

Where to begin? Two weeks ago, we made the comment that for the Christian, everything needs to have warrant, or approval from Scripture. That includes how and what we study about God. In search of scriptural warrant last week, we looked in Scripture at Paul’s repeated use of classical philosophy in his speech and teaching as an example for us. And week before last we looked at God using observations from nature to present an apologetic (defense) of Himself to Job (Job 38-41). Thereby giving us approval from Scripture to use created things from nature, (science, philosophy, and history) in building a defense of the existence of God and the truthfulness of Christianity (1 Pet 3:15). And so, the question now is this; with scriptural warrant from God and Paul in hand, where do we begin to answer the question, “is God dead?”

May 4, 2024 - 00:00

The idea to call the season of winter for those 65 and older is just not right. Winter, with its cold biting winds, its cold ice and snow—doesn’t sound appealing to me while living smack dab in the middle of it now. So, let me mess with your mind a bit. Use your imagination. Imagine reversing the whole ‘Season of Life’ idea.

SUNDAY, MAY 5, 2024

Obituaries

May 3, 2024 - 00:00

Worley Richard Allen Worley, age 79 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma passed away April 30, 2024 at Oklahoma Veterans Center in Norman, Oklahoma.

May 2, 2024 - 00:00

Factor Josephine Factor age 90, passed on to her heavenly home Monday, April 29, 2024 in Wewoka, Oklahoma. She was born February 9, 1934 in Sasakwa, Oklahoma to the late (Big) John Factor and Lou Gene (Choate) Factor.

May 2, 2024 - 00:00

Moore

May 1, 2024 - 00:00

Johnson Jimmy Johnson III age 35, passed away Saturday, April 27, 2024 in Holdenville, Oklahoma. He was born August 10, 1988 in Ada, Oklahoma to the late Jimmy Johnson II and Anna Christine Harjo.