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    Boom Days

    Boom Days

    —Archive Photos Above, Fred McDuff and crew in front of the American Legion Hut on Seminole’s Main Street. McDuff organized “Boom Days,” a precursor to the former Gusher Days Celebration.
    Special Recognition

    Special Recognition

    —Staff photos by Andy Wilson Several special honors were bestowed at Tuesday’s American Legion meeting. Above left, Post Commander Carl Odom (right) presents Kevin Hardeman with an “Everlasting Post” commendation in honor of Hardeman’s grandfather, the late Billy Renfro.

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    DATE BOOK

    THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2026 Today is the 197th day of 2026 and the 26th day of summer. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1790, the District of Columbia was established as the permanent capital of the United States.

    Obituaries

    Lively

    James Lively

    James Kelland Lively, 88, of Seminole County, Oklahoma, passed away July 1, 2026, in Ada, Oklahoma. He was born April 28, 1938, in Okemah, Oklahoma, “J.K.” was the seventh child of Shelton and Mollie Grace (McClanahan) Lively. Reared and country educated at Quasada in Northern Seminole County, “J.
    Knox

    Lajuana Knox

    Seminole, Oklahoma resident Lajuana Lucille Knox passed away on Saturday, July 11, 2026 in Shawnee, OK at the age of 86. Lajuana was born on December 10, 1939 in Guthrie, OK to Roy Venton and Dorothy Marie (Johnson) Davis.

    This Week In Seminole County

    Monday-Friday⮚Heritage House Nutrition Center 210 College, Seminole. Now open for dine-in.-Saturday⮚America 250 Block Party sponsored by the Seminole Arts Council in downtown Seminole 5-9 p.m.⮚ Seminole Masonic Lodge monthly breakfast 7 – 2 p.m.

    Seminole Joins in 250th Birthday Celebration

    There will be plenty to do in Seminole this Saturday as the nation celebrates the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.To start the day, the Masonic Lodge (1515 W. Wrangler Blvd.) will hold its monthly breakfast at 7 a.m.

    OU Launches Sovereign Policy Intensive For Tribal Leaders

    The Native Nations Center for Tribal Policy Research at the University of Oklahoma will launch its first Sovereign Policy Intensive in September, a new program designed for elected tribal officials that focuses on understanding broadly relevant federal systems grounded in departmental structures,...

    This Week In Seminole County

    Monday-Friday⮚Heritage House Nutrition Center 210 College, Seminole. Now open for dine-in.-Saturday⮚Early voting 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Seminole County Election Board, 200 S. Brown in Wewoka-Tuesday⮚Election Day. Polls open 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

    This Week In Seminole County

    Monday-Friday⮚Heritage House Nutrition Center 210 College, Seminole. Now open for dine-in.-Monday⮚Graband go meal distribution 9 a.m. – noon at the Seminole Public Schools Administration building at 600 W. Strother (next scheduled event is Thursday, June 11)⮚ Butner Summer Pride 8 a.m. – 10 a.m.

    Task Force Raids Two Illegal Pot Grows in Prague

    Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s Organized Crime Task Force raided two illegal marijuana grow operations near Seminole County last week. According to a news release, on Wednesday, May 6 agents raided Benson Kush and Grand Growth, both in Prague.