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Thursday, March 26, 2026 - 5:00am

Seminole County has been added to the growing list of burn bans across Oklahoma.

Wednesday, March 25, 2026 - 5:00am

—Staff photos by Bill Anderson

News

Today, Secretary of Health and Mental Health and Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) CEO Clay Bullard, Interim Commissioner of the Department of Mental Health Greg Slavonic and Commissioner of the Department of Health Keith Reed laid out a plan to go back to basics at the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS).

Tulsa County Sheriff Vic Regalado sees it every day.

Statewide election activity officially begins at 8 a.m. Wednesday, April 1, when the candidate filing period opens, the Secretary of the Seminole County Election Board said Tuesday.

Oklahoma Supreme Court justices decided not to strike down Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s opinion, which upheld the Five Tribes’ sovereign rights to oversee wildlife management on their reservation lands.

Sports

BATON ROUGE, La. – No. 8 Oklahoma took Saturday’s rubber match in come-frombehind fashion over LSU, 4-3, to win the series over the Tigers.

The Seminole Chieftains took on the Bristow Pirates for the second time in two days on Tuesday.

OXFORD, Miss. — No. 4 Oklahoma (31-2, 5-0 SEC) set the Southeastern Conference single season team home run record and Miali Guachino earned her eighth win in the circle as the Sooners won their 20th straight game in a 14-2 win at (RV) Ole Miss (20-13, 0-8 SEC) Sunday, March 22.

Bowlegs Lady Bison hosted the Varnum Lady Whippets Monday for their second home game of the softball season.

Opinions

DEAR ABBY: I’m a Christian. I’ve raised my family to be Christians, and they have raised theirs to be Christians, even though we may not all be members of the same denomination. One of my grandsons believes that his denomination is the only one and the rest of us are all sinners. He and his wife have decided that no one outside of his church can see his child. It’s his decision, his choice, but I’m heartbroken and, of course, angry. I’m afraid my great-grandchild will grow up never knowing his great-grandparents or his grandparents. I believe that I will never know him. I told my grandson I understand that this is his family and, therefore, his choice. He knows I’m heartbroken. Since they won’t be coming to family gatherings, how should I handle gifts in the future? Should I acknowledge the baby and send a gift in the mail? I pray that someday soon my grandson realizes that we love him and his family. -- PRINCIPLED IN FLORIDA DEAR PRINCIPLED: I always thought Christianity was a welcoming religion. This is the first time I have heard of a denomination that decides other Christians are not Christian enough. The church your grandson has joined sounds more like a cult than a religion. Before making any decisions about how, what or whether to gift anything to the new baby, ask your grandson whether accepting a gift from an “outsider” is even allowed.

Previously, we examined the remarkable disparity between the intellectual capacities of human beings and primates. While our closest relatives, the chimpanzee, possess traits and characteristics that are particularly impressive within the animal kingdom, such as responding to social cues, nonverbal communication skills, and the use of various tools, the differences in intellectual capacity between humans and primates are, to say the least, profound.

…And Then What Happened?

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Obituaries

Mar 26, 2026 - 05:00

Seminole, OK resident Bobby “Bob” Joe Beasley passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2026 in Seminole at the age of 97. Bob was born on June 25, 1928 in Russellville, AR to Rueben Thomas and Birthel (Hood) Beasley. He attended Bowlegs High School and then served in the United States Army during WWII. While in Germany he met the love of his life and his bride, Connie (Stienmetz) Beasley.

Mar 26, 2026 - 05:00

Chevy Cline, 40-year-old Maud, Oklahoma resident passed away March 23, 2026 at his home.

Mar 26, 2026 - 05:00

Seminole resident Skyler Paul Whitehead, 33, passed away Sunday, March 22, 2026, in Seminole.

Mar 25, 2026 - 05:00

Saint Louis, Oklahoma resident Patricia Jean (Buley) Oblander passed away on Friday, March 20, 2026 in Midwest City at the age of 73.