• Bisa Butler, Coco with Morning Glories, After Coco, 1993, by Dana Lixenberg (detail), 2024, cotton, silk, lace, netting, tulle, sequins, glitter, beads, glass gems, metal beads, silk and polyester woven fabric, and velvet, quilted and appliquéd, 84 x 55 inches, Melody Ehsani. Photo by Zachary Balber, courtesy of the artist and Jeffrey Deitch, New York and Los Angeles

    Expansive Survey of Bisa Butler’s Celebrated Quilts Opens in March at Smithsonian American Art...

    August 26, 2026 - 06:31 | By News Release
    Bisa Butler is a singular voice among a cadre of contemporary artists who engage figural representation to examine the beauty and complexity of Black experience.
  • BancFirst Seminole on Tuesday donated $2,500 to Seminole Public Schools to be used for the purchase of copy paper. Pictured l-r are Superintendent Dr. Bob Gragg, Assistant Superintendent Angela Willmett and BancFirst President Debbie Kuykendall. —Courtesy photo

    Paper For Paper

    August 26, 2026 - 06:31 | By News Staff
    BancFirst Seminole on Tuesday donated $2,500 to Seminole Public Schools to be used for the purchase of copy paper. Pictured l-r are Superintendent Dr. Bob Gragg, Assistant Superintendent Angela Willmett and BancFirst President Debbie Kuykendall.
  • Seminole resident Mark Claborn, who lives east of the city, was not home last Friday morning when lightning struck a tree in his front yard. Upon returning home, he found large pieces of the tree over 50 feet away. —Photo courtesy Ernie Willis

    Lightning Strike

    August 26, 2026 - 06:31 | By News Staff
    Seminole resident Mark Claborn, who lives east of the city, was not home last Friday morning when lightning struck a tree in his front yard. Upon returning home, he found large pieces of the tree over 50 feet away.
  • Sooner Softball Announces Fall 2026 Schedule

    Sooner Softball Announces Fall 2026 Schedule

    August 26, 2026 - 06:31 | By News Staff
    NORMAN — Oklahoma Softball has announced its fall schedule featuring four Battle Series games and four contests against opposing teams. All eight competitions will be at Love’s Field. The fall slate will run from Sept. 30 through Nov.
  • An Oklahoma Army National Guard Soldier assigned to the 745th Military Police Detachment, 345th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 90th Troop Command, Oklahoma Army National Guard, hugs his family during the unit’s welcome home ceremony in Mustang, Oklahoma, Aug. 20, 2026. The Citizen-Soldiers reunited with loved ones during a welcome home ceremony honoring the unit’s nine-month deployment to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (Oklahoma National Guard photo by Anthony Jones)

    OKGuard Military Police Unit Returns From Middle East

    August 25, 2026 - 05:45 | By Anthony Jones, Oklahoma National Guard
    Friends, family members and Oklahoma National Guard leaders welcomed home nearly 50 Soldiers from the Oklahoma Army National Guard’s 745th Military Police Detachment, 345th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 90th Troop Command, during a homecoming ceremony in Mustang, Oklahoma, Aug.

    News

    Seminole resident Mark Claborn, who lives east of the city, was not home last Friday morning when lightning struck a tree in his front yard. Upon returning home, he found large pieces of the tree over 50 feet away. —Photo courtesy Ernie Willis

    Lightning Strike

    Seminole resident Mark Claborn, who lives east of the city, was not home last Friday morning when lightning struck a tree in his front yard. Upon returning home, he found large pieces of the tree over 50 feet away.
    BancFirst Seminole on Tuesday donated $2,500 to Seminole Public Schools to be used for the purchase of copy paper. Pictured l-r are Superintendent Dr. Bob Gragg, Assistant Superintendent Angela Willmett and BancFirst President Debbie Kuykendall. —Courtesy photo

    Paper For Paper

    BancFirst Seminole on Tuesday donated $2,500 to Seminole Public Schools to be used for the purchase of copy paper. Pictured l-r are Superintendent Dr. Bob Gragg, Assistant Superintendent Angela Willmett and BancFirst President Debbie Kuykendall.

    Sports

    Sooner Softball Announces Fall 2026 Schedule

    Sooner Softball Announces Fall 2026 Schedule

    NORMAN — Oklahoma Softball has announced its fall schedule featuring four Battle Series games and four contests against opposing teams. All eight competitions will be at Love’s Field. The fall slate will run from Sept. 30 through Nov.

    The Absolute Biggest Winners Thru Two Weeks of the NFL Preseason

    FANSIDED - NFL preseason statistics should always be taken with a grain of salt, as many starters don’t play much, if at all. With that being said, the preseason is a great time to get a look at backups and third stringers, many of whom are vying for increased roles or even spots on a 53-man roster.

    Columns

    Fiancee Entertains Lawyer With Dishonorable Intentions

    DEAR ABBY: I am a 63-year-old man. My fiancee (57) and I have been dating exclusively, or so I thought, for four years. I just found out she has a male friend she has been seeing without my knowledge. They go to lunch and dinner and other activities. She says they are just friends.
    Bitter Ex Cut Off Dad From His Daughters

    Bitter Ex Cut Off Dad From His Daughters

    DEAR ABBY: After nearly 18 years of marriage, I left my wife. Our daughters were 10 and 12. We had married quickly, and only later did I realize how deeply judgmental her “born-again” beliefs were -- so much so that she gradually cut off my entire side of the family.

    Obituaries

    James Bowman

    James Bowman

    Bowman Funeral services for James “Wes” Wesley Bowman, aged 83, of Lone Grove, are set for 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, at the First Baptist Church of Lone Grove, officiated by Rev. Bill Black.
    Dewayne Peters

    Dewayne Peters

    Peters Norman, OK resident Dewayne Peters passed away on Thursday, August 20, 2026 in Norman at the age of 68. Dewayne was born on December 11, 1957 in San Francisco, CA to Johnny Hilton Peters and Betty Jo Walker. He was a 1976 graduate of Wewoka High School.

    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.