Primary Voter Turnout Down, State Election Results Show
Turnout in Tuesday’s primary election was down after just over 26% of voters cast ballots, state records show.
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Sooners Championship Series Bound After Dispatching Georgia
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Syracuse’s William Kyle III Had Pre-Draft Visit with OKC Thunder
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Oklahoma Skills USA Wins 54 Medals at Competition
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Closing The AI Divide: The Path Forward For Rural Hospitals
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SSC Board of Regents Approve FY27 Budget
News
SSC Board of Regents Approve FY27 Budget
At their meeting on June 17, the Seminole State College Board of Regents approved the College’s budget for fiscal year 2027 and adopted policies addressing academic grading and nursing faculty qualifications.President Lana Reynolds began the meeting with updates on athletics and campus activities.
Sports
Bowlegs Bison in Full Swing in Their Summer Pride
FAN SIDED - The San Antonio Spurs will be hurting after losing the decisive Game 5 to the Knicks in the NBA Finals. It’s never fun to lose. It’s especially painful to lose when you led most of the way...again.
Latest Oklahoma Fishing Report for June 17, 2026
Arcadia : June 9. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 78°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait, dough bait around rocks and shorelines. White bass fair on jigs and spinnerbaits around points and shorelines.
Columns
Widower Boyfriend Still Acknowledges Anniversary
DEAR ABBY: I have been dating a wonderful man for 10 months. He was married for 45 years until his wife died after a five-year illness. He is kind, thoughtful, smart, generous and romantic. Our relationship is exclusive, and things could hardly be better.
Proverbs Chapter 5: Solomon Discusses Immorality
This chapter deals with being cautioned about weakening into immoral sexuality, in or out of marriage. Biblical law commanded parents to directly instruct their children in God’s laws, history, and commandments.
Obituaries
Billy Renfro
Renfro Summer was the season of Billy Gene Renfro’s birth. He took his first breath of life on the 27th day of August 1932. He was a blessing to the marriage of Elzora & Willie Renfro.
Billy was taught at an early age the importance of responsibility and integrity.
LaVonne Ware
Ware Seminole resident LaVonne Ware, 84, passed away Sunday, June 14, 2026, at her home.
LaVonne, the daughter of Edwin and Marie (Moutaw) Lancaster, was born on September 27, 1941, in Seminole. On November 5, 1955, she married Jimmy Ware in Seminole.
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.
Red Cross Urges Safety As Waterplay Season Begins
May is National Water Safety Month, and many families will soon be enjoying activities around pools, lakes or rivers.
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.
Strother Lady Yellowjackets Fall to Stroud on Senior Night at Home
The Strother Lady Yellowjackets hosted the Stroud Lady Tigers for the Senior Night softball game Monday.
Strother honored three of their seniors after the game. Seniors that were honored were Geneva Reynolds, Stevie Hogue and Emilie Echelle.
