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Thursday, March 12, 2026 - 5:00am

Tough Topic

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 - 5:00am

Moving on

News

The March release from the Oklahoma Tax Commission (OTC) shows the City of Seminole saw an increase in tax revenue in their latest return compared to last month. The release showed this month’s revenue was also higher compared to March last year.

Dr. Gerald Williamson is set to receive East Central University’s inaugural Lifetime Service Award alongside Dr. Shirley Mixon and Becky Isaacs at ECU’s Lifetime Service Banquet on Saturday, March 28 at 6 p.m. in the ECU Foundation Hall, located inside the Chickasaw Business and Conference Center.

Mar 12, 2026 - 05:00

Tough Topic

Attorney General Gentner Drummond is warning Oklahomans about a prevalent scam involving fraudulent text messages about unresolved traffic tickets. The message instructs recipients to make payment for the traffic violation to avoid having their driver’s license suspended.

Sports

The Potawatomi Fire started their quest for a fourth consecutive TBL title with a bang on last Thursday night, beating the ADS Sentinels 137-103.

The East Central University baseball team earned a thrilling midweek victory on Tuesday afternoon, defeating Southwestern Oklahoma State University in a rollercoaster 15-14 walk-off at Ken Turner Field. The Tigers overcame multiple swings in momentum and erased a late deficit before Ryan Strickland delivered the game-winning hit in the bottom of the ninth.

Mar 11, 2026 - 05:00

The Wewoka Tigers boys lost a very tough and close game against Latta at Regionals by one point in overtime but still advanced to the Area Playoffs at Checotah.

Mar 11, 2026 - 05:00

Tiger Power

Opinions

Mar 11, 2026 - 05:00

Years Ago

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend, “Wade,” and I were expecting our first child and couldn’t wait to tell the news to our family and friends. But my boyfriend can’t keep a secret, and before we told our parents, he told his best friend and his wife. Wade told them to not tell anyone since we still hadn’t reached the 12-week mark.

DEAR ABBY: I have an acquaintance, “Tina,” who I believe is fraudulently using her GoFundMe fundraising webpage. A close friend of hers set it up a few years ago to assist with medical bills related to a rare form of cancer that will never fully go away. When the page began, Tina was soliciting donations on Facebook and sending text messages to remind everyone to donate. Later on, when she and her husband went out of town for surgery, they posted about it as if it were a vacation. Recently, she has had some legal bills for an unrelated matter, and a year after her last medical donation, she received a hefty donation that matched the amount of her legal bills. I suspect the person who donated the money was duped into believing Tina had another large medical bill, but she used that donation for her legal expenses. On top of this, Tina has opened a new fundraising page with a sob story about her cancer returning and being hospitalized about a week before that request. Abby, I know full well Tina was healthy as an ox at the time, was not in the hospital and probably set this up to create a smokescreen to protect her malicious intentions. Now I keep wondering if I should report it, or if I’m better off minding my own business. -- NOT ADDING UP IN FLORIDA DEARNOTADDING UP: If you sincerely think Tina has been abusing her GoFundMe page, report it. The process is not difficult. There is a notification button at the bottom of the page that can be pushed to alert its “Fraud Squad” that something shady might be going on. ** DEAR ABBY: I’ve been married to the same man for nearly 50 years. We raised a sweet family, had successful careers and never strayed from each other. For the last 20-plus years, I’ve had little or no desire for sex. I understand it medically as well as emotionally, but Hubby doesn’t get it at all. He thinks we should be like we were back in the ‘70s and ‘80s. I’m happy for senior couples who engage in healthy sexual relationships. I am just no longer into it and, honestly, also not interested in taking medication to “enhance” me. What’s wrong with a man taking something to “unenhance” himself? I know the biblical duty God gave for procreation, hence 100-year-old men fathering children with young women. The balance has never been BALANCED. Yes, I had a hysterectomy 20 years ago. After that, I lost all interest, yet Hubby still had needs. Some are met; many are not. It is now a BIG issue. I’d like to sail peacefully through the next 10 years, if I have that long. I’d like him to find happiness, too. Is it crazy to divorce over such an age-old need for a man? -- HAPPY THIS WAY IN SOUTH CAROLINA DEAR HAPPY: “Castrating” your husband is not the answer. If you two can agree on an arrangement that will benefit both of you, it would be emotionally and financially far less disruptive than a divorce.

Mar 7, 2026 - 06:19

The first book I read of former atheist C. S. Lewis’ was SURPRISED BY JOY. When his mother died, his father sent him to a boarding school because he thought he’d be raised more properly than what he could do.

Obituaries

Mar 12, 2026 - 05:00

Marilyn Marie Stephens was born July 12, 1950, in Turkey, Texas to Harold Turner and Ola Faye Randell Turner and passed from this life March 6, 2026, in Seminole, Oklahoma at the age of 75.

Mar 12, 2026 - 05:00

Ron Good, 80, of Seminole, Oklahoma made his journey to be with his Lord in Heaven on March 3, 2026, in Oklahoma City surrounded by those who loved him. Born Ronnie Ray Good on April 26, 1945 in Wichita, Kansas to Dell and Jean Poole Good. Ron graduated from Wewoka High School in 1963 and went on to earn an associate degree. Ron served in the Army National Guard, was a fireman in Wewoka, worked in the clothing industry, then went on to work at several large car dealerships in Oklahoma City, retiring as service manager for Smicklas Chevrolet in 2009. Ron then moved to Seminole, Oklahoma.

Mar 12, 2026 - 05:00

Seminole, OK resident Ronald Thomas Richardson, Sr. passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2026 at his home at the age of 83.

Mar 12, 2026 - 05:00

Seminole, OK resident Everett “Junior” Evans, Jr. passed away on Monday, March 9, 2026 in Shawnee at the age of 88.