• Seminole Chieftain Cashawn Thompson catches a pass for a big gain Friday night at home against Harrah Courtesy Photo by Ben Schatzel

    Seminole Chieftains Fall to the Harrah Panthers Friday

    September 22, 2026 - 06:07 | By News Staff
    Ben Schatzel Sports Writer The Seminole Chieftain football team played their final non-district game of the season at Chieftain Stadium on Friday, Sept. 18, against the Harrah Panthers. The home squad fell 46-14, dropping the Chieftains to 2-1 overall in 2026 entering district play.
  • Jalen Williams Has Offseason Workout with Santa Clara Team

    Jalen Williams Has Offseason Workout with Santa Clara Team

    September 22, 2026 - 06:07 | By News Staff
    THUNDER WIRE - Temperatures are finally cooling down. Football-crazed weekends are back. All these are signs that the NBA is right around the corner. The 202627 regular season is set to start in a month.
  • Twenty Years Without Answers:

    Twenty Years Without Answers:

    September 22, 2026 - 06:07 | By Wolfe
    (Editor’s note: The following article was written by Danielle Atkinson, first cousin of Brett Wolfe. On this day in 2006, Wolfe was found murdered in his Seminole apartment. His murder remains a cold case).Twenty years have passed since the murder of Brett Wolfe.
  • A lightning bolt struck the southern edge of Maple Grove Cemetery at around 1 p.m. Sunday, sparking a grassfire that was quickly extinguished by the Seminole Fire Department. Although lightning and thunder moved across the city, only a trace of rain fell. —Staff photo by Ken Childers

    Lightning Strikes Cemetery

    September 22, 2026 - 06:07 | By News Staff
    Lightning Strikes Cemetery
  • Kyleigh Sweet and Dorian Morales were crowned Strother High School’s 2026 Homecoming Queen and King Friday night. The Strother Yellowjackets celebrated homecoming with a shutout over Maud. —Staff Photo by Bill Anderson

    Strother Royalty

    September 22, 2026 - 06:07 | By News Staff

    News

    TAOS Invites Public To Free Family Night

    The Academy of Seminole (TAOS) is inviting the public to its “Read, Count and Connect” Family Night next week.The event, geared toward students in Pre-K through 5th grade, will take place from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 29 at TAOS, which is located on Strother Avenue near the old Armory.

    Sports

    Seminole Chieftain Cashawn Thompson catches a pass for a big gain Friday night at home against Harrah Courtesy Photo by Ben Schatzel

    Seminole Chieftains Fall to the Harrah Panthers Friday

    Ben Schatzel Sports Writer The Seminole Chieftain football team played their final non-district game of the season at Chieftain Stadium on Friday, Sept. 18, against the Harrah Panthers. The home squad fell 46-14, dropping the Chieftains to 2-1 overall in 2026 entering district play.

    Columns

    Obituaries

    Billie Riggle

    Billie Riggle

    Riggle Billie Joe Riggle, age 84 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma passed away September 19, 2026 at his home surrounded by his family. Funeral services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m.
    Louvenia Fields

    Louvenia Fields

    Fields Louvenia Fields passed away Sunday, September 13, 2026 in McLoud, Oklahoma at the age of 58. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, Gary Shores, siblings, Sherry Fields, Alan Fields, Esther Fields, and John Fields.

    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.