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Our municipal election coverage in the Thursday, Feb. 12 edition contained an error. The story incorrectly stated that Wewoka mayoral candidates Ann Hastings and Keith Kincade will advance to a general election on April 7.

Oklahoma State Auditor & Inspector [SA&I] Cindy Byrd has uncovered abuse and oversight problems of an emergency services trust in Lincoln County, which in part borders Seminole County to the north.

Oklahoma had fewer domestic violence homicides of any year since 2017, the latest data from the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board shows.

Nolan Meister, Meteorologist with the National Weather Service out of Norman, spoke to a standing room only crowd about safe storm spotting Monday night in the lecture hall of the Haney Center. Over 60 people attended the event. —Photo courtesy Ernie Willis

The Konawa Chamber of Commerce invites members and the general public to bring the family and join them for their annual Konawa Community Banquet scheduled for Friday, March 13. This dinner and program event will be held in the Multi-Purpose Room at Konawa School.

The Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) on Wednesday announced that Oklahoma will transition from the federally facilitated HealthCare.gov platform to a Statebased Exchange (SBE) for the 2028 Open Enrollment Period.

Seminole State College Assistant Professor of English Paul Juhasz has released his sixth book, Katabasis, a new collection of poems published by Turning Plow Press.

Seminole State College Assistant Professor of English Paul Juhasz recently released his sixth book, Katabasis, a new collection of poems. Juhasz is a Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net nominated author of five previous books. —Photo provided

Hastings, Kincade Advance to General Election in Wewoka Mayoral Race Municipal elections across Seminole County ended Tuesday with the reelection of an incumbent and a three-way mayoral race whittled down to only two candidates.

American Legion Post 204 is flying a special flag the month of February in honor of a fallen World War II veteran. This month’s flag, which flies in Veterans Park north of the Seminole Municipal Building, honors Lincoln Perry, who passed away in April 2021.