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Today’s birthdays include Linkon and Jaxson Bond (twins), Blanche Collins, Jimmy Freeman, Scott Elliott, Ann Gunter, Cullen Jett, Gary Kilpatrick, Debbie King, Linda Larney, Jeremy Lemons, Jana McNeill, Hunter Norman, Rickyey Postoak, M.D.

Above, Seminole State College’s full-time faculty and staff gathered in the Enoch Kelly Haney Center on Wednesday, Aug. 13, for the Fall 2025 In-Service.

Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett is among regulators suggesting that a bill that was allowed to become law without the signature of Gov. Kevin Stitt is unconstitutional. According to OK Energy Today, the subject of the constitutionality of SB998 by Sen.

Voters in Bowlegs will take to the polls Sept. 9 to decide on granting Oklahoma Gas and Electric (OG&E) another 25-year franchise. A franchise is an agreement between a municipality—through a vote of the people—and a utility.

Changing Landscape

Less than a week into the new school year, a Seminole County School had to go into lockdown mode over a potentially threatening situation. Konawa Public Schools, which resumed classes last Thursday, entered a “soft” lockdown Wednesday afternoon that lasted about an hour.

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced Wednesday that 30-year-old Erin Nicole Hodge of Wewoka entered a guilty plea to one count of Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury in Indian Country, punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

From Aug. 15 through Sept. 1, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Oklahoma Highway Safety Office will work alongside local law enforcement for the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over high-visibility enforcement campaign.

Tradition Lives

The Seminole City Council and its related authorities will convene for regular monthly meetings tonight (Tuesday, Aug. 12) at the library.