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A man wanted in connection to a violent home invasion in Holdenville was apprehended in Seminole County earlier this week.

(Editor’s note: The City of Seminole has been the beneficiary of multiple TSET grants and several local residents have worked for the agency in the past). By Barbara Hoberock OklahomaVoice.

Seminole County First day of class for Sasakwa Public Schools. -Saturday- Seminole Nation runoff election for the position of Chief and Assistant Chief.

Seminole County -Birthdays- Today’s birthdays include Ruth Atterberry, Vickie Barkhimer, Danny Bateman, Jeanne Brewer, Mindy Choate, Goldie Cunningham, Link Dearing, Benny Fowler, Casaundra Garren, Tim Gravin, Rachel Hallum, Nettie Haney, Caris Hawkins, Jimmy Hulbutta, Shannon Khoury, Johnnie...

Gene Bicknell, the financial backer of the American Heartland Theme Park, has accused his former business partners of orchestrating a “predatory conspiracy of psychological manipulation” to convince him that “God himself was commanding him” to pay for the project. Filed in the U.S.

The latest Oklahoma Employment Security Commission’s (OESC) monthly employment report, which contains the preliminary statistics for June 2025, shows that in June Seminole County was tied with Hughes and McIntosh for the second highest rate of unemployment, 5.2 percent, in the state.

Motorists are urged to exercise caution, especially in school zones, as students across Seminole County return to classes today. Today marks the official first day of school for The Academy of Seminole, Butner, Justice, Konawa, Seminole, Strother, Wewoka and Varnum Public Schools.

According to the August monthly report from the Oklahoma Tax Commission (OTC), medical marijuana sales increased in SEMINOLE COUNTY between June and July. Tax revenue brought in a total of $56,432.31 in July. This was $17,179.94 more than the $39,252.37 that was collected in the previous month.

Staff Report Jena Nelson, a candidate for congressional district five, will host an in-person town hall at Seminole State College’s Haney Center on Tuesday, Aug. 26 from 5 – 7 p.m. The event is open to all district five constituents, including current Congresswoman Stephanie Bice.

Over four years ago, a group of high school students pitched the concept of a family entertainment center to the Seminole City Council. Yesterday, that vision moved one step closer to becoming a reality.