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Gov. Kevin Stitt named an interim commissioner of the Oklahoma mental health department Tuesday, following the Legislature’s vote to fire the previous agency head last week. Retired Rear Admiral Gregory Slavonic was appointed by Stitt.

Seminole County -Birthdays- Today’s birthdays include Melissa Allensworth, LouAnn Billie, Laverna Bellis, Lane Childs, Carol Hinex, Emily Kiesel, Cindy Lemons, Kristia Linwall, Opal McDaniel, Latasha Payne, Karen Reese, Linda Thomas and Maddox Wofford.

Seminole County -Birthdays- Today’s birthdays include JudyAtyia, Nathanial Barber, Judy Bergerson, Brittney Breedlove, Tiffany Briggs, Cynda Factor, Alissa Frair, Monica Freeman, Jimmy Harjo, Kristopher Jackson, Robert Leetka Jr, Ravonda Lilly, Jeannie McMains, Jim Moreau, Bonnie Morelock,...

Seminole County Weekly meeting of the Seminole Rotary Club, 12 noon in the Mirror Room of the Student Union building at Seminole State College. Reynolds Wellness Center ‘Qigong & Tai Chi’ – 5 p.m. on Wednesdays.

In recognition of May as National Electrical Safety Month, Canadian Valley Electric Cooperative (CVEC) hosted a First Responder Lunch & Learn on Thursday, May 22, bringing together emergency personnel from across the region for a day of education, collaboration, and community engagement.

AIl National Weather Service (NWS) Norman NOAA Weather Radio transmitters will be off the air June 3 - June 5. According to meteorologists, there are severe weather risks each day of the outage.

(Editor’s note: The deadline for submitting free campaign announcements was 5 p.m. Friday, May 30, 2025). Sena Yesslith has declared her candidacy for Chief of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma. Her campaign announcement appears below. Are you ready for Change?!

Early voting begins later this week in a June 10 special election in Seminole County. A sample ballot is on page 3 of today’s election. Early voting is available Thursday, June 5 and Friday, June 6 from 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. at the Seminole County Election Board located at 123 S.

The superintendent of a network of rural charter schools that has a campus in Seminole was arrested over the weekend in Oklahoma County. According to Jailbirds magazine, Wren Hawthorne, 52, was arrested Saturday, May 31 on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol.

Pictured above is one of two cars involved in an accident on Highway 9