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A member of the House of Representatives is trying to exempt the Federal Aviation Administration Academy in Oklahoma City from any future government shutdowns. The school churns out thousands of trained air traffic controllers at a time when there’s a national shortage.

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Rep. Justin Humphrey, R-Lane, vice chair of the House Public Safety Committee, Friday called on Gov. Kevin Stitt to return Mark Goeller, the former state forester and director of Oklahoma Forestry Services, to his job.

Oklahoma State Chancellor of Higher Education Sean Burrage will be the featured speaker at the Seminole Chamber of Commerce monthly forum meeting on Thursday, April 10, 2025. The luncheon meeting will be held from noon to 1 p.m. in the Haney Center at Seminole State College.

-Saturday- Made in Oklahoma Festival and Car Show, Sat. April 5 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. in Seminole Seminole Masonic Lodge monthly breakfast 7 a.m. – 10 a.m. Menu includes Blue & Gold sausage, omelets made to order and choice of beverage.

-Birthdays- Today’s birthdays include Tanner Brock, Keith Byerly, Isiah Cheatwood, Cheryl Cloud, Corene English, Kassi and Kiersten Guhl, Hailey Harjo, Mary Harjo, Barbara Hartfield, Leslie Heffiey, Dortha Howard, Kelly Jesse, John Lewis, Levi Mathews, Rachell Miller, Cheryl Morrison, Jared Norman,...

A group of four students from Maud High School will be traveling to Florida at the end of this month to attend the DECA International Career Development Conference and compete at the national level.

A group of local businessmen have formed a company that, if approved by the Seminole City Council, will assume management of the Jimmie Austiin Golf Course.

Magnolia Creek, which winds through Seminole’s Municipal Park, was running high and swift Friday morning after a chain of storms that began Wednesday dumped over two inches of rain across the Seminole area.

Enrollment is now open for summer and fall courses at Seminole State College. Prospective and returning students can explore class offerings and access application details by visiting the College’s website at sscok. edu.