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GasBuddy, North America’s trusted fuel savings platform for more than 25 years, today released its annual Labor Day gas price forecast, predicting that average gas prices on the last summer holiday weekend of 2026 will be $4.

DALLAS (UPI) - Janna Little Boren, former wife of Oklahoma Gov. David Boren, and Texas oilman John Clinton Robbins III were married today in a private ceremony at a church. Robbins is president of Robbins Petroleum Co. of Longview, Tex. Mrs. Robbins is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

At an Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting last November, member Becky Carson called on the board to shift its priorities to filling classrooms with properly trained, fully certified teachers.

The story about the upcoming Melvin Moran Open Golf Tournament that appeared in our Aug. 30 weekend edition contained an incorrect phone number.

Oklahoma House Republican leaders have blocked off three days next month to look into allegations of misconduct against a member of their own party.Rep. Mike Osburn, who chairs the House Rules Committee, said lawmakers will meet behind closed doors Sept.

The Seminole City Council held a special meeting last Tuesday, Aug. 25, to discuss Hey Seminole’s new sign.The LED sign will cost $54,357.00, and was approved by the council. Officials said the entertainment center is still scheduled to open on time this October.

Seven Seminole State College employees were recognized as “Legacy Builders” during the College’s annual Fall In-Service on Aug. 12.

The 2026 Seminole Chieftain football season has begun, and the Chieftains have helped Head Coach Mike Synder achieve a tremendous milestone in his football career Friday night with a win.

I was in the third grade when my teacher announced that President Kennedy had been shot. I was in the parking lot of an auto parts store in Englewood, Ohio when I heard on the radio that Elvis had died. I will always remember where I was when I learned the sad news that Dolly Parton had died.

Today is the 244th day of 2026 and the 73rd day of summer. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1897, the first section of Boston’s subway system — the first underground public transportation in the United States — opened. In 1939, Germany invaded Poland, marking the beginning of World War II.