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Chickasaw heritage, culture and traditions will be celebrated in communities throughout the Chickasaw Nation during the 2026 Chickasaw Annual Meeting and Festival, Sept. 25-Oct. 3.

This year, Democratic candidates have argued that Oklahoma is in far worse shape after years of Republican control. As someone who began his government career working in Oklahoma’s executive branch when Democrats were in charge, I can tell you that is not true.

From The Files of The Seminole Producer Teaching a one-year old child to swim almost sounds like an impossible chore, but that is exactly what is happening at a swimming pool here in Seminole.

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Nariah Demournay Jones, age 23, of Moore, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 10 months in prison for one count of Burglary in the Second Degree in Indian Country.

Oklahoma voters know the drill. You arrive at your precinct, get in line and prepare to present proof of identification to a poll worker manning the check-in station. The precinct official reads your name, checks it against the voter list and confirms that you’re eligible to cast a ballot.

A bee lights on a flower Friday morning near the Veteran’s memorial in downtown Seminole. (Staff photo by Andy Wilson)

OKLAHOMA CITY Senate Pro Tem Lonnie Paxton, R-Tuttle, has approved a series of interim study requests that will be considered during the Oklahoma Senate’s 2026 interim.

OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center has received a generous gift from the William S. Smith Charitable Trust. This gift will support the expansion of Stephenson Cancer Center to Tulsa.

Representatives from Rose State College, Redlands Community College and Seminole State College met at SSC to discuss the implementation of their shared library services partnership on July 7.

(Editor’s note: Former State Forester Mark Goeller is a resident of Seminole).More than a year after Gov. Kevin Stitt fired the state’s forestry director, the post remains vacant.