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The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC) released on June 1 shows that unemployment in Seminole County dropped from what was reported last month as well as last year. This report contains the statistics for April 2022. The new report states that unemployment rates in April were lower than a year earlier in all of Oklahoma’s 77 counties.
Read moreFirst National Bank & Trust Co. welcomes Stacy Beach as Senior Vice President. Beach has had a long and impressive career in banking and sales. She brings to First National Bank more than two decades of customer relations and lending experience. Beach has experience in sales, insurance, and product development and promotion.
Read moreAbove, the northern skies over Seminole County darkened up and looked very threatening early Wednesday afternoon, but no severe weather was reported. At press time, rain chances remained in the forecast through Thursday morning. —Staff Photo by Bill Anderson
Read moreLegislation to base income requirements for the Oklahoma’s Promise scholarship program on family size has been signed into law. Sen. Adam Pugh, chair of the Senate Education Committee, is the principal author of the measure, and said since the program’s creation, the income cap has been the same, regardless of how many children were in a family. Senate Bill 1673, which was signed into law by Gov. Kevin Stitt before the 2022 session adjourned, has higher income limits for larger families.
Read moreThe Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) announced Wednesday that nearly four dozen Praxis subject assessments will now be available to help combat the state’s severe teacher shortage. The suite of tests will provide an additional pathway to certification to teaching candidates or teachers seeking additional certification.
Read moreThe Chickasaw Nation Election Commission announces filing period opens June 6 and continues through June 8, 2022, for the 2022 General Elections.
Read moreU.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Rob Portman (R-Ohio), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Reform, requested an update from Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray on the screening and vetting of Afghan evacuees. Specifically, they draw attention to evacuees who resettled in the U.S. under Operation Allies Welcome now that the FBI has been given data regarding Afghans with national security concerns.
Read moreOn Tuesday, May 31, the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry lifted the statewide ban on poultry exhibitions, public sales and swap meet bans. May 31st marks 30 days since the last confirmed case of HPAI in Oklahoma.
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