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OF THE * Did you know? During the hottest months of the summertime in Paris, because of the thermal expansion of the metal, the Eiffel Tower grows an average of 15 centimeters. *

Today is the 96th day of 2023 and the 18th day of spring. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1830, Joseph Smith established the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Fayette, New York. In 1896, the first modern Olympic Games opened in Athens, 1,500 years after the last recorded original games.

The Oklahoma Tourism & Recreation Department, in partnership with the Oklahoma Office of Management & Enterprise Services, has announced that La Ratatouille is the new restaurant operator for Oklahoma State Parks.

Above, The Academy of Seminole has announced the Middle School/High School Students of The Month for April. They are Jaslyn Garcia and Abigale Jones. Both students are in the 7th grade.

OBU Campus Life invites all students, faculty, staff and their families to attend the upcoming “RAWC the World Culture Cruise” taking place Thursday, April 13, from 6 to 8 p.m. inside the RAWC. The event celebrates cultural diversity from across the US and around the world.

Above, Senator Grant Green was the guest at a recent meeting of the Superintendent’s Student Leadership Advisory Council at Seminole High School. Students present were Trinity McFadden, Charles “Beckham” Schell, Natalie Choate and Rainy McGraw.

Seminole County Emergency Manager Aaron Sowder gave the Board of Seminole County Commissions an informative update concerning the county’s firefighters and the remarkable job they did containing fires during the extremely high winds on Friday.

Oklahoma law does not give the State Board of Education (SBE) the ability to make administrative rules without proper direction from the state Legislature, Attorney General Gentner Drummond ruled in a formal opinion issued Tuesday.

Seminole County Today’s birthdays include Kurtis Coker, Sharon Emmitt, George Glenn, Gerald Harris, Barbie Hill, Loretta Holtman, Jacob Hooten, Dortha Ledbetter, Connie Liebschwager, Matthew Lozier, Jessica Morgan, Clint Morrison, Matthew Williams, Elijah Panoske, Meagan Robertson,...

Seminole County - Monday-Friday⮚ Heritage House Nutrition Center 210 College, Seminole. Now open for dine-in. (405) 382-2156 -Wednesday⮚ Free Tai Chi Class at the Reynolds Wellness Center 5 p.m. ⮚ Soup and Sermon at St.