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SSM Health Oklahoma and affiliates of Community Health Systems, Inc. (CHS) have reached an agreement for SSM Health to assume operations of the medical facility known as Alliance- Health Seminole located at 2401 Wrangler Blvd. in Seminole, Okla. A definitive agreement was recently finalized.
Read moreSeminole State College hosted area colleges at the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education’s Southeast Oklahoma Legislative Briefing at Pete’s Place in Krebs on March 4. SSC attended the event with a delegation of state representatives.
Read moreThe Seminole County Board of Commissioners discussed allocations for the fiscal years 2023 – 2028 County Improvements for Roads and Bridges (CIRB), but no action was taken. Daniel Clements, Program Manager for Circuit Engineering District (CED) 4, presented some recommendations and potential later updates to the Seminole Board of County Commissioners during their March 7 regularly scheduled meeting.
Read moreA felony charge of larceny of an automobile was filed in the District Court of Seminole County on March 8 against Seminole resident Haley Cheyenne Ritter, 22. The felony information states Ritter committed the crime… “on or about the 26th day of January 2022, by wrongfully taking and carrying away a 2004 Chevrolet 1500 pickup without the consent of (victim’s name withheld), the owner of the pickup, and with the intent to steal said automobile.”
Read moreOn March 22, 2022, at 10 a.m. the Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS) will open the Oklahoma State Capitol Museum, a state-ofthe-art gallery space in the Oklahoma State Capitol. Created as part of the Oklahoma Capitol Restoration Project and located on the ground floor near the new primary public entrance on the south side of the Capitol, the Oklahoma State Capitol Museum contains 4,400 square feet of exhibit space and 13 exhibit cases, featuring more than 125 artifacts relating to the history of the Oklahoma State Capitol and the work of Oklahoma’s state government.
Read moreThe Strother February students of the month are (top left) Middle School: Geneva Reynolds, 8th grade. (Top right) Elementary: Front l-r: Ariel Martinez – Kindergarten, Rope Price – PK, Jaxon Cox – P3, Fernando Martinez – 1st, Owen Bennett – 1st, Sage Coley – 2nd. Back l-r: Hudson Speers 2nd, Mia Sachtjen – 3rd, Boston Coffman – 3rd, Savana Glasgow – 4th, Aubree Fleming – 4th, Kira Fixico – 5th, Ridley Gober – 5th. High School: Kaden Crunk, 9th grade (pictured at left).
Read moreDear Rusty: Would you please advise on my wife and my Social Security planning? I’m 69 & 2 months, my wife is 66 & 2 months, so we both hit full retirement age. We both plan on starting to take SS next month. My benefit would be about $3,300 per month, and my wife’s benefit would be about $1,900 per month. Spousal benefits confuse me. Should I start Social Security now so my wife can get a spousal benefit from me? Is that even possible? Or is it better for each of us to get our own? Signed: Uncertain
Read moreOKLAHOMA CITY – Legislation to create an annual $5 million fund to offset the fiscal impact of the roads negatively impacted by the oil and gas industry on small municipalities’ roads passed the Oklahoma House unanimously Tuesday.
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