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ADA – The annual Scissortail Creative Writing Festival returns to East Central University April 6-8, 2023, marking the 18th festival to take place. Three celebrated authors – Allison Amend, Major Jackson and Octavio Quintanilla – are the featured this year.

Growing vegetables sounds like fun, and who doesn’t like pretty flowers in the landscape – but where does a beginning gardener start to cultivate a green thumb?

The first hollow stem stage of grazed wheat, a lead indicator of when to remove cattle from wheat pasture to preserve yield potential, could arrive within the next two to three weeks for some varieties.

Tomatoes are the top home garden crop for a reason, but they do have some trouble areas. Learn how to start tomatoes from seed at home and keep them growing well all season long! About Growing Tomatoes Tomato plants are tender warm-season crops that love the sun and cannot bear frost.

STILLWATER, Okla. – The price jump in eggs over the past few months has inspired some consumers to establish their own flock of backyard chickens. Others who have taken on the adventure enjoy it as a hobby.

For more than 40 years, the Oklahoma Agricultural Leadership Program has enhanced knowledge and leadership skills for Oklahomans involved in agriculture.

Smith Family Farms of Elk City has been selected as the recipient of the 2022 Oklahoma Leopold Conservation Award.

The City of Seminole was awarded $10,000 from Department of Environmental Quality to be used for a tire recycling program. Starting on March 1st, Seminole residents will be allowed to take tires to a shed located at 901 A Street (behind the fire department) from 8am to 5pm.

District 22 District Attorney Erik Johnson announced this week a renewed truancy initiative spearheaded by his office that is aimed at reducing the truancy rates across all school districts in Pontotoc, Seminole, and Hughes Counties.

The Strother Fire Department invites and encourages everyone to mark their calendar for this Saturday, March 4, when the public will have the opportunity to enjoy a delicious, made to order, all you can eat breakfast from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the Strother Fire Station, 35641 Highway 99A.