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Zach Self and family received a special gift from Varnum Schools before Saturday night’s game against Sasakwa. The gift was presented to the family in honor of Zach’s wife, Hailey, who passed away January 4.

A Wewoka man was injured in a three-vehicle accident in Hughes County Saturday evening, February 4. A female passenger in the same vehicle was treated and released and another female passenger was uninjured in the accident.

State Farm Insurance recently donated 25 laptops to Seminole State College’s laptop loan program.

Oklahomans are invited to the 2023 “Senior Day at the Capitol,” being held Monday, Feb. 27 at the State Capitol in Oklahoma City. The annual event is a chance for Oklahoma’s seniors and their advocates to discuss the needs of Oklahomans age 60 and older.

From The Files of The Seminole Producer Representative David Boren today released the results of his questionnaire printed in three newspapers in Seminole County and returned by citizens. Boren said over 400 persons replied.

Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced today his intent to file a lawsuit against the Biden administration if it does not withdraw a rule by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFW) that designates the lesser prairie chicken as a threatened species.

Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready announced the appointment of Ashley Scott as the new Director for the Oklahoma Insurance Department’s (OID) Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Compliance and Enforcement Division.

Founders’ Day is an opportunity to celebrate the heritage and shape the future of OBU. This special event commemorates the university’s incorporation in February 1910. The OBU Founders’ Day Chapel message will be provided by Dr. Heath Thomas at 10 a.m. on Feb. 8, 2023 in the Raley Chapel.

In celebration of Black History Month, the East Central University Black Alumni Association is proud to present Dr. Mautra Staley Jones, the first woman and the first person of color to serve as the president of Oklahoma City Community College. The Feb. 20 event will include a dinner at 6 p.m.

Oklahoma City Indian Clinic (OKCIC), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit clinic providing health and wellness services to American Indians in central Oklahoma, is offering self-defense education during Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month.