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Strother Public Schools have scheduled an election for Oct. 12, 2021, seeking the voters’ approval in funding the proposed construction and furnishing of a new, multi-purpose event center as well as furnishing, repairing, and remodeling school buildings, acquiring school furniture, fixtures and equipment and acquiring and improving school sites.
Read more—Courtesy Photo Seminole State College sophomore Dominic Green (center), of Shawnee, recently donated $3,500 to the SSC Educational Foundation to support projects of the College’s Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) honor society. In addition to providing funds for student fees associated with joining the national organization, he wanted to provide financial support to purchase holiday gifts for children through PTK’s Angel Tree project. Green said that when he was growing up, his family struggled with poverty, and he never forgot when he received Christmas presents through the An-gel Tree program.
Read moreThe Oklahoma City Community Foundation recently awarded scholarships to two Seminole County high school graduates through the state’s largest independent scholarship program. Lauren Allen from Seminole High School and Shelley Thomas from Wewoka High School received a total of $8,000 in scholarships for the 2021-22 academic year.
Read moreThe Wewoka Transformational Task Force, a brand new formation of business, community and local leadership is conducting a community-wide town hall meeting on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 17 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Justice Rudolph Hargrave Civic Center located at 123 South Mekusukey Ave. in Wewoka.
Read moreSenator James Lankford (R-OK) Tuesday introduced the Stop Vaccine Mandates Act to repeal President Biden’s Executive Order, which mandates vaccines for federal employees and federal contractors.
Read moreAbove, workers with the Seminole Street Department resurface the walking trail around Magnolia Lake, next to the Reynolds Wellness Center. The city says resurfacing the trail will make it last longer.
Read moreOklahoma ranks eighth in the nation in the rate of women murdered by men with a rate of 1.85 per 100,000, according to the most recent edition of the annual Violence Policy Center (VPC) study When Men Murder Women. This is the second year in a row that Oklahoma has ranked among the top 10 states.
Read moreA measure intended to create a manufacturing boon for the state and open the free market for the purchase of firearm suppressors, also known as silencers, has been filed for the 2022 legislative session by Sen. Micheal Bergstrom.
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