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The new bridge over Wewoka Creek on Highway 270 between Seminole and Wewoka is coming along. The area is commonly known as Twin Bridges. Traffic is currently rerouted to the south side of the highway as crews work on the north span of the bridge. —Staff Photo by Bob Melton
Read moreA staff member in the Oklahoma attorney general’s office has been placed on administrative leave after she was arrested for hitand-run and evading police in Broken Arrow Tuesday.
Read moreThe summer heat has been oppressive in Oklahoma for the past several days, and it’s not expected to let up anytime soon.
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The free outdoor movie series at Reynolds Wellness Center in Seminole concludes tonight with a computer-animated movie and a special “Touch a Truck” event.
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Two members of Seminole State College’s Public Relations team won awards at the annual Oklahoma College Public Relations Association conference on July 11, held at the Artesian Hotel in Sulphur. The team members, Web and Multimedia Coordinator Brooks Nickell and Communications Coordinator Josh Hutton, won awards in three categories. Hutton won in the category of Cover Design for the institution’s 2020-2021 Annual Report. The cover celebrated the College’s 90th anniversary with a colorization of the original concept art for SSC’s first campus building, Tanner Hall.
Read moreSecretary of the Interior Deb Haaland Thursday delivered remarks at the fourth convening of the Trilateral Working Group (TWG) on Violence Against Indigenous Women and Girls, which was started by leaders from the United States, Canada and Mexico to address the high rates of violence against women and girls from Indigenous communities as a regional concern. The Department of the Interior hosted this year’s TWG convening on behalf of the United States government.
Read moreThe Oklahoma Safety Council will be hosting the 2022 Oklahoma Safety & Health Conference & Expo at the Embassy Suites Hotel & Conference Center in Norman on August 1- 4. This year’s event will be western themed: Champions of Safety & Health Round-Up. The event, presented by the Oklahoma Safety Council and its partners, the Oklahoma Department of Labor and Midlands Management, brings together safety, health and environmental professionals, not from just Oklahoma but the entire region.
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