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Strother FFA recently attended a Career Development Event at Eastern Oklahoma State College. Members include Travis Woolsey, Joseph Mason, William Moore, Beau Willis, Braden Dunaway, Kaden Williams, Hunter Smith, Brayden Anson, Braden Dunaway, Jessica Sneed, Maddie Douthit, Hailey Sims and Aubrey Glass. All placed in the top 25 individually out of 56 kids. —Courtesy Photo
Read moreState Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister has requested a formal binding opinion from the state Attorney General in the wake of questions surrounding the restroom policy at Stillwater Public Schools. That district’s school board has asked for clear legal guidance from the State of Oklahoma on whether the district may continue allowing transgender individuals to use the school restroom that corresponds to their gender identity.
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Above, Members of the Seminole State College Business Office staff (pictured left to right) Bobbie Sampley, Hannah Odum, Jessica Johnson and Shirlene Davidson enjoyed Friday’s Employee Appreciation event sponsored by the SSC Educational Foundation. —Courtesy Photo
Read moreAs part of the Oklahoma Quality Beef Network (OQBN), the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service (OCES) is offering a series of Spring Calf Health Clinics across Oklahoma in May. These clinics provide beef farmers and ranchers an opportunity to learn how to add value to their herd through the Oklahoma Quality Beef Network, information on how to improve their vaccine program and an opportunity for Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) certification. Clinic details are as follows: Noble County Spring Calf Health Clinic May 5th 10:30 am – 2:30 pm
Read moreA night-time crash earlier this year on the Turner Turnpike nearly cost two Oklahoma Turnpike Authority employees their lives. Jeremy Smart and Kenny Baker recounted their nearmiss in a work zone when Oklahoma Transportation and Oklahoma Turnpike Authority employees gathered Friday morning at ODOT’s Oklahoma City headquarters to share a moment of silence and hear the names of the two agencies’ 72 fallen workers be read by transportation executives.
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Left, Paige Scott and Brody Haley wearing their medals from the OSSAA State Solo Competition that was held in Stillwater. To be eligible for State Competition, a Superior Rating must be achieved at District Competition. Brody received a Superior for his trumpet solo and Paige received a Superior for her clarinet solo. This is the highest rating possible. Paige and Brody are both seniors at Seminole High School and members of The Seminole High School Band. —Courtesy Photo
Read moreRep. Marcus McEntire, R-Duncan, and Sen. Greg McCortney, R-Ada, are celebrating a federal court’s ruling that upheld the Oklahoma Patient’s Right to Pharmacy Choice Act of 2019, House Bill 2632, against a federal preemption challenge.
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