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The University of Central Oklahoma’s W. Roger Webb Forensic Science Institute (FSI) received full, five-year accreditation through the Forensic Science Education Programs Accreditation Commission (FEPAC), the forensic science accrediting body for the U.S. and Canada. Central is the only university in North America accredited in all available disciplines for undergraduate forensic science programs.
Read moreA public hearing will be held on the City of Seminole’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2022-23 as part of the city council’s regular meeting Tuesday evening.
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Anaya (left) and Millie Harris were some of the first kids of the summer to soak themselves in the cool waters of Seminole’s splashpad, which opened Friday. The water park usually opens Memorial Day weekend, but its opening was delayed because of damage from the May 4 tornado. —Staff Photo by Bob Melton
Read moreThe entire community has seemingly been waiting with anticipation to hear when Seminole’s splashpad, which typically opens over Memorial Day weekend, will open for the summer. Its 2022 opening was delayed due to last month’s tornado.
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“Recovering Oklahomans After Disaster,” or ROAD, has been a community blessing in the ongoing effort to recover from the May 4 tornado that caused extensive damage across town. They are currently coordinating a group of 11 young volunteers with Americorp to install roof tarps, muck-outs, and chainsaw/tree work.
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The Oklahoma State Department of Health has identified its first probable case of monkeypox and is working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to confirm the infection in a central Oklahoma resident with recent international travel to a country with confirmed cases.
Read moreGovernor Kevin Stitt and the Oklahoma Department of Commerce secured the Americas’ first rare earth metal and manufacturing facility as USA Rare Earth LLC, announced Thursday its procurement and development of the first fully integrated U.S.-based rare earth metal and sintered neo-magnet manufacturing facility in Stillwater, Okla. The company, which controls and operates the Round Top Heavy Rare Earth, Lithium and Critical Minerals Project in Hudspeth County, Texas, has selected Stillwater, Okla. for its operations.
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