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A bipartisan measure to remove barriers to employment for Oklahomans released from prison co-authored by Zack Taylor, R-Seminole, passed the House last week, 82-10.
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Members of the Seminole State College President’s Leadership Class toured Tulsa’s Greenwood District on March 24. During the tour, the group learned about the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, the deadliest act of racial violence in U.S. history. PLC students visited the Greenwood Rising Black Wall St. History Center. The center utilizes immersive storytelling techniques with holographic effects, environmental media and projection mapping. Pictured at right: Cepado Wilkins, Jr. (left), of Shawnee, and Sydney Winchester (right), of Prague, sit in a barbershop re-creation and listen to holographic actors describe life in Greenwood before violence broke out. The PLC students also toured John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park. The park was constructed following the 2001 Oklahoma Commission to Study the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921. Lastly, students visited the 30-ft Black Wall St. mural (pictured above) created by Kansas City artist Donald “Scribe” Ross. The mural was painted in 2018 and depicts the districts rise and destruction. It is located on N. Greenwood Ave., adjacent to the Greenwood Cultural Center.
Read moreThe Oklahoma Department of Libraries (ODL) has awarded a $9,521 grant to Seminole Public Library to address impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. ODL offered targeted grants to Oklahoma public libraries as part of the agency’s plan for use of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds.
Read moreFrank Logan, an inmate who escaped Sunday from Oklahoma State Reformatory (OSR) in Granite, was taken into custody by Altus Police Department Tuesday morning. He was arrested without incident.
Read moreAttorney General John O’Connor is joining 20 other states, led by Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, in a multistate action against President Biden’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continued use of the mask mandate on public transportation.
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Right The Northwood Chieftain Clubhouse welcomed American Legion’s Carl Odom on Tuesday afternoon. Students listened intently as Carl presented information about the American flag. Below right, staff member Cepado Wilkins helped Carl conduct the 13 folds of the American flag. (Courtesy photos)
Read moreIn 1939, Rick and Margie Segel created Mom and Pop Business Owners Day in honor of their parents’ hat shop that opened that year. Eighty-three years later, it’s still celebrated and continues to highlight the valuable contributions small businesses make to the U.S. economy.
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