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The Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden is proud to announce that its female chimpanzee, Nia, is going to be a mom! Nia, 14, one of the OKC Zoo’s adult, female chimpanzees is expecting a baby, anticipated to be born later this fall. This will be the second offspring for Nia.
Read moreThe Department of the Interior Monday announced an investment of $240.4 million for infrastructure repairs in fiscal year 2022 from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The program, facilitated through the Bureau of Reclamation, includes significant repairs on canal linings, dam spillways and water pipeline replacements.
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Painted Buntings are a colorful bird that returns to Oklahoma, Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas to breed every summer, and a confirmed sighting of one was made near Seminole on Sunday. During their summer breeding season they become more secretive, staying low in dense cover, although they may sometimes be seen on bird feeders. They spend the winter in Mexico and Central America.—Staff Photo by Bob Melton
Read moreBaccalaureate services for the graduating senior class and the eighth grade class being promoted at Bowlegs high school are set for today, May 7, at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium, Supt. Grover Barker announced Friday. Rev. Robert Thornbrugh, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Bowlegs, will be the speaker. The Rev. M.J. Adkins, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Wolf, will give the invocation and say the benediction. Miss Pam Graves will give the Scripture reading. A senior girls quartet composed of Paula Anderson, Kathy Lane, Nancy Lee and Tisha Saxton will sing “You’ll Never Walk Alone.” Music for the processional and recessional will be played by Freida Parsons. There are 28 members of the senior class as follows: Paul Anderson, Barbara Bateman, John Brown, Linda Buchanan, Lynn Collins, Rosie Coon, Carl Dinwiddie, Terry Douthit, Kathy Edmondson, Joe Fairless, Jack Fisher, Bobby Harjo, Jeff Harjo, Dale Jesse, John Kelsey, Kathy Lane, Nancy Lee, Glenda Littles, Carol Madkins, Steve Moore, Neil O’Donnell, Donna Sampson, Melvin Selsor, Tisha Sexton, Kaye Stach, Deena Taylor, Robert Tiger, Leroy Vandever. There are 25 on the eighth grade class roll as follows: Tony Anson, Karen Buchanan, Judy Cleveland, Sheril Driver, Bennie Fish, Susan Gentry, James Gibony, Ricky Hailey, Debbie Harris, Denver Johnson, Gerald Kelsey, Janice Kiker, Garry Kiker, Danny Lafoon, Theresa Mainord, Mike Mills, Steve Parks, Doug Presley, Brenda Robertson, Ricky Sebourn, Jimmy Smith, Debbie Welch, Leslie Wheat, and Annie Wise.
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The tornado that passed through Seminole Wednesday night left a trail of heartbreak in its wake. However, there has been an army of “angels” that followed in its immediate path that have brought a lot of comfort and healing to those broken hearts.
Read moreSeminole Public Schools will be closed until the middle of next week as recovery efforts continue following an EF-2 tornado that hit the area Wednesday.
Read moreState College has cancelled its annual Commencement Ceremony set to be held on May 6 due to the effects of Wednesday evening’s tornado in Seminole.
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American Red Cross volunteers unload supplies for the relief effort outside the Enoch Kelly Haney Center on the SSC campus on May 5. SSC also donated its campus parking lot so crews could use it as a staging area with ongoing power restoration efforts. Courtesy Photo
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