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Right, Team Boomerang coordinated with the Red Cross, SSC President Lana Reynolds, and State Senator Zack Taylor to set up a food truck at the Kelly Haney Center on Friday offering free cheeseburgers and french fries to tornado victims. They explained they simply wanted to give back to the community. (Photo by Bob Melton) Below right: Lightning lights up the night sky during this past week’s storms that included an EF-2 tornado that caused widespread damage across the Seminole area and left many without power. (Photo by Jaxon Smith)
Read moreA crowd of 200 book lovers, authors, publishers and illustrators gathered for the 33rd Annual Oklahoma Book Awards on Saturday, April 30 at the Embassy Suites Medical Center in Oklahoma City.
Read moreThe isolation triggered by the pandemic has caused many seniors to re-evaluate their living conditions, particularly those who are living alone. “To be sure, the lack of nearby or live-in family members ranks high in considering a move to a more senior-friendly locale,” according to Rebecca Weber, CEO of the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC].
Read moreDirector Tanya N. Garfield of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Disaster Field Operations Center-West today reminded small nonfarm businesses in 24 Oklahoma counties and neighboring counties in Kansas of the June 6, 2022, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-interest loans are to offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by drought in the following primary counties that began Sept. 28, 2021.
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\After a Wednesday evening tornado left somewhere around 10,300 OG&E customers without power, Seminole residents that were able to sleep awoke Thursday morning to take inventory on the damage left behind. As the sun rose, people were already clearing away rubble, sweeping up debris, and the roar of chainsaws could be heard across town as, for many, the first step in building back began with getting fallen trees out of the way. At many locations, the smell of gas from broken lines still filled the air.
Read moreEmergencies and storm damage from high winds and tornados tend to bring out the best in people.
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