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The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled invalid an agreement between the City of Tulsa and the Muscogee (Creek) Nation.

The Seminole Walmart lot was abuzz with activity Friday morning for the store’s grand reopening festivities. Left, the Seminole Nation Honor Guard was on hand for the celebration, which was well attended by community members and Walmart employees.

Today’s birthdays include Belva Bray, Pam Burnett, Trever Cupp, Walt Downey, Susan Ervin, Dwight Farley, Ariel Hanson, Aaron Harjo, Toni Harjo, Frankie Hudson, Jim Moon, Jerry Notah, Irene Randles, Kelly Rider, Dale Wallace, Vivian West & Dustie Wilson.

American Legion Post 204 is flying a special flag the month of June in honor of a fallen Vietnam War veteran who served on the Seminole Nation Honor Guard. This month’s flag, which flies in Veterans Park north of the Seminole Municipal Building, honors David Haney, Sr.

The public trust that oversees hospital operations in Shawnee is the subject of an investigation by the Pottawatomie District Attorney’s Office.

The American Red Cross has an urgent need for donors and is counting on people to act now and book a time to give lifesaving blood or platelets. Donors of all blood types are essential in keeping the blood supply strong enough to withstand summer challenges.

Chickasaw citizen Mike Carrillo is a walking commercial for his latest passion in life — persuading others who suffer with diabetes that they too can beat the debilitating disease by switching to a plant-based diet.

Today is the 151st day of 2026 and the 73rd day of spring. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1790, President George Washington signed the first U.S. copyright law. In 1889, the failure of the South Fork Dam on Pennsylvania’s Lake Conemaugh caused a huge flood that engulfed Johnstown, claiming 2,208 lives.

(The following is a list of reports from the Seminole County Clerk Dana Brown’s Office of those who tax liens or warrants have been issued against.) OKLAHOMA TAX COMMISSION Mfishaji B. Ladd - $5,541.25. Jerry and Amie Colclazier $16,100.42.

Casey Lippincott, speeding, plea of no contest, $136. Thomas Robert Layne, failure to wear seatbelt, plea of no contest, $35, failure to appear, plea of no contest, $116.