News

This artsy car was spotted on Seminole’s Main Street Saturday evening as cruisers took part in the annual “Drag Main Night.” The Seminole Arts Council also held its monthly Second Saturday Art Walk the same evening which featured food trucks and other activities. —Staff Photo by Andy Wilson

The Seminole County Public Building Authority, which oversees the Seminole County Jail, had their first meeting with the new administration of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma on Tuesday, Sept. 14. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the annual county jail contract with the Seminole Nation.

COVID-19 hospitalizations appear to be leveling off in Oklahoma, but hospital stays are longer due to the delta variant of the virus, health officials said Tuesday.

Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) Tuesday were joined by Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Mike Braun (R-IN), Rick Scott (R-FL), Steve Daines (R-MT), Angus King (I-ME), Ben Sasse (R-NE), and Bill Cassidy, MD (R-LA) to reintroduce the Prevent Government Shutdowns...

Seminole State College will host its annual Constitution Day event on Sept. 17 at 10 a.m. in the Utterback Ballroom, located in the Enoch Kelly Haney Center. This year’s event will feature guest speaker John Guinn, the Oklahoma Convention of States Director.

We passed some great legislation this session, and over the next few months I will use my Capitol Update to highlight some of those bills for you. We work for you, the people, and you should know what we got done and how it will affect our district and our state.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and OneNet a $414,595 Campus Cyberinfrastructure (CC*) grant to connect two more campuses to the One-Oklahoma Friction Free Network (OFFN).

The University of Central Oklahoma is launching a new program, called “Preducation,” for elementary students in Oklahoma schools.

September 15, 1971 Slants Maud Rotarians enjoying a visit from District Governor Paul F. Floyd and Mrs. Floyd of Ada earlier this week… Edwin L.

The Department of the Interior Tuesday announced that it would begin consultations with Tribes as it continues to strengthen the ability of sovereign nations to establish and consolidate their homelands.