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Seventeen months. Until last weekend, that’s how long it had been since I had seen my two daughters and my five grandkids. In fact, I had never met my youngest grandson, Jameson, who will turn a year old next month (four days after my birthday).

Officers of several local FFA chapters participated in the 2021 Oklahoma FFA Chapter Officer Leadership Training Conference Aug. 31 at the LifeChurch in McAlester. The eight state FFA officers planned and conducted this year’s conference based on the theme, “Lead Up.

Can’t you just picture it in your head? Colonel Worthington Worm called his tactical team together in a planning meeting one balmy evening in Oklahoma. “Attention, Majors. We are officially at war. Our mission before us here in Oklahoma; to destroy and annihilate every lawn that we can.

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Jason Don Rowan, 38, entered a guilty plea on August 31, 2021, to Rioting in a Federal Detention Facility, 18 U.S.C.

A new pesticide is now available to farmers as an aid in the fight against feral hogs. On August 5, HOGSTOP Oral Contraceptive Formulation was registered with the Oklahoma Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Forestry. HogStop claims to decrease the fertility of male feral hogs by reducing sperm count.

Fall is around the corner, so you may want to try an old, favorite recipe from Seminole’s past: .Some of Granny Fern’s Pies and her Famous Pie Crust (makes 2 large crusts) 1 # or 2 c. shortening 4 c. flour 1tsp. salt. Cut in 1 c. cold water.

At yesterday’s meeting, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education approved a statewide contract with Coursera, one of the largest online learning platforms in the world, to provide students, faculty and staff, and employers more opportunities for workforce and professional development at an...

Governor Kevin Stitt has officially declared September 20-26 as Deaf Awareness Week in Oklahoma.

Knowing that the 20th anniversary of 9/11 was fast approaching, I knew I needed to address it. I struggle writing about 9/11 because in many ways it still brings on strong raw emotions and I want to do it justice.

September 12, 1971 Slants Erma Smith coaxing a covey of quail from Homer Bryant’s lawn with her bob white whistles to come over under her window in a flower bed… Coach Jim Webb of the Seminole Chieftains being happy about the Chiefs 26-6 victory over Cushing Friday night… Linda Mogridge getting a...