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Birthdays Ashley Alford, Brittany Behee, Charles Bundy, Melissa Campbell, Mynista Cooper, Gene Darr, Christie Johnson, Kyle Lawson, Albert Poole, Shayla Prevost, Kimberly Rowe, Chuck Sewell, Shelvy Tribble, Lois Watson, Megan Wilcox & Juanita Wortham.

Seminole Police Officers were dispatched to an alleged drive by shooting at approximately 5:47 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 31, according to a Seminole Police Department incident report filed by Officer Chris Ayers.

Above, Jay Scott and J.T. Seymour, both Seminole residents, took a quick road trip to the neighboring state of Louisiana last week to help deliver fuel to residents who were hit hard by Hurricane Ida. —Courtesy Photo

Oklahoma’s digital transformation and administration secretary has stepped down, Governor Kevin Stitt’s office announced last week. Stitt said on Friday that he had accepted the resignation of David Ostrowe, which took effect Sept. 7.

A Catholic organization responsible for refugee resettlement and leaders of the Oklahoma City Muslim community are preparing for hundreds of displaced Afghan families to arrive in Oklahoma.

Officers of the Konawa FFA chapter 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.

The Boomer Seminole Duplicate Bridge group met Tuesday, Sept. 7. There were three and one-half tables in play. The winners were Vivian Thompson and Jack Witherow of Ada (first place), and Gayle Stacy and Yvonne Carver of Shawnee (second place).

East Central University’s Institute of Math and Science Education (IMSE) invites all area teachers working in STEM-related fields to attend workshops this weekend on campus that focus on agriculture and energy.

OBU Art and Design is currently hosting two art shows on campus, both running now through early November.

September 9, 1971 Slants Jim Schulze getting his traditional Chieftain costume and shotgun ready for the upcoming Cushing game… And he also hopes to see a lot of his friends from his former hometown… Sharon Reed anxious to get started to school at Okmulgee Tech where she will be taking a keypunch...