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The global pandemic changed consumer perceptions about life insurance. And with September being Life Insurance Awareness Month, it serves as a time to help consumers understand the importance of life insurance and how it can help protect a family’s financial future.

Today is the 252nd day of 2021 and the 82nd day of summer. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1776, the Continental Congress officially changed the name of the “United Colonies” to the “United States” of America. In 1791, the capital of the United States was named Washington, D.C.

The Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) announced yesterday it is using approximately $8 million in federal relief to strengthen school leadership and teacher retention in the state. The three-year initiative starts this school year and includes five specialized programs.

Oklahoma City Indian Clinic (OKCIC), a 501(c) (3) nonprofit clinic providing health and wellness services to American Indians in central Oklahoma, encourages patients to engage in suicide prevention. Suicide Prevention Week is observed every September to raise awareness of suicide prevention.

Birthdays Dana Bray, John Burnside, Billy Cannon, David Carter, Dee Cavett, Wanda Conner, Kenneth Coody, Curtis Factor Jr, Donna Gamble, Holly Goodson, Calvin Harjo, Chris Hammons, Braxton Hester, Joyce Hill, Lesia Holtman, Kathy Jackson, Cindy Jarvis, Dolores Jones, Melissa Leonard, Douglas...

The Seminole County Board of Commissioners spent much of their Sept. 7 meeting considering proposed options for a potential courthouse project. The first item on these options was a presentation from Architect James Howard of LWPB Architecture, which has offices in Oklahoma City and Norman.

Above left, Lewis Johnson, newly elected Principal Chief of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, delivers a speech after taking the oath of office Saturday in the gymnasium at nation’s tribal complex near Mekusukey Mission.

Members of the Seminole Lions Club are participating in their annual Cowboy Cadillac Fundraiser.

Oklahoma Gross Receipts to the Treasury in August grew by almost 20 percent over the year with a rebounding fossil fuel industry leading the way, State Treasurer Randy McDaniel announced last week. Total monthly gross receipts of $1.17 billion are higher than August of last year by $191.

SSC 90th Anniversary: Breaking Ground on The New Campus