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The Oklahoma Film + Music Office (OF+MO), in conjunction with the City of Nowata and the Nowata Area Chamber of Commerce, is proud to announce the community of Nowata has achieved ‘film friendly’ certification after completing the requirements for OF+MO’s Oklahoma Film Friendly Community Program.

Birthdays Nina Barnett, John Berrett, Mary Blackburn, Cheri Cain, Vivian Chapman, Fred Crenshaw, Webster Fixico, Jerry Fry, Randy Garfield, Mike Griffin, Kevin Gunville, Anthony Hailey, Shelby Harjo, Stephanie Harjo, Darius Hawkins, Stanley Honsinger, Steven Houck, Jimmie Hurst, Victor Johnson,...

Seminole firefighters responded to a structure fire at 1527 Foster Avenue early Saturday morning, Aug. 28. Seminole Fire Department Chief Fielding Lucas stated the fire was reported by a passing citizen at approximately 6:00 a.m.

The Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) last week announced more than $5.25 million in new 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC) grants over a five-year period in Oklahoma. The 20 new recipients join 36 returning grantees for a total federally funded allocation of $13.

Clinton Loy Grissom, Seminole, has been elected as an alternate delegate to the 138th American Angus Association Convention of Delegates, set to be held Nov. 8 at the Fort Worth Convention Center in Fort Worth, Texas., reports Mark McCully, chief executive officer of the American Angus Association.

Above, the City of Seminole water department repaired a water main break on Boren Blvd. near the roundabout Monday morning. Some nearby homes experienced little to now water pressure while the line was being repaired.

Oklahoma State System of Higher Education Chancellor Glen D. Johnson was recently honored by the Oklahoma Academy with a 2021 Oklahoma Key Contributor Award during the 28th Annual Oklahoma Academy Salute at the Tulsa Renaissance Hotel.

Oklahoma gas prices have fallen 2.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.82/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 2,294 stations in Oklahoma. Gas prices in Oklahoma are 4.7 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 93.2 cents per gallon higher than a year ago.

August 31, 1971 Slants Enrollment of fulltime day students in Seminole Junior College reached 479 this morning, President Elmer Tanner reported… Night school enrollment reached 159… Tanner expects an increase in totals by the end of this week… Night classes begin Thursday night, and enrollment for...

Applications are being accepted for grants to help communities across the state improve their forests.