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Payton Irick, a member of the Seminole FFA chapter, will be on stage and in the spotlight Oct. 27-30 during the 2021 National FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis. Payton, a senior and the daughter of Shawn and Heather Irick, has been selected to play trombone in the National FFA Band.

Birthdays Sundays: Winford Adams, Elvin Beaty Richard Gunter, Geraldine and Gerald Harjo (twins), Roberta Harran, Evelyn Houck, Darrell Huff, Kenon Jones, Tracey King, Krista Kirby, Haylie Landreth, Tammi Lee, Adrian Satepauhoodle, Darcine Storment, Allison Pebworth, Lori White & Zane Zavala.

The Seminole State College Board of Regents held a special meeting on Aug. 26 to approve a bid for a new heat and air system in the Raymond Harber Field House, the purchase of a passenger bus, a renewal of the College’s athletic insurance and to approve an agreement with a telemedicine service.

Funding opportunities to enhance the specialty crop industry within the state are now available, thanks to stimulus money allocated to the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program through the United States Department of Agriculture’s Agriculture Marketing Services.

There’s always been a bit of magic in the autumn air on Friday nights in Seminole, Oklahoma. It’s the night when the blood coursing through the veins of those who call themselves “Seminole Chieftains” changes in color, from crimson red to dark green, blended with a touch of pure white.

The dirt work around the Reynolds Wellness Center in Seminole is underway after the groundbreaking ceremony for the Blackburn Ridge Townhouse project on Friday, Aug. 20. The ceremony saw over 100 people attend to see gold shovels turn the first dirt on the project.

Groundbreaking for Blackburn Ridge took place Aug. 20. L-r: Brandon Streater, Prime Developer; Dana Miller, City Council Member; Zack Northrip, Chamber of Commerce President; Cliff Cabaness, Prime Developer; Jack Mattingly, Sr.

Oka’ The Water Institute at East Central University is gearing up for its sixth annual Sustainability Conference on September 21-22. The Oka’ Institute is committed to providing practical water solutions for all Oklahomans.

Earlier this week state leaders issued an official call for execution dates for six individuals currently on death row. The Most Rev. Paul S. Coakley, Archbishop of Oklahoma City, and the Most Rev. David A.

I’d never experienced anything like it. It happened almost yearly from 2006 to 2016. On 9 to 10 occasions, James and I attended arenas in Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Kansas City, Phoenix, Dallas, and Atlanta, full of women from 6,000, 12,000, and even one with about 15,000.