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To further support its commitment to red panda conservation, the Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden recently welcomed an endangered male red panda to its animal family.
Read morePeanut, our chihuahua, must always visit the backyard first thing in the morning, especially since his bladder surgery. So, when an apple landed next to him in the grass the other morning, he sniffed it and hiked his little leg. When the second and third apples landed in our yard, however, he ran for the pet door. “Shame, shame, shame!” My lifelong friend and childhood hero, Toby Dawn McIntyre, was throwing apples over the fence at me. “Shame on you, Mr. Superintendent, for closing schools!” Apples are in short supply, so I immediately began gathering them up (except Peanut’s apple, of course).
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The Seminole Fire Department responded to a house fire at 39 Jefferson Street Friday morning. The structure was completely engulfed, with flames shooting up from the roof of the abandoned and boarded up structure, when firefighters arrived. The Command Unit was first on the scene, quickly followed by Tower 7. —Staff Photo by Bob Melton
Read moreThe Seminole City Council has called a special meeting for Tuesday, Jan. 18 to make up for last week’s regular monthly meeting that was canceled due to COVID-19 issues.
Read moreSeminole Public Schools is planning to return to In-Person Learning mode on Tuesday January 18, 2022 following the normal daily schedules. Please follow the recommended CDC & Oklahoma Health Department Guidelines as outlined below.
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Documents filed in the District Court of Seminole County show that a Wewoka resident has been charged with one felony count of possession of a stolen vehicle. A separate document shows that the same suspect was served with an arrest warrant for failure to register as a sex offender and domestic abuse-assault and battery.
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Firefighters entered through the front door of a house on Jefferson Friday morning to begin suppressing the blaze from inside. A second unit began dousing the flames from the outside, and the team of firefighters quickly had the blaze under control. The cause of the fire is under investigation. —Staff Photo by Bob Melton
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