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A Norman man was indicted by a federal grand jury on multiple felony counts stemming from alleged crimes that occurred last year in Seminole County.

Siblings in the White family of Seminole County learn how air travels with the Airway Tube exhibit at the Jasmine Moran Children’s Museum, which utilizes objects such as scarves and softballs. The museum is located at 1714 West Wrangler Blvd. and is open from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tuesday – Saturday.

In response to reports of a recent, rapid rise in Covid cases across the state of Oklahoma, Seminole County Board of County Commissioners spent a portion of their weekly meeting on Monday, August 2 discussing the possibility of reinstating a mask mandate and sanitizing and disinfecting regularly at...

Early voting in the Aug. 10 special county-wide tax election opens tomorrow, Thursday, Aug. 5 and continues through Friday, Aug. 6 at the Seminole County Courthouse from 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. both days.

American Legion Post 204 is paying tribute to deceased veteran Charles “Jack” Jethro Miller by flying a special flag in his honor at Veterans Park in downtown Seminole. The flag began flying Aug. 1 and will fly the entire month.

Above, local youngsters took advantage of Monday’s unseasonably cooler temperatures by having an adventure in Seminole’s Boomtown Park, which offers swings, slides, monkey bars, a climbing wall and more. —Staff Photo by Grace Adams

The U.S. on Monday finally reached President Joe Biden’s goal of getting at least one COVID-19 shot into 70% of American adults -- a month late and amid a fierce surge by the delta variant that is swamping hospitals and leading to new mask rules and mandatory vaccinations around the country.

The Okemah Chapter of DAR had a summer gathering at member June Yahola’s ranch on July 20. The ladies caught up on all the news since their meeting in May and enjoyed a walking tacos luncheon. Several members were recognized for their anniversaries of membership.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma (BBBSOK) received $55,000 for state fiscal year 2022 from the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth’s (OCCY) Oklahoma Mentoring Children of Incarcerated Parents Program (CIP).