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A Seminole County woman is dead and a man was hospitalized after a double shooting that happened near Konawa early Tuesday evening. Just after 7:30 p.m. on July 27, authorities responded to reports of a shooting on Sacred Heart Road, two miles south of Highway 59.

The Waste Corporation of America (WCA) site manager sent pictures to Seminole Public Works Director Bryant Baker of several polycarts that were not within the rules and regulations of regular trash pickup this week.

State Representative Danny Williams (R-Seminole) is among the lawmakers that signed a letter to Gov. Kevin Stitt on Monday, requesting that the governor convene a special session for the Legislature to prevent private businesses from requiring employees to be vaccinated.

With summer temperatures set to soar next week, Rainbow Fleet Resource and Referral is reminding parents that children should never be left unattended in a vehicle.

Above, a worker for Jerri Parker Farms hands a watermelon to a customer from Parker’s mobile stand that was stationed just north of the Wrangler Blvd./Highway 99 intersection Tuesday afternoon. —Staff Photo by Grace Adams

Large school buses are not equipped with seat belts, but that doesn’t compromise their ability to transport students safely to and from school. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says that school buses are designed differently than passenger cars and light trucks.

1. Delta spreads faster. The Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 emerged from India in late 2020 and has spread across the globe like wildfire by out-competing other variants worldwide. How did it do this?

July 29,1971 Slants Young Douglas Howell of Edmond spending the summer here with his grandparents, Airport Manager John Howell and Mrs.

The Boomer Seminole Duplicate Bridge group met Tuesday, July 27. There were three and one-half tables in play. The winners were: First place—Vivian Thompson and Jack Witherow (Ada). Second place—Laura Rose and Susanne Simms (Seminole). Third place—Gail and Frank Shanklin (Ada).

In response to the recent rallies for freedom taking place in Cuba, Rep. Jay Steagall, R-Yukon, and Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, have filed HCR1013 & SCR11 to support the people of Cuba in their desire to throw off communism & restore their liberties.