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The Seminole County Board of County Commissioners and the Seminole County Public Building Authority voted to not extend a jail contract between Seminole County and the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma during a special meeting on Monday, July 19.

The splashpad in the Seminole Municipal Park was a popular destination for local youngsters Friday afternoon as temperatures soared into the low 90s. Temperatures are expected to climb even higher as we head toward the weekend. 

The most recent COVID-19 epidemiology report found that 38% of all new COVID cases involved Oklahoma’s youth (15-24 years) and young adult (25-34 years) populations.

A watermain break in Seminole last week could have had devastating consequences had crews not responded quickly, City Manager Steve Saxon said.

Above, last Thursday’s watermain break at the corner of Strother and Milt Phillips put the Highland Street Water Tower at risk of draining, according to City Manager Steve Saxon. Crews also had to navigate around fiber optic lines as repairs were made. 

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced last week that Diamond Levi Britt, age 26, of Henryetta was found guilty by a federal jury of First-Degree Murder in Indian Country.

Oklahoma Republican Party lawmakers Saturday rejected a resolution to censure the U.S. Senators Jim Inhofe and James Lankford for not objecting to the Electoral College votes that certified Democrat Joe Biden as president on Jan. 6.

Starting this month, Oklahoma residents who received or are approved to receive unemployment compensation during 2021 may be eligible for financial help to purchase health insurance. Oklahomans enrolling in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace through HealthCare.

The University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry has announced plans to add a dental clinic to the OU Health Physicians Schusterman Center Clinic building, located on the OU-Tulsa campus. Construction of the 5,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art dental clinic will begin this fall.

How can we obtain badly needed rest and sleep when mourning the death of a loved one? The shock of the death sends our bodies into overdrive. Our normal routines are changed. We stay up late, eat little or nothing, and often have to deal with a variety of emotions, especially depression.