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Crews were busy Tuesday installing new light fixtures throughout Seminole’s downtown district. The old fixtures were taken out last month.
Read moreThe Winter solstice was yesterday (Tuesday, December 21) at exactly 9:58 a.m. to be precise. The Winter solstice is the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere, or when the sun reaches its most southernly position. The farther north you go, the shorter the days get. In fact, people in Barrow Alaska, which is above the arctic circle, are smack dab in the middle of 67 days of darkness (they will make up for it with over 8o days of uninterrupted daylight this summer). In the southern hemisphere the same solstice marks the longest day of the year.
Read moreThe death of former Wewoka resident Kenneth Tyler Scott, 21, remains under investigation as a homicide.
Read moreOklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt’s decision not to renew hunting and fishing compacts with the Cherokee and Choctaw Nations for 2022 could mean a potential loss of millions of dollars in future federal funding for the state’s wildlife department.
Read moreOklahomans in rural areas and small towns are searching for funding to support water and wastewater infrastructure. According to Kevin Wagner, director of the Oklahoma Water Resources Center, more than $80 billion is needed to ensure the state has adequate drinking water and wastewater systems now and in the future.
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Two lucky youths from the Seminole area were the winners of brand-new, shiny bicycles Monday night at Snowman Wonderland. The winners were Abagail Farris (pictured far left) and Cadence Hobutel (immediate left). The giveaways were sponsored by the Seminole Lions Club, which also sponsored a coloring contest Monday. The winners of the coloring contest are pictured on page 2. —Courtesy Photos
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The Seminole Lions Club sponsored a coloring contest at Snowman Wonderland Monday night.
Read moreThe Department of the Interior announced Tuesday that it would begin nation-to-nation consultations with Tribes as it implements the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The law invests more than $13 billion directly in Tribal communities across the country to bolster community resilience, replace aging infrastructure, expand access to clean drinking water and help ensure that everyone has access to highspeed internet.
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