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Acclaimed Chickasaw painter and sculptor Lance Straughn – one of many artists showing works at the Artesian Online Art Market – will be honored by the Wilson Historical Society Sept. 18.

birthdays Wyatt Climer, Sissie Coker, Ryan Dodgen, Gail Earnest, Tommy Hudson, Dana Lewis, Timothy McFadden, Virginia Patrick, Larry Watson & Simone Wright. Anniversaries Billy and Janette Dodge, Kent and Misty Dowell, Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell King, Karen and Fred Rash & Steve and Deborah Rawlings.

Above, fireworks light up the skies over Main Street Saturday night during the Independence Day Festival sponsored by the Seminole Chamber of Commerce. The fireworks display was courtesy of American Legion Post #204. —Staff Photo by Andy Wilson

The jobless rate for Seminole County decreased significantly in May as compared to one year ago, when Oklahoma, as well as the rest of the nation, was in the grips of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Seminole Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) held its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, July 6, with Board members Tim Porter, Clifton Taylor, and Russell Yott present.

Saturday’s Independence Day Festival in downtown Seminole offered plenty of activities for people of all ages to enjoy, from live music to carnival rides. Left: Smilin’ Vic and his band entertains the crowd with a mixture of blues, jazz and soul.

The Seminole Arts Council will be hosting an Art Walk this Saturday, July 10. The public is encouraged to enjoy an outstanding collection of artworks from various artists that will be displayed in downtown Seminole. The fun will begin at 10:00 in the morning and continue until 10 in the evening.

As it faces the worst blood shortage in decades, Oklahoma Blood Institute is launching a new donor eligibility hotline to help encourage more people to discover whether they can donate blood products.

Thomas G. Coon, vice president of OSU Agricultural Programs and dean of the Ferguson College of Agriculture, has been selected to serve on the board of directors for the International Fertilizer Development Center. He assumed his position June 1.

Like May flowers that follow April showers, bacterial blooms may follow rainy days that break up summer’s hot streaks.