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The Oklahoma Department of Veteran Affairs (ODVA) is celebrating the 77 th anniversary of the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, better known as the G.I. Bill® of Rights, signed into law on June 22, 1944 by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The G.I.

DEAR ABBY: My patients, like most Americans, believe memory loss is a normal part of aging. But memory loss is never normal. In fact, it can be a symptom of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a precursor to Alzheimer’s disease.

Today is the 173rd day of 2021 and the third day of summer. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1815, French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte abdicated his throne for the second time. In 1870, Congress created the U.S. Department of Justice.

Oklahoma Policy Institute The 2021 session saw passage of economic justice reforms, but Oklahoma’s prison crisis demands greater action: Criminal justice reform was a lower profile priority in Oklahoma’s 2021 legislative session compared to previous years.

Above, the City of Seminole says trash as pictured above will not be picked up because it is not within the bulk trash rules and regulations. Bulk waste can only be three cubic yards, about the same size as level pickup bed load.

The Seminole Nation wrapped up its 2021 General Election absentee ballot period on June 10. Election Board Chair, Dr. Stephanie Bills, reports absentee ballot requests exceeded the numbers in past elections.

The 67 th annual reunion for alumni of Pleasant Grove and Prairie View Schools is slated for next weekend in Seminole. The event will take place Saturday, June 26 at the Enoch Kelly Haney Center on the campuses of Seminole State College. Registration and visitation will begin at 10 a.m.

Above left, an Air Evac helicopter flies into the Seminole Municipal Airport Thursday ahead of ribbon cutting ceremonies sponsored by the Seminole Chamber of Commerce. Right photo: Air Evac’s Ben McFarland cuts the ribbon as the chamber welcomed the company as its newest member.

The City of Seminole says that although three days per month are designated for bulk trash collection, not everything can be picked up because, in some cases, the rules are not being followed.

The Seminole State College Board of Regents approved the budget for the upcoming fiscal year at their meeting on June 16. This year’s budget includes reinstating institutional contributions to employee 403(b) retirement plans.