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An Oklahoma City state representative requested approval Monday for an interim study focused on providing avenues of assistance to income-insecure Oklahomans. Rep.

The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration announced today it selected the University of Oklahoma to host NOAA’s new Cooperative Institute for Severe and High-Impact Weather Research and Operations (CISHIWRO).

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April sales tax receipts were up over the year for every entity in Seminole County, the Oklahoma Tax Commission (OTC) reported last week. The OTC recently made its monthly sales tax disbursement to Oklahoma’s cities and towns, which was based primarily on April business.

Above, Seminole Firefighters help extinguish a fire aboard a travel trailer that was being towed by a pickup late Sunday afternoon. The blaze broke out as the trailer made its way up Ideal Street near Wrangler Boulevard. No injuries were reported. 

Looking ahead to the upcoming year, Seminole Public Schools have begun to make plans for what the fall 2021 semester will look like in the post-pandemic era. In order to prepare, the school has scheduled what they refer to as a “Post-Pandemic Planning Meeting” for this Thursday, June 17, at 7:00 PM.

Armed with its largest supermajority in the state’s history, Republican lawmakers found increased legislative success this year as the number of successful bills written by Democrats fell.

Building on the momentum from a previous project, the Konawa Chamber of Commerce is continuing its efforts to beautify Veterans Memorial Park.

Above, a Seminole Police cruiser blocks traffic at the corner of Wrangler and Milt Phillips Monday morning for a Brinks Security truck that reportedly had a mechanical failure. Brinks provides security services to banks, retailers, governments, mints and jewelers. 

As the dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to change, OU Health has revised its visitation policy with regard to our patients.