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SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 2021 Today is the 163rd day of 2021 and the 85th day of spring. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1963, civil rights leader Medgar Evers was assassinated in Jackson, Mississippi. In 1964, anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life in prison for sabotage in South Africa.

The City of Seminole has secured nearly $2 million in “bridge financing” from three local banks to pay engineering fees for a proposed new wastewater treatment plant.

Above, a former office building on the corner of Park and Seminole appears to have sustained heavy damages. Code Enforcement Officer James Moon said he believes the damage is both weather and age related. 

Every year, Seminole’s American Legion Post gives out awards for “Medic of the Year,” “Firefighter of the Year” and “Officer of the Year.” In special ceremonies held Tuesday evening at the Seminole Chamber of Commerce offices, the Legion presented the Medic of the Year to Sergeant Coty Davis.

Inmates at the North Fork Correctional Center in Sayre received computer tablets this week and by October, inmates at every Oklahoma Department of Corrections (ODOC) facility will have one.

The American Legion recognized three Seminole first responders Tuesday evening. L-r: Police Chief Jon Withers, Firefighter of the Year Collin Taylor, Officer of the Year Logan Gray, Medic of the Year Coty Davis and Legion Post Commander Carl Odom. 

The City of Seminole will begin spraying for mosquitoes next Tuesday, June 15. “It is important for people to know they should yield the right of way to the truck,” said Sharon Emmitt, Community Development Director.

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Starting a new charter school is not an easy task. Some studies show that about one-fourth of charter schools fail in the first five years. The primary reason for those closures are financial reasons.

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Justin Maxson today unveiled a resource guide(PDF, 2.