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One of the biggest obstacles for gardeners is crop rotation. This sounds like a simple task, but when you take into account which plants are companion plants, what type of soil each needs, and try to work those into crop rotation, well it gets a little confusing.

The multi-year Oklahoma Alfalfa Weevil Insecticide Resistance Study conducted by Oklahoma State University experts is showing how the dissemination of research-based information is key to maximizing the effectiveness of insecticides vital to agricultural production.

The nutrient needs of plants change during their growth cycle. Germination, vegetative growth, reproduction, and senescence each requires its own unique array of minerals to support the metabolic processes taking place in the plant during that growth phase.

birthdays Jennifer Bennett, Daniel Clark, Secily Cleere, Herman Coody, Roy Harris, Jennie Higdon, Casandra Larney, Alberta McGinnis, Paislee Puntka, Carl Renfrow, Matt Riffle, Martha Satterfield, Secily Trimble, Gay Vaughn, Alfred Walker, Jamie Welch, Joyce West & Becky White.

The Seminole City Council has approved a new inmate detention agreement with the county jail. The jail recently upped the city’s inmate incarceration fee from $32.68 per day to $67.54 per day, an increase of nearly 107 percent.

Marty Price and Tanner Squire of the Seminole Parks Department install new panels around equipment at the Seminole Splash Pad Tuesday morning. Several city departments have banded together to help renovate the water park, and officials plan to have it open in time for Memorial Day weekend.

Oklahoma lawmakers have proposed a plan which will create a $10 million legal fund allocated for the state to hire private attorneys to litigate the legal controversies which have recently arisen between the state and tribal governments.

The Academy of Seminole (TAOS), one of only two Oklahoma public charter schools offering an Early-College High School curriculum, celebrated a milestone Monday evening -- graduating its inaugural class of seniors.

Left: TAOS Salutatorian Allison Holley graduated concurrently with an associate degree from Seminole State College and will attend Oklahoma State University in the fall to study history and strategic communication.

Oklahomans can celebrate National 529 Day this May by taking advantage of a match offer from the Oklahoma 529 College Savings Plan (OCSP). From Monday, May 24 to Monday, May 31, OCSP will offer a $50 match to encourage families to start saving for future education expenses.