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Residents of the Wewoka area who rely on weather radios for storm warnings are currently without service. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) radio service has been down for since Sunday, and as of Friday morning, it was still down.

A local musician is celebrating the release of his latest CD, the title of which not only reflects his outlook on life, but the journey in seeing the project through to fruition.

The Seminole Nation election board has completed the qualification of candidates that filed for the 2021 elective office. The list of certified candidates for the office of Council, Assistant Chief, and Chief are listed below: Chief Gregory Paul Chilcoat Lewis J.

birthdays Adam Adkisson, Ronnie Alexander, Pamela Allison, James Barnes, Savannah Burnside, Hattie Cole, Jim Goff, Angela Gray, Jessica Harjo, Hannah Hensley, Jerome Hilton, Ca-te Jesse, Brandy Keefer, Jason Palmer & L.C. Self.

The 5th Grade students at Konawa Elementary have written and illustrated a book about how Covid had changed their lives. Each student wrote their story and created an illustration for the book. The book is in titled, Covid Changed Konawa Kids.

The students who are featured in the book are: Kori Cahoon, Seth Caviness, Amber Anderson, Dalton Madden, Waylon Griffin, Jaxon Kiser, Timothy Powell, Isabella Wright, Josiah Hunter, Ronelius Shomo, Mylee McClellan, Bentley Tiger, Rylie Brock, Tegun Stalnaker, Clayton Wade, Jolee Revels, Quentin...

A copy of the book will be placed in Kennedy Public Library at Konawa for anyone wanting to read it. Mrs. Diana Wallis and Mrs. Amity Carter are the 5th grade teachers who instructed these amazing new authors on who to write, illustrate, and publish a book.

According to Ocean Conservancy, an organization devoted to creating science-based solutions for healthy oceans and the wildlife and communities that depend on them, more than 18 million pounds of trash were collected from 112 countries during its 2016 International Coastal Cleanup.

People have been collecting coins for about as long as coins have been made. That’s a passion that has endured for centuries, since roughly 600 to 800 BC. Coin collecting is a worthwhile hobby and can sometimes be a financially savvy investment.

Mrs. King’s Geography class from Butner Public Schools hosted a coloring contest for Earth Day. Pre-K-1st grade winners are; 1st place- Karson Little 2nd place- Jensen Bare 3rd place- Tiara Johnson.