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Nurses’ feet may be tired at the end of a long shift, but it’s often their backs that pay the ultimate price. Studies of workers’ compensation claims that involved back-related injuries revealed that nurses have the highest claim rates of any occupation or industry.

Gardening enthusiasts may have been thinking about their landscape plans throughout the winter, eager to once again get their hands dirty with soil. Whether a home gardener is making preparations for edible crops or beautiful flowers, he or she must take time to make the soil amenable to planting.

Hydroponic gardening can change people’s perceptions of what’s needed to grow vibrant plants. Rather than soil, all you may need for a hydroponic garden is water to grow a variety of healthy, strong plants.

Lawn and garden enthusiasts often must address unforeseen issues when tending to their lawns. Weeds can be a blight, and drought can compromise the look and integrity of a lawn. Another, more deceptive potential adversary is moles.

City dwellers may once have thought that gardening was a hobby for suburbanites or those living in rural areas. But urban gardening has grown in popularity as more and more city folk have looked for ways to increase their access to healthy, low-cost produce.

birthdays April Anson, Brian Carter, Lacey Christopher, Davita Custar, Mark Edgell, Dean Estes, Cody Green, Justin Guess, Bob Hammons, Teddy Hermes, George Higdon, Steven Khoury, Johnny Lane, Paul Milner II, Steve Saxon, Danny Thomas, Daphny Tiger, Matt Webber & Mika Winters.

A powerful storm system barreled across Seminole County Tuesday and Wednesday, triggering flood warnings from the National Weather Service (NWS). The system produced heavy rainfall beginning after midnight Tuesday and at press time, the 24-hour rainfall total for the Seminole area was 3.21 inches.

The Wewoka Lake spillway resembled a river with white water rapids Wednesday afternoon after storms moved through the area beginning Tuesday evening. Seminole County and several surrounding counties were under a flood warning for much of the day Wednesday —Staff Photo by Bill Anderson

The “Battle of the Badges” blood drive is scheduled for this Friday, April 30 from 11 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. at the Seminole Fire Department. Donors who “rise up and give” will receive a t-shirt and one free adult admission to the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City.

The newly formed Seminole Downtown District group will be staging a car show next month as a fundraiser for making improvements throughout the downtown area. The event, organized by Gabriel Vasquez, has been scheduled for Saturday, May 3 from 9 a.m. – 12 noon.