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A year after the COVID-19 outbreak was declared a global pandemic, employees and leaders of a bank wholly owned by the Chickasaw Nation reflected on the challenges they faced and the progress that resulted.

This week in the Senate, we debated and considered around 125 House bills on the floor. We’re getting into the rewarding part of session as our bills are finally being sent to the governor’s desk. However, legislation often changes as it moves through the process.

Today is the 111th day of 2021 and the 33rd day of spring. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1836, Texas forces under the command of Sam Houston defeated Mexican forces at the Battle of San Jacinto.

DEAR ABBY: My sister and I are best friends. She has always been caring, empathetic and passionate about helping others. Now, however, COVID has turned her into a real piece of work. Since the pandemic began, she has become increasingly selfish.

When U.S. Department of Justice investigators inspected the Oklahoma County Detention Center in April 2007, they discovered that severe overcrowding was causing significant harm to detainees.

birthdays David Armstrong, Mary Arvin, Alberta Blanton, Karen Cook, Fred Emmitt, Michele Endress, Cindy Goodnight, Leslie Gregg, Orthel Harris, Virgil Limb, Casey Marshall, Randy Paul, Maggie Smith, Glen Stafford, Mitchell Tilley & Cheryl Welch. anniversaries Rodney and Barbara Anderson, Rev.

Above, Jaxon Travels and Jacob Hale take a breather and pose for the camera after running, jumping and tumbling inside of a bounce house that was in the downtown district for a retail promotion Friday afternoon. 

The City of Seminole will soon launch a nearly $500,000 infrastructure update project that will be funded in part by grant money.

Seminole State College will host the SSC Honors Luncheon today, Tuesday, April 20 in the Enoch Kelly Haney Center. The event will recognize outstanding students, campus leadership, retirees and employees reaching milestone years of employment.

(Editor’s note: The following story was originally published in our April 19, 2015 edition). April 19, 1995. A date that is most likely permanently etched into your memory banks. For most Oklahomans, the mere mention of the date is sufficient information.