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Today is the 105th day of 2021 and the 27th day of spring. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1912, the RMS Titanic sank in the North Atlantic after hitting an iceberg. In 1923, insulin became available to the general public for the treatment of diabetes.

April 15, 1971 There have been many things happen this year at Seminole Junior College and to record what has happened over the year in words and with pictures the Seminole Junior College Yearbook Staff announced this morning that the “Trojan 1970-71” yearbooks are now on sale.

Legislation filed in the Oklahoma Senate would help manage the financial burden facing ratepayers due to extreme price spikes in utility and energy bills in the wake of the February winter storm.

Taylor Harjo was one of several Seminole students to participate in a virtual area Special Olympics on Friday, April 9 at Northwood School. Other participants included Tucker Hudson, Jennifer Stapleton, Jayden Anderson, Sam Choate, Paige Wilkes and Austin Booth.

Following suit with the rest of the state, Seminole County’s jobless rate was higher in February than it was one year ago. According to a report released last week by the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC), Seminole County posted an unemployment rate of 6.

The Wewoka Indian Health Center COVID Vaccine Team is planning a vaccine outreach next week in Seminole. The team will administer the Moderna vaccine on Tuesday, April 20 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. at “The Bridge,” located at First Baptist Church, 420 Reid Street in Seminole.

The Seminole State College Educational Foundation will host its 26th Annual Spring Banquet on Thursday, April 29, at the Enoch Kelly Haney Center on campus. The event will be livestreamed on the SSC Facebook page. Last year’s event was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Health officials have recommended a “pause” in the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of rare but potentially dangerous blood clots.

The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma General Election for the offices of Principal Chief, Assistant Chief, and Council Members is Saturday, July 10, 2021. The candidacy filing period opens at 8 a.m. April 19 and closes April 23 at 5 p.m. in the Election Board Office located at Mekusukey Mission.

The SSC Aggie Club hosted its third annual SSC FFA Interscholastic Contest on Thursday, April 8. Nearly 300 students from across the state of Oklahoma participated in the event.