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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Thursday applauded research and protection efforts underway at the U.S.
Read moreThe Department of the Interior Thursday announced it would begin Tribal consultations as the next step of the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative, a comprehensive review of the troubled legacy of federal boarding school policies.
Read moreStrother Public Schools have scheduled an election for Oct. 12, 2021, seeking the voters’ approval in funding the proposed construction and furnishing of a new, multi-purpose event center as well as furnishing, repairing, and remodeling school buildings, acquiring school furniture, fixtures and equipment and acquiring and improving school sites.
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—Courtesy Photo Seminole State College sophomore Dominic Green (center), of Shawnee, recently donated $3,500 to the SSC Educational Foundation to support projects of the College’s Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) honor society. In addition to providing funds for student fees associated with joining the national organization, he wanted to provide financial support to purchase holiday gifts for children through PTK’s Angel Tree project. Green said that when he was growing up, his family struggled with poverty, and he never forgot when he received Christmas presents through the An-gel Tree program.
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The Oklahoma City Community Foundation recently awarded scholarships to two Seminole County high school graduates through the state’s largest independent scholarship program. Lauren Allen from Seminole High School and Shelley Thomas from Wewoka High School received a total of $8,000 in scholarships for the 2021-22 academic year.
Read moreThe Wewoka Transformational Task Force, a brand new formation of business, community and local leadership is conducting a community-wide town hall meeting on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 17 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Justice Rudolph Hargrave Civic Center located at 123 South Mekusukey Ave. in Wewoka.
Read moreSenator James Lankford (R-OK) Tuesday introduced the Stop Vaccine Mandates Act to repeal President Biden’s Executive Order, which mandates vaccines for federal employees and federal contractors.
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