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April 2, 1971 A Seminole city girl, Kayla Keaton, is one of eight contestants who will be on the Seminole high school auditorium stage April 10, trying for the Miss Seminole 1071 title. Miss Oklahoma, Judy Adams, and Miss Seminole 1970, Sandra McClure, will be two special guests of the pageant.

DEAR ABBY: I have been married to my husband for seven years. We are in our 60s. He refuses to make a will. He tells me what he “would” put in his will and asks me if I am OK with his wishes. He has an adult child from his first marriage and would like to include her in the will.

FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 2021 Today is the 92nd day of 2021 and the 14th day of spring. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1792, Congress passed the Coinage Act, establishing the U.S. Mint. In 1865, Confederate President Jefferson Davis fled Richmond, Virginia, as Union forces closed in on the Confederate capital.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it is requesting public input from interested parties, including potential customers and interested stakeholders, to help create a new Rural Renewable Energy Pilot Program.

The average employee in Oklahoma has saved $223 per month since the start of the pandemic. Workers are investing their savings in riskier investments.

University Reaches Agreement to Settle Dispute Related to the Project The University of Oklahoma today announced it is partnering with the Chickasaw Nation to acquire the Cross Village complex and make it available as part of OU Housing’s suite of on-campus living facilities in the fall 2021...

As of this advisory, there are 438,777 (413 new today) cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma. 325 is today’s 7-day rolling average for the number of new cases reported.

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On Sunday, March 28, the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office requested assistance from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) regarding the investigation of the death of 23-year-old Faithe Ely. The Oklahoma Office of the State Medical Examiner is determining the cause and manner of death.

The body of Ruth Louie, who went missing more than a month ago, was reportedly discovered near her home by a family member.