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A patient got an unexpected ride when a man stole an ambulance and led authorities on a chase that spanned three counties, including Seminole County, Friday afternoon. Officials say Randy Doak stole an ambulance that had a patient inside from St.

It may not be the top of the entire world, but this worker had a very good vantage point of Seminole from the top of the Boren Blvd. Water Tower Friday morning, as a makeover of the tower nears completion.

Early voting will get underway Thursday in the April 6 election that includes a countywide tax referendum, the filling of school board and city council seats and a school bond proposition. In-person absentee voting is scheduled for Thursday, April 1 and Friday, April 2 from 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.

(Editor’s note: A story appeared in our March 25 edition that details a recorded phone conversation between Anthony Conley, who is enrolled as a member of the Seminole Nation as a “Freedman” and the Wewoka Indian Health Services Clinic.

Sierra Josselyn and A-yo Jones, two Seminole State students, recently completed qualifications for a national certification in peer mentoring from the Peer Leader Center. Both students are employed by SSC Student Support Services as peer mentors.

Oklahoma Humanities (OH) announces that $50,000 in immediate emergency grant funding is available for cultural organizations statewide that sustained damages in the days following the Feb. 17, 2021, severe winter storm.

The 32nd annual Oklahoma TRASH-OFF is open for registration, part of a goal to keep Oklahoma alluring and free of litter as the state blooms into spring.

Taos Kindergarten learned about Spring last week, so they went on a nature scavenger hunt. They made DIY binoculars to use. It was such a beautiful day for the students to be outside and learn.

As of this advisory, there are 437,853 (194 new today) cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma. 343 is today’s 7-day rolling average for the number of new cases reported.

Oklahoma State University has now vaccinated more than 10,000 members of the university community. University Health Services began administering the Pfizer vaccine in January and reported crossing the 10,000 vaccine threshold Thursday.