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The Varnum Whippets basketball team captured the Class B State Championship Saturday afternoon, defeating the Roff Tigers 61-56 in Oklahoma City. The team is coached by Jon Hadley. See the sports section of this edition for additional coverage of the game. 

Mention the name “Leroy Parsons” to just about anyone who attended Seminole Public Schools from 1974 – 1998, and their face will likely light up. Parsons, a longtime elementary science teacher, taught his pupils not only in the classroom, but also in the great outdoors.

Julius Jones, an Oklahoma man who has been on death row for nearly two decades for a murder he says he did not commit, will get a chance to present the case for his innocence to the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board.

Friday, March 12, is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the April 6th Seminole County Special Election, Wewoka Public School bond proposition, Butner and Seminole Schoolboard Member Seat Number 1, Seminole County Election Board Secretary Amy Baker said...

birthdays Charlotte Austin, Faron Bear, William Choate, Cody Cloud, Lucille Darr, Marly Fixico, Jackie Frizzell, Ceceila Gonzales-Gunville, Justice Gorden, Hulpahtah Haney, Kendra Harjo, Kendrick Harjo, Marnel Harran, Bob Harris, Margaret Hobia, Mark Holley, Tommy Kanard, Amber Lee, Marly Lorenzo,...

Amy Porter from the Academy of Seminole dressed up to celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday last week.

February students of the month from The Academy of Seminole, sponsored by First United Bank. Briley Coronado, Kierra Thetford, and Emillia Gates.

The steps people take concerning their finances can greatly affect their credit. Identifying the behaviors that may be detrimental and those that are beneficial can help customers reevaluate their habits and improve their creditworthiness in the eyes of lenders.

March 9, 1971 Scholarship Recipient is Larry Barker Larry D. Barker, Seminole high school graduate and now a senior student at Oklahoma university, is one of 10 engineering Physics students who each received a $100 scholarship for the current semester.

As of this advisory, there are 429,162 cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma. 611 is today’s 7-day rolling average for the number of new cases reported.