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Seminole County Sheriff Shannon Smith is warning area residents to not make donations to a group that claims it is raising funds for the sheriff’s office. Smith said he has received reports that the U.S. Deputy Sheriff’s Association is making unauthorized phone calls seeking money for equipment.

Lamarla Cook was recently called to be the pastor of First United Methodist Church in Seminole, and she is already making history. Cook is the first woman to ever lead the local flock. Cook was named as pastor effective Jan.

Candidates for municipal office in the Town of Bowlegs may file declarations of candidacy beginning at 8 a.m. Monday, Feb. 1. Amy Baker, Secretary of the County Election Board, said the filing period ends at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3.

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You may have already heard the news, but if you haven’t, here it is: I’m back at the Producer. I served as this paper’s managing editor for over four years, and in the spring of 2019, I left to work for another nearby newspaper.

Metro area schools encouraged to apply for grant to create monarch gardens at their location, contribute to statewide initiative to ensure habitat for pollinators The Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden, in partnership with Myriad Botanical Gardens, Oklahoma Monarch and Pollinator Collaborative...

I miss all kinds of social gatherings, and for some reason, today I began to reminisce about Seminole County’s yearly, major event, Sorghum Days in Wewoka, Oklahoma. I began remembering about wandering down Wewoka’s main street after the parade.

When Renie was a young teenager, she worshiped her older brother. Willing to do anything to get his attention, she would follow him around endlessly, much to his irritation. The year he moved away after graduating high school left her impatiently waiting for his infrequent visits back home.

January 24, 1971 Jack Melton of the Van Sanford Apartments, an employee of the city sanitation department, suffered a painful deep cut on his upper left leg about 9 p.m. Friday when struck by a car traveling west on East Broadway in front of Pat’s Café, city police reported.

This week, 76 Oklahoma counties are in the “orange” risk level and one is in the “green” risk level for the COVID-19 Risk Level System. OSDH continues to monitor closely the statewide hospitalization trends for COVID-19.