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A crank caller ordered an “insurrection pizza” from Pauline Bauer’s restaurant. A profane piece of hate mail addressed her as a domestic terrorist. She even became a punchline for Stephen Colbert’s late-night talk show on CBS.
Read moreState Wildlife Department officials want anglers to know that postcard notices arriving in their mailboxes this month are about “trash fish” but are not junk mail. The bright green postcards, sent to 15,000 randomly selected fishing license holders, direct anglers to an online survey. Biologists said they want to learn more about anglers’ and bowfishers’ attitudes toward non-game fish species like drum, gar, or buffalo suckers (often incorrectly called “buffalo carp”), according to Betsey York, human dimensions specialist for the department.
Read moreSince Oklahoma voters approved legalizing medical marijuana three years ago, state lawmakers and agencies have been working to establish guidelines and clarify policies as they learn more from experience.
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The Seminole State College GEAR UP grant program recently completed its third summer camp for 2021. Learning sessions and activities centered around the theme of forensic science. Local high school students worked together to collect data, present the facts and draw conclusions based on law enforcement procedures and science.
Read moreIt’s almost back to school time and to help parents/ guardians with student expenses, sales tax will be waived on clothing and footwear the first weekend of August.
Read moreSeminole Public Schools has announced the Chieftain Virtual Learning Center for the 2021-2022 school year. The Chieftain Virtual Learning Center is for Pre-K through 12th grade.
Read moreNear the close of business on Monday, July 26, Oklahoma Department of Corrections (ODOC) staff received a bomb threat by telephone. The caller, a former inmate, identified herself and claimed to have planted multiple bombs at Mabel Bassett Correctional Center in McLoud.
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