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After nearly two months of working remotely, Seminole State College employees returned to campus on May 11. In an effort to safeguard employee health, the College provided branded face masks to faculty and staff.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Legislation that recognizes Israel as one of Oklahoma’s top trade partners and the nation’s greatest ally in the Middle East passed the state Senate Friday night – the final step in the legislative process. It now awaits the governor’s signature to become law.

OKLAHOMA CITY – A bill that grants a one-year exemption from penalties for school districts that have excess carryover dollars due to the COVID-19 pandemic won final passage in the House of Representatives on Friday evening.

OKLAHOMA CITY -- State Rep. Jason Lowe, D-OKC, released the following statement urging Gov. Kevin Stitt to veto Senate Bill 1081, which is an attempt to preempt the federal government from enforcing any future federal “red flag laws.

Seminole State College recently recognized three employees for their campus leadership: Faculty Senate President Jeff Cheng, Classified Staff President Dana Denwalt and Professional Staff President Caitlin Brown.

For the Children: A Weekly Column by Joe Dorman, CEO – OICA OICA Stayed Busy Monitoring Children’s Issues Until the Final Gavel Fell “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

The hardest part about managing your finances is getting started. Once you have some structure set up, checking in on your money becomes routine, and it’s easier to make decisions along the way. But “structure” doesn’t mean setting up a budget once and then forgetting about it.

Graduating class of 2020, family, friends, and faculty, we did it! I never thought I’d be saying that, not because I didn’t think we’d graduate, but because I didn’t think I’d be the one giving the speech. I’m incredibly honored to be doing so.

Good Evening and welcome to the 2020 Seminole High School Graduation Ceremony. I want to start off by thanking God for everything because nothing is possible without him. I would also like to thank my parents, Ebony Harris & Orlando Wilkins Sr.

HB 2741 is intended to shore up education funding deficits in the state by re-directing a percentage of the revenue appropriated to the Teachers’ Retirement System of Oklahoma (TRS) to the Education Reform Revolving Fund.