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Drive around your neighborhood on a hot summer day, and you’ll see many approaches to watering plants.

Consumers depend on various agricultural producers to provide the fruits, vegetables and meat and dairy products they rely on for sustenance. The conditions in which livestock are sometimes housed and cared for is a cause of concern for many such consumers.

Most North American neighborhoods don’t deviate much in their landscaping. In suburbs across the country, you’ll find well-manicured lawns, trimmed shrubbery, inoffensive trees, and perfectly spaced flowers. It’s an admittedly attractive layout, but its effect on the environment isn’t so pretty.

Owning and running a farm or homestead can be a fulfilling and productive lifestyle. It gives you the independence to grow your own food, so you know exactly where it comes from and how it was treated, and the ability to make a living selling the excess.

Seminole High School has released rules and guidelines for the 2020 Senior Graduation Procession through downtown Seminole May 19. The procession is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. and all seniors should be lined up at their designated area by 5:30 p.m.

Sen. Julie Daniels, R-Bartlesville, has won full Senate approval for a measure limiting liability for health care providers and facilities responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Wewoka High School seniors were honored by the city in a parade down Mekusukey Street in Wewoka Tuesday evening. For more photos, please see page 7. Staff Photo by Bill Anderson The “Senior Drag” was on May 5, 2020 in Wewoka. A parade for the Graduating Seniors of 2020.

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Marke Stanke and Sean Sumrell of Dane Electric replaced bulbs, updated the wiring and reinforced cross brackets on the lights at Hughes Alexander Sports Complex Wednesday afternoon. 

The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) has issued the following situation update about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Oklahoma: As of this advisory, there are 4,201 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma.