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-Birthdays-Today’s birthdays include Amy Allen, Aline Bailey, Kyle Baker, Mike Bell, Brian Bond, Carson Bond, Louis Chase, Vanessa Coody, Jerry Davis, Kirk Fye, Jeff Hargrave, Charly Harjo, Savannah Harris, Mike Haskins, Diana Heusel, Regina Holata, Bob Hudson, Taryn Johnson, David Lancaster,...

Organizations serving American Indian and Alaska Native survivors of violence say reductions in federal funding have led to over 1,000 unmet requests for help, according to a new report.

Today is the 198th day of 2026 and the 27th day of summer. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1918, abdicated Czar Nicholas II, his family and staff were executed by Bolsheviks at Yekaterinburg, Russia. In 1945, President Harry S.

Research co-authored by an Oklahoma Museum of Natural History curator, her graduate student and an international team of scientists has shed new light on the evolutionary “tool kit” animals use to survive environmental change.

Cluttered Corner What’s In Store 50 Years Hence? By Milt Phillips FIFTY YEARS AGO this week was an important time for Seminole and Seminole county.

Over the summer, 12 students and alumni from East Central University’s Russian Club, along with Director of Global Education, Dr. Mara Sukholutskaya, traveled to Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, and Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia.

Oklahoma will receive over one-half million dollars in a settlement with a digital financial platform. Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced this week that Oklahoma’s share of a $45 million multistate settlement with Block, Inc., the company behind Cash App.

Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector Cindy Byrd on Wednesday released her forensic audit report for the Town of Washington in McClain County. Byrd launched the investigation after receiving a request from the Town Board of Trustees.

—Archive Photos Above, Fred McDuff and crew in front of the American Legion Hut on Seminole’s Main Street. McDuff organized “Boom Days,” a precursor to the former Gusher Days Celebration.

—Staff photos by Andy Wilson Several special honors were bestowed at Tuesday’s American Legion meeting. Above left, Post Commander Carl Odom (right) presents Kevin Hardeman with an “Everlasting Post” commendation in honor of Hardeman’s grandfather, the late Billy Renfro.