latest
At 8:00 a.m. on Monday, June 29, Oklahoma businesses began applying for grant funds through the Oklahoma Business Relief Program (OBRP). Developed to help local businesses across the state overcome the economic challenges of COVID-19, OBRP offers vital funding for businesses that have suffered revenue loss due to the pandemic. The response was tremendous with approximately 2,500 Oklahoma business applications submitted through more than 150 financial institutions by the morning of Tuesday, June 30. Once more than $50 million in relief funds had been requested, the Oklahoma Department of Commerce (Commerce) closed the application form, ending Phase 1 of the program.
Read moreA Payne County man has been sentenced to 130 months in prison for possessing seven firearms and ammunition after having been previously convicted of a felony.
Read moreAuthorities are closing honky tonks, bars and other drinking establishments in some parts of the U.S. to stem the surge of COVID-19 infections — a move backed by sound science about risk factors that go beyond wearing or not wearing masks.
Read more
A large cloud of dust made its way all the way from the Sahara Desert in Africa to Seminole County, causing unique, hazy sunsets across the region.
Read more
It’s once again time for residents of Seminole County to fill out a United States Census. The decennial census aims to count every person living in the U.S. and is the source of much of the funding for a region for the next 10 years.
Read moreThe Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC) added two additional Oklahoma City claims processing events next week, as Wednesday and Thursday’s events have reached maximum capacity.
Read more
The Seminole Splashpad will shut down at 2 p.m. on Friday, July 3 so the Chamber of Commerce can set up the City of Seminole firework display.
Read more