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Gardening is a yearround activity. Those who garden develop an appreciation and a desire for fresh, nutritious vegetables and fruits. In many situations, the best way to obtain fresh vegetables is to grow them at home.

The Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) has begun notifying SoonerCare (Medicaid) members who may be affected by new federal work requirements taking effect January 1, 2027.

This September, the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma is joining Feeding America and food banks nationwide for Hunger Action Month, a national campaign dedicated to raising awareness about hunger and inspiring action to end it.

WEWOKA - Seminole County Dist. Atty. Roy Powell contacted The Producer Wednesday and said his hands are tied concerning an investigation of alleged irregularities in the 1975-76 Seminole city budget. “Without an audit we can’t prove anything,” Powell said.

For the second month in a row, jobless rates were up over the year for all 77 counties in Oklahoma in July.

Avedis Foundation hosted its ninth annual “Celebrate Educators” event on Friday, Aug. 28 at Firelake Arena in Shawnee, welcoming nearly 2,400 educators from Pottawatomie County and public school districts from the neighboring communities of Seminole, Prague, Meeker, Chandler and Little Axe.

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced Tuesday that Anthony Cheyenne Chewey, 32, of Wewoka, entered guilty pleas in an assault case from April.

The U.S. House approved a short-term government funding bill Tuesday that would avoid a shutdown this fall once President Donald Trump signs it.

Oklahoma baked beneath a relentless sun during the third-warmest and fifth-driest August on record. Vegetation withered and turned yellow, ponds dried up, lake levels fell and wildfires flared across the state.

WEWOKA - Seminole County Sheriff Bill Merryfield today announced that Deputy Sheriff Walker Watts has resigned and is no longer with the sheriff’s department. Merryfield said Watts, who has been on vacation, has been offered a job with the Cushing Police Department.