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The largest brick building is constructed one brick at a time. A long journey by foot is completed one step at a time. A home is built one board at a time. The most monumental accomplishments are achieved through a series of small, manageable steps.Any goal is achieved by taking enough small steps.

The American Red Cross urges people to celebrate the power of kindness by making an appointment to give lifesaving blood or platelets. Every donation is critical to helping prevent the next blood shortage.

Oklahoma Baptist University will host STEM Day 2026 on Tuesday, Sept. 22, welcoming high school students to campus for a day of hands-on learning in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The free event is open to students in grades 9-12 who are interested in STEM fields.

Registered voters will take to the polls today in an election that includes a statewide primary runoff, two Seminole County Commissioner races, a local tax referendum and a pair of state questions.In Seminole County, all voters will face a half-cent tax proposal for the purpose of providing funding...

Seminole State College President Lana Reynolds (with scissors) cuts the ribbon for the grand opening of the college’s new Esports lab on Thursday, Aug. 20.

Canadian Valley Electric Cooperative (CVEC), in collaboration with the Seminole American Legion, will hold its 26th annual Flag Retirement Ceremony on Tuesday, October 13th, 2026. The event will commence at 6:00 p.m. at CVEC Headquarters, located at 11277 N. Hwy 99, Seminole, Oklahoma.

Seminole State College’s Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions program will host seven-time Olympic medalist, ovarian cancer survivor and health advocate Shannon Miller at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, in the Jeff Johnston Fine Arts Auditorium on the SSC campus.

The Seminole County Commissioners voted to implement a burn ban at their meeting Monday morning. This decision comes as Oklahoma is now in the fourth driest and third hottest August in the state’s history, with more than 20 days of temperatures at or above 100 degrees this year.

Sen. Roland Pederson, R-Burlington, on Friday joined local and state leaders in celebrating the completion and official ribbon-cutting of the Kaw Lake Water Supply Treatment Facility, marking the final major component of the Kaw Lake Water Supply Program.

(StatePoint) When homeowners doing work on their property consider a cheaper route, for example, hiring a contractor who doesn’t want to pull permits, they may not realize the risk they are taking. But they should know that there is no “undo” button on a disaster.