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DEAR ABBY: My husband and I know a guy from work I’ll call “Jon.” His girlfriend comes over whenever he does. She doesn’t seem at all interested in being my friend, but she talks to my husband for hours on end. When I try to have a conversation with her, she ignores me. I tried to bond with her.

The Seminole Producer WOLF-Patrons of the Wolf School District voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to annex their dependent school district to the Bowlegs School District.

A bill that would have nearly doubled the pay of the state’s Pardon and Parole Board failed after a lawmaker didn’t get the response he sought for a man serving life for murder. Emails and video from a public budget hearing show Rep.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced last week $27,456,000 in funding to protect Oklahoma from exposure to lead in drinking water. This investment will go directly to states through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF).

Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond participated in a high-level meeting with Vice President JD Vance and the White House Fraud Task Force Tuesday to discuss combating fraud, strengthening consumer protection efforts and enhancing coordination between state and federal law enforcement...

The Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) launched an AI system called SoonerGuide to quickly assist SoonerCare members with questions about eligibility, income guidelines and more. This system will improve SoonerCare members’ experience and help ease wait times that members are experiencing.

A League of Their Own (ALOTO) had a great 2026. All games were played on the Avedis Field at the Brian Crawford Memorial Complex. As many of our players use braces, walkers or even wheelchairs for support, the all-turf field has proven to be the best location for our Oklahoma weather.

In recognition of National Electrical Safety Month, Canadian Valley Electric Cooperative (CVEC) recently hosted a Dinner & Electrical Dangers event for local first responders.

Seminole County’s jobless rate improved in March, according to the latest report from the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission.The County posted a rate of 5.2 percent in March, down eight tenths of a percent from February.

Chief Master Sargeant (Ret.) Matt Pollock was the guest speaker at the Annual Memorial Day Service held Monday in the O.D. Strother Chapel in Maple Grove Cemetery. The chapel is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. —Staff Photo by Andy Wilson