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The following is an update from the Oklahoma Cattleman’s Association (OCA). On June 4, USDA announced a second case of New World Screwworm (NWS) approximately five and a half miles from the first confirmed case. The sample was collected from a one-month-old calf.

Seminole State College employees previewed the new Esports Lab during a workshop hosted Thursday, June 4 by the Native American Serving Non-Tribal Institutions federal grant program.

A recent confirmed case of a deadly livestock pest in Texas has Oklahoma farmers and ranchers monitoring their animals. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry is working to protect livestock from a pest that had been eradicated decades ago from the U.S. The U.S.

Nationally-known political analyst Pat McFerron will be the speaker at the Seminole Chamber of Commerce monthly forum meeting on Thursday, June 11. The luncheon meeting will be held from noon to 1 p.m. in the Haney Center at Seminole State College.

Early voting begins this Thursday, June 11 in the June 16 primary and special elections. Voters who will not be able to make it to the polls on election day have the option of voting early at their County Election Board.

The Seminole City Council will hold a public hearing on the proposed budget for FY2026-2027 this Tuesday evening. Citizens will be given the opportunity to ask questions and/or provide input on the budget proposal before the council votes to approve or disapprove it.

Oklahoma CareerTech broke ground for a new Skills Center instructional facility at John H. Lilley Correctional Center in Boley recently. The new building will house a career readiness program, an underground utility program and a skilled trade program.

Oklahomans in support of opening the state’s primaries are challenging the state’s rejection of their initiative petition. Oklahoma Secretary of State Benjamin Lepak rejected the open primaries initiative petition in March and said it fell short of the required number of valid signatures.

DEAR ABBY: A group of us friends grew up together and have remained connected over the decades. Many have died off, however, leaving three of us who are very close. One of the three, “Marie,” has grown increasingly “prickly” with each passing year.

Brooklyn Azlin and Dex Azlin to First United Bank and Trust Co., construction mortgage covering lands in 17-8-8. James Allen Belcher and Trina Lea Belcher to Farm Service Agency, US Department of Agriculture, mortgage covering lands in 18-10-6.