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It is only proper and fitting in this Bicentennial year that “America’s Number One Sport” of rodeo goes mechanical in Seminole. Thanks to Seminole resident Dennis Parker, that has come about with his purchasing a mechanical bull.

Oklahoma Treasurer Todd Russ is using a newly created unclaimed property office in western Oklahoma as a commuting hub to get back and forth to his office in the Capitol during the work week, according to GPS data from a state vehicle.

OKLAHOMA CITY – The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) has named 15 Oklahoma skilled nursing facilities and three assisted living communities as recipients of the 2026 Bronze – Commitment to Quality Award.

State Treasurer Todd Russ on Tuesday released the May 2026 State Tax Revenue Report, showing total monthly revenue of $1.3 billion, a 2.7% increase from May 2025. While revenues declined 46.

Father’s Day is filled with the joy and celebration of recognitions and acknowledgements, the coming together with family in moments of togetherness. Yet for many it can be tinged with great sadness.

(Editor’s note: This is part one of a series that examines the June 16 elections in Oklahoma, which includes primaries for state and federal offices, a referendum to raise the state’s minimum wage and two Seminole County Commissioner races.

—Photo courtesy Roy Boydstun Two Seminole residents were in the parade of classic cars on Rt. 66 in Tulsa on Saturday. Roy and Mary Boydstun were riding in a 1961 VW convertible driven by Mary’s brother, Brad McDonald. The car was purchased new by Mary and Brad’s grandfather.

Legislation aimed at strengthening public safety and modernizing courts’ tools to identify potentially dangerous offenders before trial has been signed into law.

It was another late night for Carson Holmes on the third floor of Legacy Hall on Oklahoma State University’s campus. Holmes, a sophomore landscape architecture student at OSU, was surrounded by crumpled-up piles of scratch paper.

DEAR ABBY: I was in an abusive relationship for 15 years that affected my children badly. I have had emotional problems since I was a child, which caused me to stay in the relationship long past the point I should have left. My two daughters left home at 16 and 13 to live with their fathers.