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Many of you may have noticed (cough, cough) that spring brings with it the annual pasture management practice of prescribed burning. The whole world, it seems, is a haze of choking smoke.

Memorial Day is often considered the unofficial beginning of summer. Parades take place, the grill is dusted off for the first time. Actually, it is more than that. Memorial Day is in remembrance of soldiers who fell in combat risking their lives for their country. It is about gratitude.

OKCThunder Films will premiere its newest film “BASELINE” as part of a Thunder double feature at the 26th edition of the deadCenter Film Festival in Oklahoma City. “BASELINE” becomes the ninth Thunder Film to premiere at deadCenter since 2018.

(StatePoint) A stroke is caused by an interruption of blood flow to the brain, often resulting in impaired mobility, permanent loss of speech or vision, or even death, according to Bayer.

MSN - Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has made it his goal to give student-athletes a smoother transition to different schools, and he continued that notion last week.

A career of feeding hungry school children in Seminole came to an end today for Mrs. R. T. (Cleo) Shields, manager of all city school cafeterias. Mrs. Shields, who said she has “enjoyed every minute” of her service, retires today after 24 years of planning.

(StatePoint) Did you know that on any given night, 1 in 5 children in the United States will go to bed hungry? Fortunately, efforts are being made to help end childhood hunger, and there’s a way for you to get involved through your everyday choices.

As reported in the May 20 edition of the Seminole Producer, District Attorney Erik Johnson announced that charges have been filed against a man accused of assaulting a home plate umpire during a local Little League baseball game in Seminole.

The deadline for Oklahomans to register to vote in this year’s primary election is this Friday, May 22. The Oklahoman Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) is encouraging young Oklahomans who will turn 18 before the primary and who are not yet registered to “pre-register” by the deadline.

The Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) has launched the Oklahoma Educator Launch & Mentorship Initiative, a new statewide program designed to strengthen teacher recruitment and retention by providing first-year educators with intensive training, year-long mentorship and financial support.