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Canadian Valley Electric Cooperative (CVEC) is investing in the future by providing opportunities that inspire and educate the next generation of leaders. One of those opportunities is Energy Camp. Held May 26th – 28th, 2026, at Canyon Camp in Hinton, OK.

The Seminole County Oklahoma Home and Community Education (OHCE) has announced Melissa Burns as the recipient of the 2026 Seminole County OHCE Scholarship. A student at Bowlegs High School, Burns was selected for her academic dedication and commitment to her community.

Cash payments made to Oklahoma state and local governments will be rounded to the nearest nickel after the Oklahoma Common Cents Act was signed into law. House Bill 3075, authored by Rep. Derrick Hildebrant, R-Catoosa, and Sen.

Republican Senator Grant Green, who in part represents Seminole County, is praising Gov. Kevin Stitt for signing House Bill 2992, the Data Center Consumer Ratepayer Protection Act of 2026, into law. The measure, carried in the House by Rep.

The inaugural graduating class for East Central University’s Doctorate of Education in Rural Education is set to be honored during a Hooding Ceremony May 14 at 6 p.m. inside the Estep Multimedia Center.

The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index rose 0.1 points in April to 95.9, below its 52-year average of 98.0 for the second consecutive month. The Uncertainty Index fell 4 points from March to 88, remaining well above its historical average of 68.

A Seminole High School foreign language instructor, now completing his first year at SHS and his second year in the education profession, has been named Seminole’s “Teacher Of The Year.

State lawmakers are touting historic education spending levels, but Oklahoma’s per-pupil spending rate is still dead last among surrounding states.

Strother Cinema announced Monday that they are once again offering Free Summer Kids Movies every Tuesday and Thursday from June 2 through July 30.

A percussionist for the Seminole Chieftain Band has been awarded a scholarship that memorializes the son of a local couple who perished in a plane crash in 2010.The 2026 recipient of the Kenny Green Memorial Scholarship is Jace Fitzgerald.