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With those who cannot walk the chief beneficiaries, more than 400 Seminole area youngsters took part Saturday in the annual 20-mile March of Dimes Walkathon. Officials said Saturday the undertaking will mean close to $4,500 for the March of Dimes.

The United StatesAttorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced Thursday that Demontrae Davion Rogers, age 20, of Wewoka, and Damarion Hiawatha Nichols, age 21, of Moore, were sentenced on charges relating to assaults that occurred April 2024 in Wewoka.

Ahead of National Small Business Week, the U.S. Small Business Administration announced this year’s Small Business Persons of the Year winners from the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Guam. Greg Costley, owner of Costley Enterprises. Inc.

Attorney General Gentner Drummond is urging Congress to pass the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act to protect Oklahomans and reduce overdose deaths. The act would classify xylazine, a dangerous animal tranquilizer often mixed with fentanyl and other opioids, as a controlled substance.

At the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority (OETA), storytelling doesn’t end when the credits roll.

Classifying inmates and assigning them to suitable facilities is a complex logistical task.

The 100th anniversary celebration of Route 66 will be the topic of discussion at the Seminole Chamber of Commerce monthly forum meeting on Thursday, April 9. The luncheon meeting will be held from noon to 1 p.m. in the Haney Center at Seminole State College.

Seminole State College students, employees and community supporters traveled to the Oklahoma State Capitol on March 31 to participate in Higher Education and Oklahoma’s Promise Day.

Thunder game… Made in Oklahoma Festival 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. in downtown Seminole. Seminole Masonic Lodge monthly breakfast 7 – 10 a.m. Menu includes Blue and Gold sausage, biscuits and gravy, omelets made to order and choice of beverage.

Today’s birthdays include Kurtis Coker, Sharon Emmitt, George Glenn, Gerald Harris, Barbie Hill, Loretta Holtman, Jacob Hooten, Dortha Ledbetter, Connie Liebschwager, Matthew Lozier, Jessica Morgan, Clint Morrison, Matthew Williams, Elijah Panoske, Meagan Robertson, Christopher Scott, William...