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Former Seminole Band Director to be Honored by ECU

East Central University (ECU) alumnus and former Seminole Band Director Steve Johnson is set to be honored at ECU’s Evening of Honors and Recognition May 1. The event will take place at 6 p.m. in the ECU Foundation Hall, located inside the Chickasaw Business & Conference Center.
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Helping Hands

—SSC Photo Seminole State College baseball players Andrew Taber of Bethany (left) and Ethan Rich of Prague cheer on Alex Tilley of Seminole as he rounds third base in A League of Their Own’s home opener March 30 at the Brian Crawford Memorial Sports Complex.
Helping Hands

DA Launches Crimes Against Children Task Force

In recognition of National Child Abuse Prevention Month, District Attorney Erik Johnson announced the launch of a specialized Crimes Against Children (CAC) Task Force, a multiagency initiative designed to aggressively investigate, prevent, and prosecute child abuse, neglect, and exploitation across...

Homelessness Among Families With Children Rising

When Joe Martin became a father, he wanted to give his children the stability he never experienced growing up. For six years after his separation, he lived with his daughter and son in the same trailer park, close to family, in Talala near Oologah.
Joe Martin with his children, Joseph, 9, and Aubrey, 15. (Elizabeth Caldwell/ Oklahoma Watch)

DATE BOOK

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2026 Today is the 91st day of 2026 and the 13th day of spring. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1826, Samuel Morey received the patent for the first internal combustion engine. In 1945, Operation Iceberg began as U.S. troops landed on the Japanese island of Okinawa.
DATE BOOK

Daughter Wrongly Blames Mom for Calling the Cops

DEAR ABBY: I have a grown daughter who is most likely an alcoholic. I am not a doctor, so I really don’t know. We live in different cities. A few years ago, she was sitting on the sidewalk outside her apartment dead drunk and holding a lit cigarette.
Daughter Wrongly Blames Mom for Calling the Cops

Oklahoma’s Run Ends at Sweet 16

SACRAMENTO – Oklahoma’s season came to a close on Saturday in Sacramento as the 10th-ranked Sooners fell to top-seeded South Carolina, 64 - 94, in the Sweet 16. The Sooners (26-8) got down early to the Gamecocks and couldn’t mount a comeback against the SEC champions.

50 Years Ago

District Attorney Roy Powell said today he is considering filing felony charges against the three Seminole County commissioners, the county assessor and a former assistant district attorney.

Museums Offer Free Admission on Flag Day

In celebration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, select museums across Oklahoma will open their doors for a special Free Day at the Museum on Flag Day, June 14.
Museums Offer Free Admission on Flag Day
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