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    Unemployment up in All 77 Oklahoma Counties

    Seminole County’s jobless rate increased in May, both over the previous month and year. According to the latest report from the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC), Seminole County posted an unemployment rate of 5.8 percent in May, up eight tenths of a percent over April and 1.
    Showing Appreciation

    Showing Appreciation

    —Staff Photo by Andy Wilson Pam Robinson Real Estate threw a customer appreciation party last Friday, complete with food and prize giveaways.

    Sports

    Baker Mayfield

    Buccaneers’ Baker Mayfield Addresses Contract Situation

    MSN - Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield faces a crossroads with the unknowns surrounding a possible contract extension. Mayfield, who is going into his fourth season with the team, doesn’t hesitate to talk about it. He did as such during his recent youth football camp.

    OSU Softball Earns No. 3 Spot in Softball Rankings

    STILLWATER – Softball America released its list of the NCAA’s top 10 transfer classes on Monday, with Oklahoma State Softball ranked third overall. Oklahoma State added five transfers this offseason, signing Delainey Everett, Maddie Hartley, Payton Kennedy, Kendra Lewis and Kennedy Proctor.

    Columns

    Computer Repair Leads To Upsetting Discovery

    Computer Repair Leads To Upsetting Discovery

    DEAR ABBY: I have been married to my wife for three years. She asked me to fix her old computer. As I was doing that, I saw emails from her ex, “Doug,” dated a few months before our wedding. They started with the usual greetings, then proceeded to steamy backand-forth emails.
    Husband Is a Mad Scientist In the Kitchen

    Husband Is a Mad Scientist In the Kitchen

    DEAR ABBY: I never want to eat my husband’s cooking again. He refuses to follow recipes because he says they are “too hard.” He doesn’t use seasonings -- or he uses the wrong ones. An example: He recently put cinnamon and cloves on zucchini and agreed with me that it tasted terrible.

    Obituaries

    Moore

    David Moore

    David Henry Moore, 80, longtime resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away on July 5, 2026, at Inspire Specialty Hospital in Midwest City, Oklahoma. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m.
    Bruce

    Kevin Bruce

    Kevin Dean Bruce, 55, of Vian, passed away Friday, July 3, 2026, in Sallisaw. Kevin was born on February 22, 1971, in Prague to Larry Bruce and Patricia Ross. He graduated from Bowlegs High School with the Class of 1990. Kevin worked in the oil field for many years.

    This Week In Seminole County

    Monday-Friday⮚Heritage House Nutrition Center 210 College, Seminole. Now open for dine-in.-Saturday⮚America 250 Block Party sponsored by the Seminole Arts Council in downtown Seminole 5-9 p.m.⮚ Seminole Masonic Lodge monthly breakfast 7 – 2 p.m.

    Seminole Joins in 250th Birthday Celebration

    There will be plenty to do in Seminole this Saturday as the nation celebrates the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.To start the day, the Masonic Lodge (1515 W. Wrangler Blvd.) will hold its monthly breakfast at 7 a.m.

    OU Launches Sovereign Policy Intensive For Tribal Leaders

    The Native Nations Center for Tribal Policy Research at the University of Oklahoma will launch its first Sovereign Policy Intensive in September, a new program designed for elected tribal officials that focuses on understanding broadly relevant federal systems grounded in departmental structures,...

    This Week In Seminole County

    Monday-Friday⮚Heritage House Nutrition Center 210 College, Seminole. Now open for dine-in.-Saturday⮚Early voting 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Seminole County Election Board, 200 S. Brown in Wewoka-Tuesday⮚Election Day. Polls open 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

    This Week In Seminole County

    Monday-Friday⮚Heritage House Nutrition Center 210 College, Seminole. Now open for dine-in.-Monday⮚Graband go meal distribution 9 a.m. – noon at the Seminole Public Schools Administration building at 600 W. Strother (next scheduled event is Thursday, June 11)⮚ Butner Summer Pride 8 a.m. – 10 a.m.

    Task Force Raids Two Illegal Pot Grows in Prague

    Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s Organized Crime Task Force raided two illegal marijuana grow operations near Seminole County last week. According to a news release, on Wednesday, May 6 agents raided Benson Kush and Grand Growth, both in Prague.