• Thunder Girls TATUM

    Thunder Girls TATUM

    August 06, 2026 - 06:15 | By News Staff
    The Oklahoma City Thunder has announced 32 members to its dance teams’ roster for the 2026-27 season. Tatum of Little, Oklahoma is one of 16 ladies that will represent the team as a “Thunder Girl.”
  • Hodges

    Man Arrested on Animal Cruelty Charge

    August 06, 2026 - 06:15 | By Ken Childers Editor
    A local man was arrested and booked into the Seminole County Jail after a woman told police she watched him beat a dog nearly lifeless.Forty-year-old Noah Hodges of Holdenville was charged Tuesday in Seminole County District Court with one felony count of Cruelty to Animals.
  • Showing Their Skills

    Showing Their Skills

    August 06, 2026 - 06:15 | By News Staff
     OG&E linemen compete in 35th annual Linemen’s Expo on Saturday. The top three overall winners in the Team Competition, over 45 and Apprentice categories will represent OG&E at the International Lineman’s Rodeo and Expo competition in Kansas.
  • Lu Dort Pens Heartfelt Goodbye Letter to OKC: ‘I’ll Forever Be Grateful’

    Lu Dort Pens Heartfelt Goodbye Letter to OKC: ‘I’ll Forever Be Grateful’

    August 06, 2026 - 06:15 | By News Staff
    THUNDER WIRE - Falling short of their back-toback ambitions, the Oklahoma City Thunder had to say goodbye to a handful of longtime role players this summer. The cost-cutting moves were part of their first roster shakeup in years.
  • The “Green Corn Rebellion” occurred this week in 1917. The rebellion was launched from the farm of John Spears, a member of the Workers Class Union. Above left: Deputy Bill Cross, who was shot in an ambush near Little River. Above: Lonnie Spears, one of the many arrested in connection with the incident. (Archive photos)

    Rebels With a Cause

    August 04, 2026 - 20:30 | By Stu Phillips
    (Editor’s note: The following article was written by the Producer’s late publisher, Stu Phillips, and appeared in our Aug. 3, 2017 edition). About one hundred years ago, Seminole County was a much different place.

    News

    Showing Their Skills

    Showing Their Skills

     OG&E linemen compete in 35th annual Linemen’s Expo on Saturday. The top three overall winners in the Team Competition, over 45 and Apprentice categories will represent OG&E at the International Lineman’s Rodeo and Expo competition in Kansas.

    Sports

    Columns

    Woman Has No Clue Why Friend Group Ousted Her

    Woman Has No Clue Why Friend Group Ousted Her

    DEAR ABBY: Four years ago, my cousin “Roy” introduced me to his friends, who, once a month, have a party at the home of one of the couples. We would eat and then play a form of dominoes. It was raucous and fun. The second time I went, a couple in the group told me that now I was “part of the family.
    To Share or Not To ShareFamily Secrets?

    To Share or Not To ShareFamily Secrets?

    DEAR ABBY: There are two significant secrets in my family, and as I’m a member of the oldest generation and likely in my last decade, I wonder if they should see the light of day. The first involves my cousin. He’s a year older than I am and doesn’t know he was adopted.

    Obituaries

    Jera Estep-Roark

    Jera Estep-Roark

    Estep-Roark Jera Elaine Estep-Roark passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2026 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 91.She is preceded in death by her parents, first husband, Lee James Estep; and daughter, Cheryl Estep.
    LaDawn Douthit

    LaDawn Douthit

    Douthit Seminole resident LaDawn Rene Douthit, 56, passed away at her home on Wednesday, July 22, 2026. Rene was born on September 28, 1969, in Seminole to Harlin Carey and Shirley (Marquis) Nunnelley.

    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.