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    Namesake

    Namesake

    In special ceremonies held last Friday evening, longtime Konawa teacher and coach Don Gallagher was honored with having the high school track named in his honor. Gallagher is in his 50th year of teaching at Konawa. 

    Sports

    Former Thunder Russell Westbrook Announces Retirement

    Former Thunder Russell Westbrook Announces Retirement

    THUNDER WIRE Russell Westbrook has announced his NBA retirement. The future Hall-of-Famer posted a self-made tribute video that highlighted his career accolades on Wednesday. In the video, Westbrook wrote a caption that revealed his decision to hang up his sneakers.

    Columns

    Sister Would Prefer To Skip Abusive Brother’s Memorial

    Sister Would Prefer To Skip Abusive Brother’s Memorial

    DEAR ABBY: My brother “Earl” and I always had a very bad relationship. When I was 6 and Earl was 13, he molested me. Actually, he took my virginity. My mother caught him but whipped both of us and told me I should have known better than to allow it to happen. Fast-forward to when I was 17.

    Obituaries

    Phyllis Kilgore

    Phyllis Kilgore

    Kilgore Phyllis Ann Kilgore passed away Wednesday, August 5, 2026 at her home in Wewoka, Oklahoma at the age of 71. She is preceded in death by her parents, sister, Janice Kilgore, brother, Robert Kilgore Jr.
    Melvin Underwood

    Melvin Underwood

    Underwood Melvin (Mel) Ray Underwood, 87, longtime Seminole/Shawnee resident, passed away Thursday, August 6, 2026 at OU Medical Center, Oklahoma City. The only son of Nancy Edna (Mills) and Clarence Ray Underwood, he was born June 3, 1939, in Seminole, Oklahoma.

    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.