• A Seminole Junior College course catalog from the 1941-42 academic year offers a glimpse into the college’s wartime academic offerings. Seminole State College’s Boren Library preserves catalogs from the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s in its collection.

    The War Years That Tested Seminole Junior College

    September 19, 2026 - 05:06 | By Ssc News Release
    (Editor’s note: In commemoration of Seminole State College’s 95th anniversary, SSC is publishing a series of articles documenting the people, events and decisions that shaped the institution.
  • OSU Hosts Murray State to Wrap Up Nonconference Play

    OSU Hosts Murray State to Wrap Up Nonconference Play

    September 19, 2026 - 05:06 | By News Staff
    STILLWATER - The Oklahoma State football team (1-1 overall; 0-0 Big 12) hosts Murray State (1-2 overall; 0-0 MVFC) in the Cowboys’ final regular season nonconference game of the 2026 season at 6 p.m. CT on Saturday, September 19, at Boone Pickens Stadium.
  • Crews were busy Friday morning on Harding Street just north of Hoover digging trenches for new natural gas lines that are being installed by Summit Utilities. The project is ongoing in the surrounding neighborhoods. —Staff Photo by Mike Gifford

    Men at Work

    September 19, 2026 - 05:06 | By News Staff
    Crews were busy Friday morning on Harding Street just north of Hoover digging trenches for new natural gas lines that are being installed by Summit Utilities. The project is ongoing in the surrounding neighborhoods.
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    SPS Superintendent to Take Pay Cut

    September 19, 2026 - 05:06 | By Kori Good Staff Reporter
    Seminole Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Bob Gragg announced that he would be taking a 16.5 percent pay cut at Tuesday’s school board meeting.
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    OACC Announces 2026 Hall of Fame Induction Class

    September 19, 2026 - 05:06 | By Staff Report
    Three individuals who committed their careers to higher education will be honored at the annual luncheon ceremony of the Oklahoma Association of Community Colleges (OACC). The event will begin at 11:45 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 2, at the Tulsa Community College Northeast Campus.

    News

    Today In Seminole County

    -Birthdays-Today’s birthdays include Barbara Aldridge, Sue Bessinger, Amelia Coates, Bobby Condren, Nicole Corona, Georgia Day, Carley Dicketets, Wil Fry, Billy Hoskison Jr, Tommy Keefer, H.J.
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    OACC Announces 2026 Hall of Fame Induction Class

    Three individuals who committed their careers to higher education will be honored at the annual luncheon ceremony of the Oklahoma Association of Community Colleges (OACC). The event will begin at 11:45 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 2, at the Tulsa Community College Northeast Campus.

    Sports

    Latest Oklahoma Fishing Report for September 16, 2026

    Grand : Sept. 12. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 85°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits and plastic baits around brush structure, docks and shorelines. White bass fair on in-line spinnerbaits, jigs and spoons below the dam, main lake and points.

    Columns

    Good Neighbor Learns Inclusivity Has Limits

    Good Neighbor Learns Inclusivity Has Limits

    DEAR ABBY: I am a single woman in a friendly neighborhood. Every month, I have the neighbors over for dinner and a movie. I like to be inclusive -- bring the kids, bring the dogs! One couple recently had their elderly mom move in, and I installed a ramp so she could join us.

    Obituaries

    Louvenia Fields

    Louvenia Fields

    Fields Louvenia Fields passed away Sunday, September 13, 2026 in McLoud, Oklahoma at the age of 58. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, Gary Shores, siblings, Sherry Fields, Alan Fields, Esther Fields, and John Fields.
    Larry Lyle Roy

    Larry Roy

    Roy Larry Lyle Roy, age 63 and a resident of Pryor, Oklahoma passed away September 16, 2026 at his home surrounded by his family. Funeral services are scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday, September 18, 2026 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel of Konawa, 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.