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    DATE BOOK

    DATE BOOK

    Today is the 249th day of 2026 and the 78th day of summer. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1522, Ferdinand Magellan’s ship, Victoria, docked in Sanlucar de Barrameda, Spain, completing the first global circumnavigation. Magellan himself had died en route.

    Sports

    College Football 2026: September CFP Superlatives

    ESPN - Happy September, college football fans. September brings the official start of this year’s 12-team College Football Playoff race, the debut of 33 new head coaches and introductions to teams that look entirely different after more than 3,000 scholarship FBS players entered the transfer portal.

    Columns

    Antisocial Husband Ruins All the Fun

    Antisocial Husband Ruins All the Fun

    DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married for eight years. For the most part, we are happy, but there is one thing that upsets me. He doesn’t like to have people over for social events.

    Obituaries

    Darrell Mackey

    Darrell Mackey

    Mackey Darrell Wayne Mackey, age 80 and a lifetime resident of Konawa passed away September 2, 2026 at Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City. Funeral services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Thursday, September 10, 2026 at the Performing Arts Center in Konawa.
    Loudermilk

    Barbara Loudermilk

    Seminole resident Barbara (Roberts) Loudermilk, 62, passed away Friday, August 28, 2026, in Seminole. Barbara, the daughter of Thomas and Dolores (Anderson) Roberts, was born August 10, 1964, in Bolingbrook, Illinois. She graduated from Seminole High School with the Class of 1983.

    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.