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    This Week In Seminole County

    - Heritage House Nutrition Center 210 College, Seminole. Now open for dine-in. -Monday⮚ First day of Fall 2026 semester at Seminole State College. Student activity for the day is “Make Your Own Street Signs” from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. outside of the student union.

    Sports

    Latest Oklahoma Fishing Report for August 12, 2026

    Grand : August 4. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 88°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, docks, and shorelines.

    Columns

    Now...Wait...What? Tell That to me Again--Please!

    Now...Wait...What? Tell That

    Taking a short break from my series on discussions of the book of Proverbs, I wanted to share the following I found as I was going through old papers from my days of teaching English Comp at Seminole State.

    Mt Post Is God Dead? Series: Things Clearly Seen (Ty B. Kerley)

    When the Apostle Paul wrote to the church in Rome in 57 AD, he penned the most articulate and comprehensive treatise on Christian belief to be found in any single document. If I could choose only one book from the Bible to be my source, and only one book, I would choose the Book of Romans.

    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.