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    This Week In Seminole County

    Seminole Masonic Lodge monthly breakfast 7 a.m. – 2 p.m. Menu includes Blue and Gold sausage, pancakes, omelets made to order and choice of beverage. -Tuesday⮚ Nurcup Harjo Band meeting 6-9 p.m. in the North Community Building at the Mekuskey Mission.

    Today In Seminole County

    Today’s birthdays include Karol Ackerman, Martin Barrett, Bryor Bible, Kevin Brinker, Juanita Chupco, Claude Clark, Stephanie Cook, Tina Crawford, Debra Emarthle, Edward Gillespie, Kelly Grant, Cora Hale, Sandra Houck, Ronald Johnson, Shanna Johnson, Jim Julian, Allen Ledbetter, Austin Melton,...

    Sports

    ODWC Champions Wildlife Conservation

    ODWC - To safeguard Oklahoma’s wildlife and prevent unregulated commercial release of white-tailed deer into the wild, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) has proposed rules for the Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Genetic Improvement Act.

    Columns

    When is a Crust of Bread Better Than a Steak?

    When is a Crust of Bread Better Than a Steak?

    Still getting the points across in Chapter of 17 of Proverbs, the Living Bible version seems a little more colorful, so I’m using this version today as I continue with wisdom from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. My few words are added in parenthesis.
    Comments About Weight Put Grandma in the Doghouse

    Comments About Weight Put Grandma in the Doghouse

    DEAR ABBY: I moved 2,000 miles to be near my daughter and her family. One of my granddaughters, “Libby,” was diagnosed with a medical condition and has put on some weight. I was at my daughter’s and was going to mention my concern for my granddaughter’s weight.

    Obituaries

    Peggy Sorrell

    Peggy Sorrell

    Sorrell Peggy Lanadine Furr, was born January 23rd, of 1940, in Hulbert, Oklahoma. As a teenager, she and her family, Mother, Father, 3 sisters and a brother, moved to Live Oak, California. She met Jim Sorrell in high school and they married in 1959.
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    Edgar Guyton

    Seminole resident Edgar Cape Guyton, 91, passed away Saturday, September 26, 2026, at his home. Edgar was born December 11, 1934, in Red Oak, Oklahoma, to Roy Oliver and Ruth Inez Marie (Hardaway) Guyton. He attended Norse Elementary School and later Red Oak High School, graduating in 1953.

    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. The menu includes Blue and Gold sausage,...

    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.

    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.