• Why You Don’t Need All Day to Make the Best Smoked Ribs

    Why You Don’t Need All Day to Make the Best Smoked Ribs

    October 06, 2026 - 05:47 | By News Staff
    (StatePoint) If you’ve spent a full Saturday committed to the 3-2-1 method for ribs, you know the math: three hours of smoke, two hours wrapped, one hour to finish. But six hours is a long time to watch a smoker.
  • Wewoka Tiger Bill Stephens catches the ball and runs around the side for a first down. Staff Photo by Bill Anderson

    Wewoka Tigers Win Huge on Homecoming Night Over #7 Wayne

    October 06, 2026 - 05:47 | By Bill Anderson Sports Editor
    The Wewoka Tigers hosted the #7 Wayne Bulldogs for their historic homecoming game Friday night as the Wewoka community and school celebrated the 1966 Wewoka State Football Championship team and alumni. Wewoka Crowned Emma Slovacek as their Queen and Nadim Bruner as their King.
  • Seamless Pathway

    Seamless Pathway

    October 06, 2026 - 05:47 | By Staff Report
    Seminole State College and the University of Oklahoma Polytechnic Institute have established a new articulation agreement designed to provide SSC computer science students with a seamless pathway to a bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity.
  • Nadim Bruner (left) and Emma Slovacek were crowned Wewoka High School’s Homecoming King and Queen just before Friday night’s game against Wayne. The Wewoka Tigers dominated the Wayne Bulldogs 46-20. —Staff Photo by Bill Anderson

    Wewoka Homecoming

    October 06, 2026 - 05:47 | By News Staff
  • From left, Bill Wantland, Seminole High School Principal and Debate Coach Harland B. Mitchell and Tommy Kelton pose following the team’s 1952 national debate championship in Pueblo, Colorado. Mitchell holds a plaque from Phi Rho Pi, a national forensic fraternity, honoring the Seminole Junior College championship team. (Provided)

    A National Championship And a Lifelong Friendship

    October 03, 2026 - 06:34 | 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.

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    Pot Sales Drop in Seminole County, Higher Statewide

    The October monthly report from the Oklahoma Tax Commission (OTC) shows that medical marijuana sales in Seminole County were lower in September compared to the previous month.Statewide, the OTC October report shows marijuana sales increased for the second month in a row.According to figures...

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    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

    Laura Ingram

    Laura Ingram

    Ingram Laura Leah Ingram passed away September 25, 2026, in Norman, Oklahoma, surrounded by family and friends. She was born on June 4, 1965, to Glen and Sandy Ingram at ACH Hospital in Shawnee, Oklahoma.
    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.

    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.