In the midst of the concerning at best and bleak at most conditions the world has been facing since the start of 2020, there is one group doing better than ever: animals up for adoption! With so many people home due to COVID-19 and its subsequent quarantine, pet adoption rates all over the country have spiked higher than they have in years.Mary Ann Hill, who is president of the Seminole Humane Society, believes this pleasantly surprising surge can be attributed to the simple fact that people now have more free time to dedicate toward an animal addition to the family. Of the quarantine adoptions, Hill recounts that it has, “been a time of families spending a lot of time together and knowing they now have time for a pet,” and “gives everybody something to do.”
Read moreIn September of 2019, the Seminole City Council approved a budget to perform maintenance on the City of Seminole’s wastewater treatment plant. The City contracted the job to Lagoon Pumping and Dredging Inc. That maintenance began this week.“This is a necessary process to keep the sewer lines working for Seminole’s residents,” said Public Works Director Bryant Baker. “Lagoon Pumping and Dredging advised us that this week would be favorable weather conditions to get the work done in a short amount of time.”
Read moreThe Department of Public Safety has launched a new website to help Oklahomans better understand how and why to get a REAL ID. The website can be found by going to realid. ok.gov or the DPS website, ok.gov/dps and clicking on the banner at the top of the main page.Oklahomans will find a wealth of information on the site including a quiz that can be taken to determine if you need a REAL ID or not.
Read moreOfficials with the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics says overdoses linked to fake prescription pills are on the rise across the state.
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The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) has issued the following situation update about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Oklahoma:
Read moreOklahomans, get ready for the biggest art crawl ever—encompassing the entire state! For the Oklahoma Art Crawl, on June 27th and 28th from 5pm8pm, visitors can experience the visual arts in person and at a safe distance. Throughout 33 cities, over 225 artists will be displaying their art outdoors—in their windows, on their porches, in their driveways—so that Oklahoma residents can Discover the Art Next Door
Read moreJune 18, 1935Adam Richetti, who a jury decided last night, will hang for his part in the Kansas City Union Station Massacre, was arrested here in 1932 by a party of officers headed by Police Chief Jake Sims. Sims and his posse were searching for Pretty Boy Floyd and George Birdwell when they surrounded Richetti in a house north of town. At that time he was out on bond awaiting trial in the Mill Creek band robbery-murder case.
Read more“The cloud” entered the technological lexicon a handful of years ago and has since become a big part of people’s lives. Despite that, many people still do not fully understand the cloud and its capabilities.
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