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Today is the 157th day of 2024 and the 79th day of spring. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1947, Secretary of State George Marshall proposed the Marshall Plan for economic aid to war-torn Europe. In 1968, U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy was fatally shot by Sirhan Sirhan at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. In 1981, the Centers for Disease Control reported the first recognized cases of what later became known as AIDS. In 2004, former President Ronald Reagan died of pneumonia complicated by Alzheimer’s disease at age 93.
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STILLWATER, Okla. – The Oklahoma State University Student Farm is in its second year of operation and has harvested over 7,000 pounds of cool-season crops in 2024.
Read moreThomas Agler was indicted by an Ohio grand jury in June 2018 for attempted murder, assault and theft. He is listed as a ‘violator at large’ in that state.
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The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission’s (OESC) June employment report shows the preliminary (not revised) statistics for April 2024. According to this report, Seminole County improved from the second highest rate of unemployment in the state to the third highest.
Read moreThe Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) is seeking the public’s assistance in obtaining information in a pedestrian fatality that occurred last week.
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A task force aimed at improving law enforcement cooperation in eastern Oklahoma has recommended negotiations among state, tribal and federal governments to modify cross-deputization agreements, as well as additional training for local officers, new data-sharing arrangements and an interim study for legislators to “review relevant laws for updates as appropriate.”
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After four months of hard work, countless committee meetings and hundreds of floor votes, the Senate has completed this legislative session. Both legislative chambers adjourned Sine Die — a Latin term signaling final adjournment — on Thursday. This came after both chambers approved a state budget for fiscal year 2025, sending the $12.5 billion spending plan to the governor’s desk. Assuming the governor signs the budget, it will take effect in July.
Read moreThe Women’s Committee of Seminole County Farm Bureau met on Tuesday, May 28th. Presiding at the meeting was Roberta Hughes. Others in attendance included Tonya Porter, Cindy Sims, Phallis Taylor, Emma Cook, and Jennifer Sietsema. A devotional was given by Emma Cook.
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