Seminole News

SEMINOLE a ' Authorities say two Piedmont teenagers have been killed in a single-vehicle accident on Interstate 40 in Seminole County.

When Heather Wahlquist left home to attend the University of Oklahoma, her plan was to major in psychology.

Precision Petroleum Corp., Oklahoma City, has acquired an interest in Heath #1, a Hunton limestone well in Seminole County, Oklahoma, from an undisclosed seller for an undisclosed price.

A McAlester man remained in the Pittsburg County Jail today in lieu of $500,000 bond in connection with four felony charges, including kidnapping.

The University of Oklahoma-Community Networking Program and Oklahoma Blood Institute Tulsa Center are partnering in a community blood drive and health fair to save lives.

Seminole County is proposing a new 522 Emergency Management Services tax to keep ambulance services going and to cover the reduced amount of insurance money being reimbursed.

As the number of H1N1 influenza - formerly referred to as swine flu - cases continues to rise across the state and nation, local health officials said Pottawatomie County remains clear, but they repeated previous cautions, especially for those with lowered immune systems.

Tecumseh High School will graduate its 2009 seniors during a commencement exercise to be held at 7 p.m., Thursday, May 21 in the Raley Chapel on the Oklahoma Baptist University campus; baccalaureate services are scheduled for 6 p.m. Sunday, May 17 at Sharon Baptist Church in Tecumseh.

In pursuit of his goal of creating a transit system within the Seminole Nation, Principal Chief Enoch Kelly Haney announced on April 4, 2007, that the US Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration issued a notice of award listing the Seminole Nation as the recipients of a $145,000 Tribal Transit Grant.

The 2009 graduating class of Earlsboro High School will hold a baccalaureate at 6 p.m May 17 at Earlsboro Baptist Church, 306 N. Layton.

Even though the first confirmed case of swine flu in Oklahoma comes from one of Pottawatomie and Seminole Counties' neighbors to the south, a health department official said Tuesday there is no need to panic and that no cases have been reported in the Tri-County area.

NORMAN, Okla. The fully restored pages of a rare collection of Kiowa calendar art are on view in a new exhibition that opened last week at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History in Norman.

Shawnee resident Clara Hurst won first place April 23 in the Regional Senior Spelling Bee held by COEDD Area Agency on Aging at the Shawnee Senior Citizens Center.

Oklahoma City lawyer Gina L. Hendryx was named Oklahoma Bar Association general counsel.

The National Weather Service has issued Tornado Watch 222 in effect until 10 PM CDT this evening for the following areas In Oklahoma this watch includes 22 counties In central Oklahoma Cleveland, Grady, McClain.

Area students were presented with project awards for their entries in the 35th Annual East Central Oklahoma Region Science Fair held in the Raymond Harber Field House at Seminole State College.

A Seminole police officer shot by a suspect during a pursuit, along with a Shawnee firefighter, a victim's advocate, several area teachers and a National Guard soldier, were honored during the American Legion's annual banquet Tuesday night in Shawnee.

An arrest warrant has been issued for a Texas man accused of touching a child inappropriately, according to court papers.

WEWOKA, Okla. Lottie Coody seeks the nomination for principal chief that could make her the first woman chief elected by the citizens of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma.

The Seminole Nation Election Board is reminding tribal members to ensure that they are eligible to vote in the tribal general election July 11.