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Canadian Valley Electric Cooperative (CVEC) is sponsoring an all-expense- paid trip for two high school juniors to attend the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) Youth Tour in Washington, D.C.
Read moreSen. Grant Green, R-Wellston, welcomed the reopening of the I-44/ Turner Turnpike bridge over Route 66 following a yearlong reconstruction project by the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority. Green’s district includes Seminole County.
Read moreOklahoma Gas and Electric (OG&E) is seeking Corporation Commission approval of a nearly $400 million project to help meet an increased demand by AI data centers across the state.
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Brent Charles emits an aura of gratitude. He is grateful for his parents and his teachers — all the people who have encouraged and believed in him — but also for the help and support of the Chickasaw Nation. He realizes that, without this support, it would not have been possible for him to succeed when he moved to Los Angeles, California, from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at the age of 18. He wanted to pursue his dreams of acting, and through his network of support that is exactly what he is doing.
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Today is the 362nd day of 2025 and the eighth day of winter. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1832, John C. Calhoun became the first U.S. vice president to resign his office. In 1846, Iowa was admitted as the 29th U.S. state. In 1912, San Francisco’s first municipally owned streetcars began service. In 1973, President Richard Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act into law. In 1981, the first American “test-tube baby” was born in Norfolk, Virginia. TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924), 28th U.S. president; Stan Lee (1922-2018), comic book creator/publisher; Charles Portis (19332020), author; Maggie Smith (1934-2024), actress; Gayle King (1954- ), magazine editor/broadcast journalist; Denzel Washington (1954- ), actor; Linus Torvalds (1969), software engineer; Seth Meyers (1973- ), comedian/ talk show host; John Legend (1978- ), singer-songwriter; Noomi Rapace (1979- ), actress; Sienna Miller (1981), actress. TODAY’S FACT: “Marvel Comics” was the first pulp fantasy comic book series published by Timely Comics, debuting in August 1939. Timely Comics editor Stan Lee reincorporated the name in 1961, publishing all of the company’s comic books under the brand name Marvel Comics.
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Pictured above are the winners of the art contest held Tuesday night at Snowman Wonderland. From l-r: Natalie Riggins, winner of the 4–6-year-old division; Raleigh Coom, winner of the 7-10 year-old division; and Aaron Creekmoore, 7-10 year division. The contest was sponsored by the Seminole Lions Club.
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