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Seminole County’s unemployment rate edged up in November as compared to September, the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC) reported Friday.
Read moreSenate Democratic Leader Julia Kirt has filed a trio of bills for the 2026 session to make insurance rates in Oklahoma more affordable. Kirt, D-Oklahoma City, said her bills were the result of stories from her own constituents about challenges they faced as well as from Oklahomans across the state. Kirt said those concerns were backed up by an interim study she held last fall on insurance rates.
Read moreOur Blood Institute is continuing its emergency blood donation appeal as hospitals across Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas remain in need of a stable blood supply to support patient care.
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I read an interesting piece in the paper the other day. It was an op-ed article that originated from California, the LA region affected by the wildfires last year. Amazingly, the writer did not resort to a political diatribe in presenting their solution. Instead, they presented a novel idea: put to use a sense of neighborliness to prevent or limit the damage from wildfires.
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Seminole State College is enrolling students in Microsoft for Work Professionals, a shortterm, college-credit micro-credential course designed to help participants develop practical Microsoft Office and workplace technology skills.
Read moreNominations are open for the 18th annual AARP Oklahoma Native American Elder Honors, which celebrates up to 50 Native American elders who have positively impacted our country, Indian Country, state, and communities. The nomination period closes on March 31. This year’s AARP Oklahoma Native American Elder Honors celebration will occur on October 28.
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