A Chandler man was critically injured Thursday when his pickup struck a fence and rolled twice, ejecting him.

Seminole State College will be recommended for the maximum 10-year accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools with no visits, reports or further follow-up required.

The Wewoka Police Department and Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation are probing a fatal stabbing Saturday night at 215 W. Cedar Street.

Seminole Chamber of Commerce supporters will have the opportunity to do some early holiday shopping at the annual “Friends of the Chamber” auction scheduled for Nov. 5. The event will be held at the Enoch Kelly Haney Center on the campus of Seminole State College.

The Oklahoma Pork Council is helping local teachers educate their students about Oklahoma agriculture.

Seminole State College’s Medical Laboratory Program Director Perthena Latchaw was interviewed for Public Broadcasting Services News Hour with Jim Lehrer that aired recently on Oklahoma Educational Television Authority, Channel 13.

Two Seminole State College employees were honored for their outstanding dedication and work during the monthly Chamber of Commerce Forum Thursday, Oct. 8.

The 2009 Lincoln County 4-H Achievement Banquet was held Sept. 29 at the Agri-Civic Center in Chandler.
James Taylor, Lincoln County 4-H president, served as master of ceremonies. In the centennial moment of 4-H, members celebrated 100 years of traditions while building a new way of life for tomorrow.

The small White Rock School District in Lincoln County has closed because of flu-like illnesses.

The Chocolate Milk: Official Drink of Halloween Tour is coming noon to 2 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 7 to Seminole’s Jasmine Moran Children’s Museum.
The tour will host free, Halloween-themed events, inviting moms and kids to stop by and take chocolate milk mustache photos, sample delicious milk from local dairies and win lots of Halloween-themed prizes.

Seminole State College’s Business and Industry Training Program is offering an eight-week course for Pharmacy Technician Certification starting Tuesday, Oct. 6 in the Enoch Kelly Haney Center, Room 104.

Air Force Airman August D. McDowell graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.

Small business owners throughout the area attended a half-day workshop Thursday sponsored by the Oklahoma Small Business Advocacy Committee and hosted by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce and Seminole State College.

Participate in a ceramics course
Be artistic and have fun in a Ceramics Class offered by Seminole State College. In just five Saturdays, students will learn about ceramics and earn college credit at the same time.
Participants will learn about materials used for ceramics, study techniques to use with clay, learn how to trim and glaze, practice decorating techniques and learn how to throw pots on the electric wheel.

A free public service workshop focused on the critical health issue of building and keeping healthy bones among children and adults will be held at Seminole State College on Thursday.
This special bone health event, which also will discuss early detection and prevention of osteoporosis, runs from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Enoch Kelly Haney Center on the SSC campus.
Registration is free and will be accepted at the door.

Seminole State College students and faculty had a chance to learn about goods and services available in the community during the college’s 15th annual Area Services Fair held on Wednesday and Thursday. About 20 businesses participated in the event.

Air Force Airman Christopher J. Blanton graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio.

Friends and supporters of the Jasmine Moran Children’s Museum will gather in Tulsa Oct. 1 to honor former coach of the University of Oklahoma Sooners and Dallas Cowboys, Barry Switzer. Switzer will be the recipient of the Museum’s “Jasmine Award” presented once every two years to a person, or persons, who have given extraordinary service to the children of Oklahoma.

What does one do when his or her client has a can-do attitude? Get out of the way and watch him succeed.
That’s exactly what Teresa McDermott, Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services Visual Services counselor did when she took on Kenneth Poore’s case. Poore, a Konawa resident, wanted to work and take care of himself, but he was new to town and couldn’t find work.

The Seminole Made in Oklahoma Festival will be held Saturday, Sept. 12, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., in downtown Seminole.