Airport Advisory Board meets tonight
A Special Call meeting of the Airport Advisory Board begins at 5:30 p.m. tonight at the airport, 2202 Airport Drive.
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Bryson Akins of Shawnee graduates from Emerson College
FEMA home inspections underway for Oklahoma wildfire survivors
OKLAHOMA CITY – After Oklahoma residents apply for FEMA assistance for the March wildfires, a home inspection may be necessary to help determine whether the home is safe, sanitary and livable, or to confirm its present condition. FEMA recognizes that many survivors of the March wildfires suffered significant or total loss of property.
Potawatomi Fire completes series sweep of Logansport
It wasn’t as easy as Game 1, but the Potawatomi Fire got the job done Saturday in Game 2 by upending the Logansport Iron Horses (Ind.) 134-109 to capture The Basketball League’s Midwest Conference championship Saturday night at FireLake Arena. The win came after Potawatomi blitzed Logansport 160-90 on Thursday in Game 1.
From National Guard to global partners: Inside the state program
WASHINGTON – Fifteen years after Brigadier General Colby B. Wyatt first stepped onto Azerbaijani soil to help grow a budding partnership, he found himself once again standing beside the nation’s leaders, this time in Washington, D.C., celebrating Azerbaijan’s Independence Day.
Oklahoma students brace for potential financial aid cuts under budget bill
WASHINGTON — The “One Big Beautiful Bill,” backed by President Donald Trump and House Republicans, would restructure Pell Grants and end subsidized loans, reducing aid for many Oklahoma college students. The legislation, which the Senate will take up this week, would raise credit-hour requirements for Pell Grants, reducing aid and cutting eligibility for some part-time students beginning in 2026.
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Wellston woman killed in U.S. 177 crash south of Tecumseh
An overnight crash involving two vehicles and a motorcycle at the intersection of U.S. 177 and Tucker Road, about one mile south of Tecumseh, claimed the life of a Wellston woman.
Seminole resident pleads guilty to federal arson charge
MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Robby Dewayne Tiger, age 41, of Seminole County, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to one count of Arson in Indian Country, punishable by up to life in prison. The Indictment alleged that on December 6, 2024, Tiger willfully and maliciously set fire to a dwelling, placing the life of a person in jeopardy.
How Flag Day got its start
Flag Day is commemorated each year in the United States on June 14. Though Flag Day is not an official federal holiday, the day remains significant nonetheless, as it traces its origins all the way back to 1777.