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City Approves Marijuana Grow And Process Industrial Park
Shawnee's Board of City Commissioners Tuesday held four public rezoning hearings and approved five...
County Awards $95K Economic Development Grant Money
Pottawatomie County commissioners awarded two economic development grants at their weekly meeting...
Phase 2 Vaccination Questions Answered
Last Thursday marked the beginning of Pottawatomie County's Phase 2 rollout of COVID-19...
OSDH Rep Gives COVID-19 Update To Bethel School
The Board of Education of Bethel Public Schools held a lengthy meeting Monday night, which...
Meet Pottawatomie County's New Emergency Manager
After recently being hired as Pottawatomie County's emergency management director, Chad Larman said...
County To Purchase Emergency Manager Turck With CARES Money
After the lengthy six-month bidding process last Monday, the Pottawatomie County Board of...
Bethel To Discuss Town Charter, Jan. 23
During its Monday night meeting, Bethel Acres' Board of Trustees set a special meeting for...
County Awards Six-Month Bids In Lengthy Meeting
The Pottawatomie County Board of Commissioners held a lengthy meeting on Monday, during which the...
A Fishing Lesson: Doing Things Differently
I recently learned that my father and I have somewhat differing philosophies when it comes to...
KGFF Receives Proclamation, Grant Rubric Revisited
Shawnee's Board of City Commissioners approved a lease agreement for a new street sweeper this...
There's An Urgent Need For Those Without A Place To Sleep
Every winter, as the days get shorter and the nights get colder, a situation that is already...
County Hires Chad Larman As New Emergency Manager
The Pottawatomie County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on Monday to increase the salary of...
Bethel Wildcats Take Second In Home Tournament
The Bethel Wildcats wrapped up their home tournament on Saturday, Dec. 12 with a close overtime...
Bethel Hosts Annual Tournament, Lady Wildcats Have To Sit Out
The Bethel Wildcats hosted a basketball tournament for high school boys and girls last weekend, but...
Shawnee Approves $50K For Grant Program
The Shawnee City Commission voted unanimously Monday night to approve $50,000 of CARES Act funds to...
What Can We Do With What We Have?
Pottawatomie County is not, unfortunately, the wealthiest part of the state in terms of tax...
KGFF Celebrates 90 Years Serving Shawnee
The information contained within this article was provided to The Countywide & Sun by KGFF Radio...
American Legion Offers Breakfast And Photos With Santa
Santa Claus is coming to town, and he'll be stopping by Hill-Huett American Legion Post 260 every...
County Commissioners Approve A Number Of Expenditures
The Pottawatomie County Board of Commissioners held not one, but two meetings on Monday, a...
Shawnee Hosts A Modified Parade
As COVID-19 shuts down venues and cancels events across the nation, Shawnee's annual Christmas...
County Approves $100K For Grant Program
Pottawatomie County commissioners voted Monday morning to put up $100,000 to support Shawnee...
Erickson Begins New Role As Emergency Manager
Rachelle Erickson's family may not have started out in Oklahoma, but she said at this point, it's...
Wittmann Continues Family's Service Legacy
Tony Wittmann's hiring as Fire Chief marks the continuation of the Wittmann family's legacy of servi...
Just Looking For A Little Peace And Quiet
You're always learning, even if you don't realize it. This weekend, I returned to the lake for the...
Shawnee Extends Mask Mandate To June 2021
On Monday night, the Shawnee City Commissioners met at city hall, in front of a uniformly masked...
