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Marijuana License Fee Raised $3,000
Editor's note: The print edition of this week's paper ran with a headline which said marijuana licen...
Election Secretary Receives Raise After 12 Days
After serving only 12 days in her new job, Election Board Secretary Trish Carter has received an...
Flag Flown In Remembrance Of First Shots Fired In The Civil War
On the morning of April 12, Bethel Acres Trustee Brian Pierson hoisted a rather unique American...
Trustees Discuss Bethel Acres Zip Code
The Bethel Acres Board of Trustees passed an amendment to the town's medical marijuana ordinance on...
City Accepts Ownership of Abandoned Mausoleum
A long abandoned building that sits in the middle of Fairview Cemetery has returned to haunt the...
City Receives Help Coordinating Homeless Services
During Monday night's meeting of the Shawnee City Commissioners, the public was introduced to Lauren...
County Donates A Parcel Of Land To Earlsboro Schools
Earlsboro Public Schools received a surprise land donation from the county government Monday during...
Lewis Returns To Bethel As Interim Superintendent
During an exceedingly short special meeting on Monday, the Bethel Public Schools Board of Education...
The State Of Water For The City Of Shawnee
Shawnee city officials offered a detailed look at the upcoming upgrades of the city's water infrastr...
County Election Secretary Jeannie Stover, Retires
After a long and successful career in county government, Jeannie Stover will be stepping down as...
Two Bills Aimed At Changing Initiative Petitions Advance
Two bills in the Oklahoma legislature, including one co-authored by Sen. Shane Jett (R-Shawnee),...
County Approves Emergency Transport Benefits For Employees
The Pottawatomie County Commissioners voted unanimously to fund a new type of medical benefit for...
Trish Carter, New Election Secretary Takes Office Today
Trish Carter will be sworn in today (Thursday) as Pottawatomie County's new Election Secretary in th...
Grants Fund Equipment For Sheriff's Office
The Pottawatomie County Sheriff's Office recently received 15 new body cameras and six new radio...
Bethel Begins Process To Hire Superintendent
The Bethel Public Schools Board of Education took the first steps in its search for a new...
Satterfield Takes Office April 1 As County Assessor
The Pottawatomie County Board of Commissioners met on Monday at 9:30 am for a special meeting, and...
County Approves $143,000 For Economic Development
The Pottawatomie County Commissioners approved three economic development recommendations during...
Litherland Announces Resignation
Bethel Athletic Director Eric Litherland announced his resignation via Facebook last Thursday,...
Shawnee Receives Positive Financial News
An Oklahoma City engineering start-up will be making Shawnee its new home, after the Shawnee City...
Gotta Love Those Spring Boat Repairs
As regular readers of this column are aware, fishing is one of my favorite pastimes, and boating is...
Environmental Deputy Reports Progress On Illegal Dumps
Environmental Deputy Ronnie Coching reported progress on a number of illegal dumpsites during this...
Fate Of Old Red Schoolhouse In Jeopardy
Bethel Public Schools alumnus Michael Williams is circulating a petition to save the town's Old Red...
County Approves $9K To Cover Accident Repairs
The Pottawatomie County Commissioners voted unanimously in favor of spending over $9,000 to resolve...
Medicaid Expansion Brings Expanded Health Coverage
Medicaid expansion will be implemented across Oklahoma this summer, bringing expanded health coverag...
State Lawmakers Divided Over Medicaid Expansion Program
Editor's note: This story was updated on March 23, to correct an uploading error. Previously, the...
