Articles written by Gloria Trotter
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Bolt Elected Shawnee Mayor
Voters were pretty clear Tuesday about who they wanted leading and protecting them, choosing mostly...
DA Grubb Requests City Audit
A much-discussed investigative audit of the City of Shawnee finances will soon become a reality....
Dark Money Infiltrates Local Elections
A contentious election cycle is coming to a head in Pottawatomie County as decision time looms Tuesd...
Barresi Promises To Give Local Voters Continued Attention
Janet Barresi chose Tecumseh for her first day back at in-person campaigning, and she’s glad she...
Candidate Forums Scheduled
PAVE (Pottawatomie Advocates for Voter Education) has set two Candidate Forums in the coming weeks...
Absentee Voting Simplified For Upcoming, June 30, Election
Suddenly everyone’s interested in absentee voting. The COVID-19 pandemic has lots of people...
Unemployment Filings Keep Representatives Busy
It may seem like there’s not much going on with the State Legislature, but local representatives...
Trip To Panama Begins With Signs Of Trouble
There were signs of trouble from the very beginning of the Sanchez family's epic trip to Panama in...
Are Crime Rates Up Or Down With Safer At Home?
It’s been a strange time for local law enforcement with ”safer at home” and business...
Multiple Races Develop For Election
A former Tecumseh legislator will challenge the senior member of the Pottawatomie County...
Yes, April Is Indeed The Cruelest Month
(This column is reprinted from April 1995, in honor of the 25th anniversary of the Murrah building...
Rustic Rose Provides Unique Help To Parents
By GLORIA TROTTER A Tecumseh florist, shuttered because of the corona virus crisis, has come up...
Diverse Candidate For Fifth District, Miles Rahimi
Miles Rahimi brings a diverse background to his race for the Republican nomination for the Fifth...
Women Dust Off Sewing Machines And Get To Work
Nothing to do during quarantine? Make some masks! That's what a bunch of Pottawatomie County women...
Candidate Filing Begins Next Week
It’s an election year — amidst a pandemic. Pottawatomie County Election Board Secretary...
Schools Provide Meals, Despite Closings
Local schools have meal delivery systems well underway across the county. Here is recap of how it's...
Legislators Sent Home
Here we are smack-dab in the middle of a legislative session and our legislators are sent home. The...
How Do You Say Final Goodbyes During A Pandemic?
What happens when you lose a loved one during a pandemic? Everybody can’t stay home and shelter...
Some Of Us Aren't Minding Very Well
Okay, folks: this is indeed serious. But this column is not to scare you about the Corona virus. We...
Tecumseh Holds Possibly Last Legislative Luncheon Of This Session
By GLORIA TROTTER In what will apparently be one of the last public gatherings in this area, local...
Shawnee Bond To Fix Cracks, Stop Leaks
Shawnee school district voters will have a chance to redeem themselves April 7 with another shot at...
Local Tribal Leaders Focus On Economic Impact Of Tribes
More than 100 people in the Sky Lab at Gordon Cooper Technology Center last Friday who expected...
First Building Of COJC Project Near Completion
Lots of dirt has been moved around and some concrete has been poured at Central Oklahoma Juvenile...
Legislators Respond To Citizen Questions At Luncheon
Dealing with an overload of new legislation in the first weeks of a legislative session is "like a...
Tensions Rise With Sale Of Mustangs
The sale last weekend of five classic Mustangs - or clones of them - has brought simmering tension...
