Articles written by Gloria Trotter
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When There's A Nice Surprise In The Mail
Snail mail is pretty unexciting these days, unless it's Thursday, the day your Countywide comes. Oth...
Kraft And Barrett Face Off In A Historical Election
An historic election is shaping up for the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, as longtime Chairman John A....
Redistricting Changes Local Representation
New Oklahoma legislative districts, which go into effect next year, are more compact but include...
There's A Dark Side To Improved Vision
I experienced one of the miracles of modern medical science a few weeks ago - and let me tell you,...
SpOKeLAHOMA Moving To Downtown Tecumseh
Downtown Tecumseh will soon be home to lots of bicycles as a Shawnee business moves south....
Tecumseh Chamber Auction Goes Virtual March 24-28
Although some things are opening up as the world enters the second year of the pandemic, the...
County Schools Report Varying Degrees Of Storm Damage
The mid-February week-long deep freeze resulted in a lot of burst water pipes, not only for...
One Safe Place Relocates
Winter storm damage has displaced the One Safe Place Family Justice Center, forcing them to move on...
Legislators Give Thoughts On Upcoming Bills, Including Hunting Season For Bigfoot
The first session of Oklahoma's 58th Legislature will begin Monday at noon with the State of the Sta...
It's Going To Take A While For Us To Get Shots
By the time you read this, I should be vaccinated against COVID-19. And Wayne should be by this...
Tecumseh Students Call Space Station
What would you ask an astronaut? Especially if that astronaut was actually up in the Space Station,...
Women Leaders Of Pottawatomie County
This is the second in a series of interviews with the Top Ten most powerful people in Pottawatomie...
Local Legislators Voice Concerns Over Epic Audit
Local legislators expressed concern about the Epic audit, but none more than Sen. Ron Sharp,...
Top Ten Reveals More Women Lead In The County
This past week, with the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, there has been plenty...
Speaking Of The Pandemic And RGB ...
Funny how time gets screwed up during a pandemic. I ran into Sharla Dyer the other day and it...
Pottawatomie Power Polls Closed
Fifty-eight Pottawatomie County leaders have been nominated as the most powerful and influential in...
Sharp Faired Well In Shawnee
Sen. Ron Sharp won six out of the 11 Shawnee precincts in the Aug. 25 Republican runoff for the Stat...
JETT WINS RUNOFF
A contentious race marked by dark money mailers, a very public job loss and many weeks of rumors...
Bethel Bond Passes, Shawnee Bond Fails
Bethel won its bond election, Shawnee lost its two propositions, and the incumbents prevailed in... Full story
Shawnee School Bond Back On The Ballot
Shawnee school district voters will have a chance to redeem themselves Aug. 25 with another shot at...
Strong Economic Activity Continues In Shawnee
With the country pretty much shut down for weeks on end, most people wouldn't expect much in the...
Who Are The County's Most Influential People?
Who are the most influential people in Pottawatomie County? Who are the people who can make things...
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...
