Articles from the May 2, 2019 edition
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Shawnee Bond Issue Extends Property Tax One Year
On May 14, not quite two weeks from today, Shawnee school district voters will be asked to consider...
Mabee-Gerrer Museum Wins Oklahoma Nonprofit Excellence Award
The Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art in Shawnee has won the 2019 Tulsa Community Foundation Award for...
Funding Cuts Recommended For Three Agencies
The Shawnee Contract Committee has recommended an end to funding the Shawnee Senior Center, Visit...
Hot Topics, Heated Discussion During Luncheon
Two local legislators bounced the ball around last Friday at a Shawnee Forward legislative...
Who Appointed Negotiation Committee Members?
Unanswered questions about the future of the Expo Center continue with the formation of a committee...
Stackhouse Resigns From CED4 Board
By SUZIE CAMPBELL The Pottawatomie County Board of County Commissioners held a short special...
Productive Meet
Judging from what we saw on the tube Tuesday, House Speaker Nancy “We have to pass the bill so...
Looking Better
Here’s some good news for Oklahoma: Remember the pay raises that were approved for teachers last...
She'll See If Her Sisters Are Falling Apart Too
I get that as you get older, your body parts start deteriorating. Joints ache, feet hurt, eyeballs...
Local Letter Carriers To Collect Food May 11
On May 11, letter carriers in Pottawatomie County will be collecting canned food donations from home...
Senate Notes
Thursday, April 25, marked the Senate’s deadline for floor votes on measures that began in the...
Senate Review
Another deadline is behind us. A majority of legislation has been acted on and is either in the...
Capitol Report
Last week was the end of the deadline for Senate Bills to be heard in the House and was a busy...
Michael Dennis Bolling
Tecumseh resident Michael Dennis Bolling, 65, died Monday, April 29, 2019, at his home. Services...
Helen Lee Gibson Sikes
Loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother Helen Lee...
Edward Richard Carey Jr.
Edward Richard Carey Jr., “Giz” as his family called him, died Saturday, April 20, 2019. He...
Jack Alan Pearson
Jack Alan Pearson, 82, died Sunday, April 28, 2019, in Shawnee. He was born in Joplin, Missouri, to...
William Bristow
William “Alonzo” Bristow, 75, of Shawnee, Oklahoma, died April 25, 2019. He was born July 13,...
Eva Jones
Eva “Dean” Jones, 88, of Shawnee, Oklahoma, died April 23, 2019. She was born Jan. 14, 1931, in...
Kerbs Bill To Catch Cars Passing School Buses Approved
The Senate approved legislation April 17 to allow school districts to take action to address...
Downhome Christian
Hanging on the side of my shed is an old well-worn cedar shingle. Painted on that shingle are the...
Golden Age Center
April showers bring May flowers! We have had plenty of showers lately, but it has caused everything...
You're Invited To Bowser's Birthday Party
The area’s most famous bear will celebrate his birthday May 4 with a party and lots of activities...
Fun, Fast-Paced Spring Fundraiser Tonight At Mabee-Gerrer
Fifty-seven local artists have donated artwork for the Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art's fun, fast-paced...
Asher Indians And Lady Indians Going To State
Take State! Asher Baseball and Slow-Pitch Softball can both say that come Thursday, May 2. This is...