May 22, 2026
Wayne and Gloria Trotter
Roberta Lewis
John Dmytryk adds styrofoam to the densifier, as Sammy Thompson collects the styrofoam log which the densifier produces, in the Shawnee Pioneer Library parking lot on May 9. The University Lutheran Church Green Team from Norman collected enough #6 Styrofoam to produce nine logs that day, which will eventually go to a plastics broker, then to a manufacturer. They also collect styrofoam egg cartons to pass on to their "Poultry Partners" and will return to the library on Oct. 10.
Mayor Eric Stephens passed out challenge coins to the middle school representatives of Shawnee who will be traveling to Nikaho, Japan for the Sister Cities Program. See full cutline after the story.
Gloria Trotter and Suzie Campbell pose at the 2015 Oklahoma Press Association Conference held at the Sheraton Hotel in Oklahoma City. Photo provided
Tecumseh High School Band Director, John Outon poses with Drum Major Cheyanna Dietz at the last band concert of their high school careers on May 4, 2026. Photo provided
SPS celebrates students, retirees, teachers/support
Fisher Childers, 12, shoots hoops at a wall of inflatable nets, as his friends, Owen Van Antwerp, 12, and Oaklen Danker, 11, all of North Rock Creek, look on during the Thunder UP Tour at KidSpace Park on April 30. There were several opportunities to play basketball during the well-attended event. Photos by Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun, unless otherwise noted.
