Members of Scout Troops #417 and # 477 Color Guard present the colors during the opening ceremony. Photo by Jesse Monday Media

Dietz's first photo assignment: Shawnee Lady Wolves Fast Pitch Softball vs. Putnam City North

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Shawnee Public Schools Administration is pictured with Jim Thorpe Academy Principal Hannah Holland, Dollar General District Manager Bill Dockum, and local manager Lexi. Photo Provided

Elinor Peters, 5, Izaiah Peters, 8, and Zaden Peters, 7, all of Shawnee, cool off in front of a misting fan beside the Vision Bank tie-dye tent at Cops N' Kids on Aug. 23. An estimated 2,000 people attended the event at the Heart of Oklahoma Expo Center, said Founder and Coordinator Shawnee Police Cpl. Vivian Lozano-Stafford in an email. It offered more than 30 emergency response agencies and about 25 organization booths.

Tecumseh residents Almeda Dyer and Leota Trice, who both turned 94 last month, pose with AARP Oklahoma State Director Sean Voskuhl during a celebration of Social Security's 90th anniversary, held at the Tecumseh Golden Age Center, in conjunction with Project HEART, on Aug. 12. Photos by Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun