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Victor Cope, dressed as Santa Claus this month, made his continuing plea the board to remove the “Savage” name. This month, he read about a dark chapter at Christmastime. Countywide & Sun/Julie Talton

Victor Cope, dressed as Santa Claus this month, made his continuing plea the board to remove the “Savage” name. This month, he read about a dark chapter at Christmastime. Countywide & Sun/Julie Talton

Third Meal Available Soon At TPS

Julie Talton
Thursday, December 12, 2024
Superintendent Kinsey took a proposal before the board to approve a memorandum of understanding with Feed the Kids, Inc., to provide a third-meal option for all students in Tecumseh Public Schools.
J. Cooper, Gary Schutten, and Landon Qualls pose with the Scroll of Honor and the Christmas Tree of Remembrance at Cooper Funeral Home in Tecumseh. Cooper Funeral Home will present “A Christmas Keepsake” program in the chapel for the 33rd year on Sunday, Dec. 8 at 2 pm. The families of those served by Cooper this year are invited to attend. Countywide & Sun/Suzie Campbell

J. Cooper, Gary Schutten, and Landon Qualls pose with the Scroll of Honor and the Christmas Tree of Remembrance at Cooper Funeral Home in Tecumseh. Cooper Funeral Home will present “A Christmas Keepsake” program in the chapel for the 33rd year on Sunday, Dec. 8 at 2 pm. The families of those served by Cooper this year are invited to attend. Countywide & Sun/Suzie Campbell

Cooper Funeral Home Hosts 33rd Annual Christmas Keepsake Program

News Staff
Thursday, December 5, 2024
For the thirty-third consecutive year, Cooper Funeral Home will present its special memorial program, A Christmas Keepsake. The program will be held at 2 pm Sunday afternoon, December 8, 2024, in the Chapel of Cooper Funeral Home.
Scott Bartley (Ebinezer Scrooge) is frightened when he is visited by Robert Benton (a ghost of Christmas) in Shawnee Little Theatre’s production of “A Christmas Carol.” Photo provided by SLT

Scott Bartley (Ebinezer Scrooge) is frightened when he is visited by Robert Benton (a ghost of Christmas) in Shawnee Little Theatre’s production of “A Christmas Carol.” Photo provided by SLT

Spirited Version Of ‘A Christmas Carol’ Begins Dec. 6 at SLT

News Staff
Thursday, December 5, 2024
The holiday season gets a magical start this week when Shawnee Little Theatre’s production of “A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas” begins a 7-performance run December 6 through 14.

Shawnee Educational Foundation Awards $26,000

News Staff
Thursday, December 5, 2024
Shawnee, OK – November 29, 2024 — Shawnee Public Schools (SPS) educators are celebrating the generosity of the Shawnee Educational Foundation (SEF), which recently awarded over $26,000 in grants to support a variety of creative and impactful educational initiatives.
Shawnee Bridges Announces New Interim Executive Director

Shawnee Bridges Announces New Interim Executive Director

Shawnee Bridges Announces New Interim Executive Director

Emily Rothrock
Thursday, December 5, 2024
Dec. 4, 2024, Shawnee, OK - Shawnee Bridges Out of Poverty welcomes a new interim executive director and three new board members as the nonprofit continues to focus on providing programs dedicated to breaking the cycles of generational poverty.
Randy Gilbert adds turkey to the dinners held by volunteer Vergil Brawner, 14, at the 19th Annual Tecumseh Family Thanksgiving Dinner, held at Tecumseh City Hall Auditorium on Nov. 28. Brawner's sister, Lyric Brawner, 10, and mother, Maud Police Chief Doneisha Brawner, shown in background, also volunteered. Also shown are Mason Blumenthal, Melissa Hewett and Annie Jo Gilbert. See full cutline below.

Randy Gilbert adds turkey to the dinners held by volunteer Vergil Brawner, 14, at the 19th Annual Tecumseh Family Thanksgiving Dinner, held at Tecumseh City Hall Auditorium on Nov. 28. Brawner's sister, Lyric Brawner, 10, and mother, Maud Police Chief Doneisha Brawner, shown in background, also volunteered. Also shown are Mason Blumenthal, Melissa Hewett and Annie Jo Gilbert. See full cutline below.

Nearly 1,200 Meals Served At The 19th Annual Tecumseh Family Thanksgiving Dinner

News Staff
Thursday, December 5, 2024
Randy Gilbert adds turkey to the dinners held by volunteer Vergil Brawner, 14, at the 19th Annual Tecumseh Family Thanksgiving Dinner, held at Tecumseh City Hall Auditorium on Nov. 28.
Santa looks at a coloring page completed by Lilly Hampton, 8, of Shawnee, during the Second Annual Breakfast with Santa, held at Shawnee Middle School on Nov. 30. The event was a fund-raiser for the Shawnee Wrestling Program and also included breakfast served by the wrestlers, reindeer ring toss, backgrounds for selfies and coloring stations. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Santa looks at a coloring page completed by Lilly Hampton, 8, of Shawnee, during the Second Annual Breakfast with Santa, held at Shawnee Middle School on Nov. 30. The event was a fund-raiser for the Shawnee Wrestling Program and also included breakfast served by the wrestlers, reindeer ring toss, backgrounds for selfies and coloring stations. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Shawnee Wrestling Hosts Second Annual Breakfast with Santa

News Staff
Thursday, December 5, 2024
The Shawnee High School Jazz Choir sings “Happy Birthday” to Band Director Christopher Hall before the Dec. 2 Board of Education meeting. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

The Shawnee High School Jazz Choir sings “Happy Birthday” to Band Director Christopher Hall before the Dec. 2 Board of Education meeting. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Rose Building To Be Demolished, Baseball Field To Receive Turf

Natasha Dunagan
Thursday, December 5, 2024
The Rose Garden School was built in Shawnee in 1912 before Woodrow Wilson Elementary was built to the east at 1830 N. Beard in 1928, according to https://sites. rootsweb.com/~okpcgc/schools/ wilson.html.