Commissioners tout rodeo attendance, approve payments for new Sheriff ’s vehicles

  • Contestants for the International Finals Youth Rodeo wait for their events, as a packed house watches, on opening night, July 12, at the Heart of Oklahoma Expo Center in Shawnee. There are 937 contestants from 38 states and three countries this year. See more photos on A11. Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun
    Contestants for the International Finals Youth Rodeo wait for their events, as a packed house watches, on opening night, July 12, at the Heart of Oklahoma Expo Center in Shawnee. There are 937 contestants from 38 states and three countries this year. See more photos on A11. Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun
  • It's rodeo week and in honor of Pink Out Night at the IFYR, all three Pottawatomie County Commissioners wore pink IFYR shirts. Pictured from left: Commissioners Abby Thompson, Dist. 3; Greg Rush, Dist. 2; and Melissa Dennis, Dist. 1. Suzie Campbell, Countywide & Sun
    It's rodeo week and in honor of Pink Out Night at the IFYR, all three Pottawatomie County Commissioners wore pink IFYR shirts. Pictured from left: Commissioners Abby Thompson, Dist. 3; Greg Rush, Dist. 2; and Melissa Dennis, Dist. 1. Suzie Campbell, Countywide & Sun

    By SUZIE CAMPBELL suzie@countywidenews.com 

    During the July 14 meeting, Pottawatomie County commissioners took a moment to highlight the International Finals Youth Rodeo, encouraging residents to attend the week’s events.

    Dist. 1 Commissioner Melissa Dennis said, “The rodeo is in town, and tonight is Pink Out for cancer. That’s why we’re all wearing our pink shirts.”

    “Come and support the rodeo,…