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Pottawatomie County Emergency Management Director Chad Larman and volunteer Kurt Shultz watch as the first truck dumps it’s load of marijuana plants into the freshly dug hole. Countywide & Sun/Suzie Campbell

Pottawatomie County Emergency Management Director Chad Larman and volunteer Kurt Shultz watch as the first truck dumps it’s load of marijuana plants into the freshly dug hole. Countywide & Sun/Suzie Campbell

OBN Seizes 36,000 Plants At Illegal Grow Near Asher

Suzie Campbell
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics (OBN) seized 36,000 plants at an illegal grow north of Asher on Tuesday, Feb. 20.

Absentee Ballot Request Due Feb 19

News Staff
Thursday, February 15, 2024
The deadline to request absentee ballots by mail is approaching. Applications must be received by the County Election Board no later than 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19.
Audrey Seeliger, External Relations-Special Events for fhe Avedis Foundation, presents a check to Rhonda Hockenbury (left), Superintendent McLoud Public Schools. Photo provided

Audrey Seeliger, External Relations-Special Events for fhe Avedis Foundation, presents a check to Rhonda Hockenbury (left), Superintendent McLoud Public Schools. Photo provided

McLoud Schools Receives $18,000 Grant From Avedis Foundation

Staff
Thursday, February 15, 2024
McLoud Schools has been awarded a grant from Avedis to continue to provide the necessary resources to improve the health, safety, and well-being of their student population for the spring 2024 semester.
Shawnee Superintendent Dr. Aaron Espolt speaks during the “State of the Schools” event, Feb. 12, at the Performing Arts and Athletic Center Auditorium. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Shawnee Superintendent Dr. Aaron Espolt speaks during the “State of the Schools” event, Feb. 12, at the Performing Arts and Athletic Center Auditorium. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

First SPS ‘State of the Schools,’ A Glimpse Of What They Do

Natasha Dunagan
Thursday, February 15, 2024
“I’m here this evening to give you a glimpse into what Shawnee Public Schools does on a daily basis, day in, day out, for our students and our community,” said SPS Superintendent Dr. Aaron Espolt.

Honor Academy At New Hope Plans To Open In Aug. 2024

Natasha Dunagan
Thursday, February 15, 2024
On New Hope Road, the old New Hope School was recently torn down. But, inside New Hope Baptist Church, there has been an idea for education incubating for more than a year. It started when someone asked Amber Crawley, wife of Pastor Shawn Crawley, about starting a “mother’s day out.
Matthew Danuser swings at the third of three piñatas won during the Tecumseh “Cha-Cha” Chamber Auction, held at the Grand Casino Hotel & Resort on Feb. 8. Countywide & Sun/ Natasha Dunagan

Matthew Danuser swings at the third of three piñatas won during the Tecumseh “Cha-Cha” Chamber Auction, held at the Grand Casino Hotel & Resort on Feb. 8. Countywide & Sun/ Natasha Dunagan

Tecumseh Chamber Auction Has Best Year Ever

Natasha Dunagan
Thursday, February 15, 2024
There was a lot to celebrate at the “Cha-Cha Chamber Auction,” which was held at the Grand Casino Hotel and Resort Ballroom Feb. 8 this year.
Assistant Superintendent, Brandi Burks listens to Robert Kinsey address the board during the Superintendent’s report. Countywide & Sun/Julie Taton

Assistant Superintendent, Brandi Burks listens to Robert Kinsey address the board during the Superintendent’s report. Countywide & Sun/Julie Taton

Brandi Burks Returns As Assistant Superintendent For TPS

Julie Talton
Thursday, February 15, 2024
On the agenda for the February Tecumseh School Board meeting, was the re-hiring of Assistant Superintendent Burks. After about an hour of deliberation in an executive session, the board unanimously approved her keeping the position. During the same executive session, they agreed to hire J.
Pottawatomie County Loses Cherished Landmark

Pottawatomie County Loses Cherished Landmark

Pottawatomie County Loses Cherished Landmark

Natasha Dunagan
Thursday, February 15, 2024
On the corner of Gaddy Road and New Hope Road stood a two-room, rural schoolhouse. It had a cinder block cafeteria built on the southern end and a stage built on the northern end. After having two outhouses - boys and girls - for years, it also had indoor restrooms built onto the western side.