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Vietnam and U.S. Navy Veteran Henry Watters was in two tours of Vietnam. He credits his wife Julia and her gift of a St. Christopher necklace with keeping him safe and sane overseas. Watters has worn the necklace for more than 53 years. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Vietnam and U.S. Navy Veteran Henry Watters was in two tours of Vietnam. He credits his wife Julia and her gift of a St. Christopher necklace with keeping him safe and sane overseas. Watters has worn the necklace for more than 53 years. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Pottawatomie Profiles: Veteran Henry Watters

Natasha Dunagan
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Throughout his life, Navy Veteran Henry Watters has been in several battles. He fought for his country in two tours of Vietnam. He has gone many rounds fighting cancer for his life and that of his wife and daughter.

Shawnee Police Officer Arrested

Suzie Campbell
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
On Nov. 10, 2023, the Shawnee Police Department released a statement that Officer Gary Moore had been arrested and booked into the Pottawatomie County Public Safety Center (PCPSC). SPD stated Moore had been terminated from his employment.
Richelle Treece donates camera, lenses, and equipment to the Bethel Public Schools Yearbook program. She wants the kids to know she has not forgotten them and hopes many will utiize the equipment. Countywide & Sun/ Suzie Campbell

Richelle Treece donates camera, lenses, and equipment to the Bethel Public Schools Yearbook program. She wants the kids to know she has not forgotten them and hopes many will utiize the equipment. Countywide & Sun/ Suzie Campbell

Camera Equipment Donated To Bethel Yearbook Program

Suzie Campbell
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Richelle Treece has spent many years taking photos of the kids at Bethel School and kept her website free for downloads so parents could have those memories. But now her kids are grown, and she is working full time, but she doesn’t want the kids to think she has forgotten them.
Navy veterans, from left, Philip Wolke, Charles Spillers and Becket Bircher walk in the Veterans Parade at the Tecumseh High School Veterans Day Assembly on Nov. 10. There were about 30 veterans who walked in the parade and were applauded as they lined up in front of the audience. There were also pictures of around 40 veterans, who were related to students and staff, shown in a slide show throughout the event. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Navy veterans, from left, Philip Wolke, Charles Spillers and Becket Bircher walk in the Veterans Parade at the Tecumseh High School Veterans Day Assembly on Nov. 10. There were about 30 veterans who walked in the parade and were applauded as they lined up in front of the audience. There were also pictures of around 40 veterans, who were related to students and staff, shown in a slide show throughout the event. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Veterans Day Celebrated At Schools And Memorial Park

Natasha Dunagan
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Veterans Day was celebrated a day early at schools in Bethel, Tecumseh, and Shawnee, since Nov. 11 landed on a Saturday this year. The Bethel Veterans Day Program was held at the newly renovated B.E. Cantrell Fieldhouse at 9 am.
Suzanne and Randy Gilbert received the very fist Impact Award at the Tecumseh Chamber Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet held Tuesday, Nov. 14. The Gilberts are posing with 2023 Miss Frontier Days Alleigha McCullough. Countywide & Sun/Suzie Campbell

Suzanne and Randy Gilbert received the very fist Impact Award at the Tecumseh Chamber Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet held Tuesday, Nov. 14. The Gilberts are posing with 2023 Miss Frontier Days Alleigha McCullough. Countywide & Sun/Suzie Campbell

Big Crowd At The Tecumseh Chamber Awards Banquet

Suzie Campbell
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Two new awards were announced at the annual Tecumseh Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023. Shiane Neiman received the Rising Star Award.
Isiaih Osborne used his drone skills to locate an elderly woman with dementia who had gone for a walk and fell in the woods.

Isiaih Osborne used his drone skills to locate an elderly woman with dementia who had gone for a walk and fell in the woods.

Emergency Management Staff Uses Drone To Save Woman

Suzie Campbell
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
During his weekly update for the Pottawatomie County Board of County Commissioners on Monday, November 13th, Emergency Management Director, Chad Larman, reported that two drone deployments took place last week. Mr.
Election results

Election results

Election results

Suzie Campbell
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Three different areas of Pottawatomie County held elections Tuesday, Nov. 14. With anywhere from 500 and 8,400 registered voters in each of the areas, the turnout was extremely low. Only one proposition passed, while the other proposition and the school bond issue both failed.

Oklahoma 529 Reaches Milestone

News Staff
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Over 87,000 Oklahoma families have used OK529 in its 20+ year history to pay for college and reduce student debt. OKLAHOMA CITY (Nov. 7, 2023) – State Treasurer Todd Russ today announced Oklahoma families have surpassed $1 billion in withdrawals of Oklahoma 529 funds to pay for education expenses.
Members of the Georg Fischer company, both local and nationally, gathered in Shawnee Tuesday morning to break ground at the new facility site. It is estimated to be complete near the end of 2025. Tom Bailey, Casey Swanson, Roger Rutherford, Jeff Wright, Grant Rogers, James Jackson, Bryan Lucas, Tom Veeley, Marina Valentine, and Mark Gruber. Countywide & Sun/Suzie Campbell

Members of the Georg Fischer company, both local and nationally, gathered in Shawnee Tuesday morning to break ground at the new facility site. It is estimated to be complete near the end of 2025. Tom Bailey, Casey Swanson, Roger Rutherford, Jeff Wright, Grant Rogers, James Jackson, Bryan Lucas, Tom Veeley, Marina Valentine, and Mark Gruber. Countywide & Sun/Suzie Campbell

GF Central Breaks Ground On New Plant Facility

Suzie Campbell
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Expanding its footprint in the City of Shawnee, Georg Fischer Central Plastics broke ground Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, for a new 150,000-squarefoot manufacturing facility at 41401 Wolverine Road.
County Commissioners hand the key to the new Mobile Command Unit to Emergency Management Director Chad Larman. Pictured from left: Commissioners Abby Thompson (Dist. 3), Greg Rush (Dist. 2), Melissa Dennis (Dist. 1), Larman, Deputy Director Shane Colley, EM staff Isaiah Osborne, and Kurt Shultz. Countywide & Sun/Suzie Campbell

County Commissioners hand the key to the new Mobile Command Unit to Emergency Management Director Chad Larman. Pictured from left: Commissioners Abby Thompson (Dist. 3), Greg Rush (Dist. 2), Melissa Dennis (Dist. 1), Larman, Deputy Director Shane Colley, EM staff Isaiah Osborne, and Kurt Shultz. Countywide & Sun/Suzie Campbell

Emergency Management Receives New Mobile Command Center

Suzie Campbell
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
The Pottawatomie County Board of County Commissioners handed over keys for the new Mobile Command Unit to Emergency Management Director Chad Larman on Tuesday, Nov. 14. Larman said this is the first one in the state where you can fly the drones from inside.