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This Is What I’ve Got, Pops Motto Is To Make Do

This Is What I’ve Got, Pops Motto Is To Make Do

This Is What I’ve Got, Pops Motto Is To Make Do

Suzie Campbell
Thursday, October 5, 2023
Pops, a very quiet, weather-worn, softspoken man shared a glimpse of his life on the streets, its hardships and a few of the lessons he had learned. The conversation was not easily flowing like the others had been. He would answer the questions and sometimes give a little detail.

Shawnee Approves Application For $1 Million Grant

News Staff
Thursday, October 5, 2023
In a special meeting held Friday, Sept. 29, The Shawnee City Commission acknowledged the resignation of Ward 3 Commissioner Travis Flood, effective Sept. 26. Please find the article on page A6 for a deeper look into the reasons behind Flood’s resignation.
Pictured left, Princess Anna, aka Rachelle Briscoe of Shawnee, enjoys a free “Frozen” treat at the Johnson Festival held on September 30th at the Horseshoe Bend Community Center. Countywide/ Sun Julie Talton

Pictured left, Princess Anna, aka Rachelle Briscoe of Shawnee, enjoys a free “Frozen” treat at the Johnson Festival held on September 30th at the Horseshoe Bend Community Center. Countywide/ Sun Julie Talton

Johnson Festival Held Sept. 30

News Staff
Thursday, October 5, 2023
Pictured left, Princess Anna, aka Rachelle Briscoe of Shawnee, enjoys a free “Frozen” treat at the Johnson Festival held on September 30th at the Horseshoe Bend Community Center.
Former Ward 3 Shawnee City Commissioner Travis Flood. File Photo

Former Ward 3 Shawnee City Commissioner Travis Flood. File Photo

Flood Shares The Harder Side Of Serving On A Board

Suzie Campbell
Thursday, October 5, 2023
When Former City Commissioner Travis Flood made the decision to resign from the Shawnee City Commission board, it was not a quick decision. It was a decision that took time to realize and then take action.
Rachel Melot pushes the lever to dunk Oklahoma State Senator Shane Jett in the Frontier Days Dunk Tank on Sept. 30. Tecumseh Superintendent Robert Kinsey and Pastor Jerry Kuhn also took their turns in the tank. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Rachel Melot pushes the lever to dunk Oklahoma State Senator Shane Jett in the Frontier Days Dunk Tank on Sept. 30. Tecumseh Superintendent Robert Kinsey and Pastor Jerry Kuhn also took their turns in the tank. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

City Wins Overall In Parade, McCullough Sweeps Pageant

Natasha Dunagan
Thursday, October 5, 2023
Another year of Tecumseh’s Frontier Days is in the books, and someday we’ll look back and “Remember When” it was 2023. On Sept. 28, the Gospel Sing featured singers from local churches at Slick Humphrey Park. Then, on Sept.

Larman Clears Old Project Accounts

Suzie Campbell
Thursday, October 5, 2023
The Pottawatomie Board of County Commissioners held a long meeting Monday, Oct. 2, finally adjourning at 5:29 pm. Most of the meeting was spent in executive session (from 2 pm until they adjourned) discussing the positions and duties of Terra Allred, Debbie Allison, Kurt Schultz, and Thad Campbell.

Cameras Being Installed At Slick Humphrey Park

Julie Talton
Thursday, October 5, 2023
The Tecumseh City Council authorized the purchase of a $24,241 security camera system for the city’s Slick Humphrey Park, during their regular monthly meeting on Monday, October 2nd. This comes as a result of increased vandalism issues in recent months.
Sometime around midnight or 1 am, a fire downtown fully engulfed the top floor of the building that housed Bugatti Buds and Candy Licker.. Shawnee Fire Department is dousing the roof of The Ritz in an attempt to keep the fire from spreading. A Facebook post by The Ritz said it has water damage, but had not been inside to see if there was any additional damage at the time of publication. Photo courtesy of Rob Morris

Sometime around midnight or 1 am, a fire downtown fully engulfed the top floor of the building that housed Bugatti Buds and Candy Licker.. Shawnee Fire Department is dousing the roof of The Ritz in an attempt to keep the fire from spreading. A Facebook post by The Ritz said it has water damage, but had not been inside to see if there was any additional damage at the time of publication. Photo courtesy of Rob Morris

Fire In Downtown Shawnee

News Staff
Thursday, October 5, 2023
Sometime around midnight or 1 am, a fi re downtown fully engulfed the top fl oor of the building that housed Bugatti Buds and Candy Licker.. Shawnee Fire Department is dousing the roof of The Ritz in an attempt to keep the fi re from spreading.
Shawnee Head Swim Coach Valarie Colburn speaks, as Athletic Director Dax Leone, left, and Assistant Athletic Director Julia Holland listen at the Oct. 2 Board of Education meeting. Colburn was named the 2022-23 OSSAA Swim Coach of the Year. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Shawnee Head Swim Coach Valarie Colburn speaks, as Athletic Director Dax Leone, left, and Assistant Athletic Director Julia Holland listen at the Oct. 2 Board of Education meeting. Colburn was named the 2022-23 OSSAA Swim Coach of the Year. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Colburn Named OSSAA Swim Coach Of The Year

Natasha Dunagan
Thursday, October 5, 2023
Shawnee Superintendent Dr. Aaron Espolt announced that Shawnee Head Swim Coach Valarie Colburn has been named the 2022-23 OSSAA Swim Coach of the Year. During the Oct. 2 Shawnee Board of Education meeting, Espolt congratulated Colburn saying, “So, as we all would say, well earned, well deserved.