August 2022

A record number of people attended the Fifth Annual FireLake Fireflight Balloon Festival on Aug. 12-13. There were 25 hot-air balloons from seven states that participated in balloon launches, tethered rides, and balloon glows, such as this one on Sat. night.

July 2022

Last week’s frontpage headline of the Countywide & Sun referred to the overwhelming win of David Hammer as the next District Attorney for Pottawatomie and Lincoln Counties.

February 2022

Shawnee Fire Department spent most of Monday, containing a wildfire near OBU’s Green Campus, north of 45th Street. No persons or buildings were affected. Countywide & Sun/ Kendra Johnson The Shawnee High School Girls Swim Team won first at the Class 5A State Competition held on Feb.

Early Voting And Emergency Ballots For Jan. 10 Election

Registered voters who become physically incapacitated after 5:00 p.m. Monday, December 30, 2022 and cannot make it to the polls, still have an opportunity to cast their ballot.

APRIL 2022

Four-year-old Edwin H., of Tecumseh, plays in a Kubota construction vehicle at Pottawatomie County and CPN Emergency Managements Touch A Truch And Beyond, Saturday.

SEPTEMBER 2022

Three suspects are in custody for murder in the first degree. Suspects Brian Locke, Christopher Kaker and Namer Holbert are all being held for murder in the first degree. A tree will be planted at the new Pottawatomie County Administration building in memory of District Attorney-Elect David Hammer.

October 2022

Dale senior Kash VanBrunt holds the Class A State Championship trophy high above his head, after the Dale Pirates Fall Baseball Team won against Silo, 18-11, on Oct. 8, at the Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.

November 2022

The Shawnee Boys Volleyball JV Team won the Oklahoma Boys High School Volleyball Championships on Oct. 30 at Union Freshman Academy in Tulsa.

December 2022

Almeda Dyer, age 91, serves Jean Cutting, left, and Claudia Rice during the 17th Annual Tecumseh Family Thanksgiving Dinner, held at the Tecumseh City Hall Auditorium on Nov. 24. Nearly 1,000 meals were served. Also shown is Dr.