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The West Law Firm attorneys (l to r) Shawn Spencer, Terry West and Brad West. Photo provided

The West Law Firm attorneys (l to r) Shawn Spencer, Terry West and Brad West. Photo provided

The West Law Firm Earns Significant Recognition in 2022

News Staff
Thursday, November 10, 2022
This has been a year of achievement and recognition for The West Law Firm, the Shawnee- based firm now in its 55th year of providing trial-tested legal services to clients.
Pioneer Library Presents Evening With Cousteau

Pioneer Library Presents Evening With Cousteau

Pioneer Library Presents Evening With Cousteau

News Staff
Thursday, November 10, 2022
The Pioneer Library System is set to host filmmaker, explorer, advocate, and Emmynominated TV host and producer Philippe Cousteau, in a November 11 event, Spark a Change: Let’s Talk About the Environment, at Norman Public Library Central at 103 W Acres Street.
Retired Sergeant First Class Fran Topping retired from the Army National Guard after 21 years. She went on to teach at Gordon Cooper Technology Center for another 22 years, and is now going back to fashion designing, another career goal as a child. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Retired Sergeant First Class Fran Topping retired from the Army National Guard after 21 years. She went on to teach at Gordon Cooper Technology Center for another 22 years, and is now going back to fashion designing, another career goal as a child. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Topping Tells Of Medical, Murrah, Military Memories

Natasha Dunagan
Thursday, November 10, 2022
When Fran Topping was 14, she gazed at her grandmother’s photographs of her uncles in military uniform and wondered why there were no photos of women. It was then she decided to become that woman in uniform she wished to see. Life went on.
William "Bill" Ford, front and center, poses with his firing platoon at Camp Page, South Korea, in 1964.

William "Bill" Ford, front and center, poses with his firing platoon at Camp Page, South Korea, in 1964.

Ford Finds Pride In Those He Has Commanded

Natasha Dunagan
Thursday, November 10, 2022
A wall of water rolled toward the valley. There was no time to wonder where it came from. Army Second Lieutenant William “Bill” Ford gave the march order to the few members of his firing platoon who were with him to get out quickly.

Teumseh City Council Splits Two Votes

Suzie Campbell
Thursday, November 10, 2022
There were two split votes during the Tecumseh City Council meeting held Monday, Nov. 7. One of the split votes resulted in a failed motion, while the other still passed. spOKeLAHOMAapplied for a conditional use permit that would allow the sale and consumption of beer on the premises.