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Kash Tillis, 9, and Makayla Tillis, 10, serve snowcones to children during "The Block is Hot: Live Music Block Party" on May 28 in the Dunbar Heights neighborhood of Shawnee. They are the grandchildren of Remetia Tillis who owns "Two Chicks Cookin'" food truck.

Kash Tillis, 9, and Makayla Tillis, 10, serve snowcones to children during "The Block is Hot: Live Music Block Party" on May 28 in the Dunbar Heights neighborhood of Shawnee. They are the grandchildren of Remetia Tillis who owns "Two Chicks Cookin'" food truck.

Dunbar Heights Block Is Hot Party Will Be Annual Event

“The Block is Hot: Live Music Block Party” was back - after first being held two years ago and skipping last year due to the pandemic - in Shawnee’s Dunbar Heights neighborhood on the evening of May 28.

EDM Festival Coming To Shawnee

Oklahoma’s First EDM (Electronic Dance Music) Music Festival will debut in Shawnee. Several major EDM artists and DJs will make their way to Shawnee in late June to play in Oklahoma’s first annual Happy Festival.
The VFW Post 1317 Honor Guard stands at attention, as OBU student Hannah McMurtrey plays "Taps."

The VFW Post 1317 Honor Guard stands at attention, as OBU student Hannah McMurtrey plays "Taps."

Remembering Those Who Gave All For Our Freedoms

On Monday, May 30, Shawnee had three Memorial Day Programs from which to choose: at Resthaven Cemetery, Fairview Cemetery and Oklahoma Veterans Memorial Park (Woodland Veterans Park).
Pictured from left, AST Treasurer Joseph Blanchard; AST Secretary Alicia Miller; AST Lt. Governor Ezra DeLodge; AST Governor John Johnson; AST Health Board Chairman Dr. Lancer Stephens; AST Health Board Vice-Chairwoman Michelle Rapp; AST Health Board Member Max Tuhsuda; AST Health Program Executive Director Mark Rogers. Photo provided

Pictured from left, AST Treasurer Joseph Blanchard; AST Secretary Alicia Miller; AST Lt. Governor Ezra DeLodge; AST Governor John Johnson; AST Health Board Chairman Dr. Lancer Stephens; AST Health Board Vice-Chairwoman Michelle Rapp; AST Health Board Member Max Tuhsuda; AST Health Program Executive Director Mark Rogers. Photo provided

AST Health System Breaks Ground For Little Axe Clinic

The Absentee Shawnee Tribal Health System (ASTHS) recently conducted its ground breaking for Phase I of the two-phased expansion project. Phase I is the expansion of space and services at the Little Axe Clinic, and Phase II is the construction of a new state-of-the-art Shawnee Clinic.

Deadline For Voter Registration Is June 3

Friday, June 3rd, is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the June 28th Primary, Pottawatomie County Election Board Secretary Patricia Carter said today.
Ryan Ackerman Interns For The Countywide & Sun

Ryan Ackerman Interns For The Countywide & Sun

Ryan Ackerman Interns For The Countywide & Sun

Ryan Ackerman, a sophomore at the University of Oklahoma will spend most of the summer as an intern at the Countywide & Sun. Ackerman plans to graduate with a degree in journalism in 2024. She said, “I could not be more excited to hit the ground running!

Freeman Graduates With MBA

Brittany Freeman of Shawnee, OK graduated with a MBA in Business Administration from Avila University’s Class of 2022, the University’s 105th graduating class. Freeman was amongst nearly 400 graduates who received their undergraduate and master’s degrees this spring.