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Jennifer Sietsema Promoted To VP

Jennifer Sietsema Promoted To VP

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Jennifer Sietsema Promoted To VP

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Friday, January 28, 2022
Steve Bagwell, Chief Executive Officer of Vision Bank, announces the promotion of Jennifer Sietsema to Vice President, Loan Officer. Sietsema is a graduate of Shawnee High School. She has worked at Vision Bank since March 2011.

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Friday, January 28, 2022
Thursday, Jan. 27 MASONS – 7:30 pm, Tecumseh Masonic Lodge LEGION DANCE — 7:30 pm, American Legion, 201 E. Park, Tecumseh. Saturday, Jan. 29 LEGION PANCAKE BREAKFAST – 9 am-noon, American Legion Hall, 201 E. Park, open to the public, $5. LEGION DANCE — 7:30 pm, American Legion, 201 E.

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SCHOOLS GONE VIRTUAL - AT A GLANCE

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Friday, January 28, 2022
SHAWNEE SHAWNEE MIDDLE SCHOOL - JAN. 19 TECUMSEH High School and Middle School - Jan. 10-14 Bernard Elementary School - Jan. 12-14 Cross Timbers Elementary - Jan. 11-14 BETHEL Districtwide - Jan. 12-19 MAUD Districtwide - Jan. 12-14 MACOMB Districtwide - Jan. 19-21 EARLSBORO Districtwide - Jan.
Okla. Farm Bureau Recognized At Annaul Meeting

Okla. Farm Bureau Recognized At Annaul Meeting

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Okla. Farm Bureau Recognized At Annaul Meeting

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Friday, January 28, 2022
Oklahoma Farm Bureau was recognized for outstanding programs and events with an American Farm Bureau New Horizon award and four state awards of excellence at the 2022 AFBF annual meeting in Atlanta, Jan. 9.
Citizen Potawatomi Nation tribal member Helen Spears and her heifer Fancy participate in livestock shows across the state. (Photo provided)

Citizen Potawatomi Nation tribal member Helen Spears and her heifer Fancy participate in livestock shows across the state. (Photo provided)

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High Schooler Wins Four Titles At 2021 Oklahoma State Fair

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Friday, January 28, 2022
Citizen Potawatomi Nation tribal member and National FFA Organization member Helen Spears showed two cattle at the 2021 Oklahoma State Fair. Throughout the weeklong competition, the Lamirand family descendant won four titles with two heifers.
MGMoA Accepting Artwork For 2nd High School Juried Exhibition

MGMoA Accepting Artwork For 2nd High School Juried Exhibition

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MGMoA Accepting Artwork For 2nd High School Juried Exhibition

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Friday, January 28, 2022
The Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art will host its 2nd High School Juried Art Exhibition in March. In the 2021 High School Juried Art Exhibition, four students were awarded cash prizes for their artworks, out of the forty that applied.
SSG Douglas Warden, of Shawnee, stands by a wall of military mementos, photos, and medals. Warden was inducted into the Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame in October. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

SSG Douglas Warden, of Shawnee, stands by a wall of military mementos, photos, and medals. Warden was inducted into the Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame in October. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

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SSG Warden Inducted Into OK Military Hall Of Fame

Natasha Dunagan
Friday, January 28, 2022
When Douglas Warden of Shawnee was 19, his life was planned out. He had an apartment in Oklahoma City, had finished one semester of college, and owned “a nice, baby blue ‘62 Chevy with the bucket seats and a 327 300-horsepower engine.
Active COVID Cases Quadruple Across Pottawatomie County

Active COVID Cases Quadruple Across Pottawatomie County

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Active COVID Cases Quadruple Across Pottawatomie County

Kendra Johnson
Friday, January 28, 2022
As a new wave of COVID-19 cases sweeps across Oklahoma, Pottawatomie County’s school districts shifted away from in-person classes in favor of virtual learning. Primarily during the week of Jan.
Tecumseh Dealing With Substitute Shortage

Tecumseh Dealing With Substitute Shortage

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Tecumseh Dealing With Substitute Shortage

Natasha Dunagan
Thursday, January 20, 2022
On Jan. 6, Tecumseh Superintendent Robert Kinsey sent out a precautionary letter to parents saying that the district may have to go to distance learning if the number of absent teachers, staff, bus drivers, and child nutrition workers kept rising. Two days later, on Jan.
The students from Billy Crow’s Electronics and Amateur Radio Class at Tecumseh Public Schools gather around their map charting the journey of the International Space Station the day the school made radio contact with the station. Photo Provided

The students from Billy Crow’s Electronics and Amateur Radio Class at Tecumseh Public Schools gather around their map charting the journey of the International Space Station the day the school made radio contact with the station. Photo Provided

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Tecumseh School Project Catches NASA’s Attention

Kendra Johnson
Thursday, January 20, 2022
A twinkle speeding through the sky, the International Space Station (ISS) orbits the earth approximately once every 90 minutes, according to NASA. And Dec.