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Pediatric Vaccines Available

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Friday, November 19, 2021
SSM Health is partnering with the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, the Pottawatomie County Health Department, and Shawnee Public Schools to offer a Pediatric Vaccine Clinic Friday, Nov. 19, from 4 to 7 p.m. Children ages 5-11 may receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
Pictured from left are J. Shawn Spencer, attorney; Bradley C. West, managing partner; and Terry W. West, founder. Photo provided

Pictured from left are J. Shawn Spencer, attorney; Bradley C. West, managing partner; and Terry W. West, founder. Photo provided

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The West Law Firm Named 2022 Best Law Firm In America

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Friday, November 19, 2021
The West Law Firm of Shawnee has once again been named to the “Best Law Firms in America®” list by U.S. News & World Report -- Best Lawyers® in their 2022 edition.
OG&E Continues To Strengthen Its Infrastructure

OG&E Continues To Strengthen Its Infrastructure

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OG&E Continues To Strengthen Its Infrastructure

News Staff
Friday, November 19, 2021
Since the historic October 2020 ice storm impacted central Oklahoma, OG&E has been strengthening electric infrastructure throughout its service area, which includes 267 cities and towns across Oklahoma as well as the Ft. Smith area in Arkansas.

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Tecumseh STEAM Center Will Soon Have A Drone Program

Suzie Campbell
Friday, November 19, 2021
Tecumseh Public Schools STEAM Center will soon have ten drones added to the list of opportunities available to students at the center. The Pottawatomie County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously in favor of the request presented by Tecumseh Superintendent Robert Kinsey.
Bethel Upper Elementary students and one Lower Elementary Student serenaded the crowd with a couple of songs before the Nov. 8 meeting of the Bethel School Board. Countywide & Sun/ Suzie Campbell

Bethel Upper Elementary students and one Lower Elementary Student serenaded the crowd with a couple of songs before the Nov. 8 meeting of the Bethel School Board. Countywide & Sun/ Suzie Campbell

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P.J. Gibson Accepts Appointment To Bethel School Board

Suzie Campbell
Friday, November 19, 2021
The Bethel Board of Education appointed P.J. Gibson to fill the vacant seat at the meeting held Nov. 8. Gibson and his wife Jennifer are graduates of Harrah High School. The couple moved to Bethel in 2013. Gibson began working for OG&E in 2004. He is now foreman for the underground department.
SMS Students Learn About The Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier

SMS Students Learn About The Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier

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SMS Students Learn About The Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier

Natasha Dunagan
Friday, November 19, 2021
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C., turned 100 years old on Veterans Day. And to mark the day, there were 40 Shawnee Middle School students in attendance during the Shawnee Veterans Day Program, held at Woodland Veterans Park on Nov. 11.
Child Advocacy Center Operational Status Discussed

Child Advocacy Center Operational Status Discussed

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Child Advocacy Center Operational Status Discussed

Suzie Campbell
Friday, November 19, 2021
Up to $400,000 was approved to keep the Child Advocacy Center open and running on Aug. 30. Less than a week later, the CAC Executive Director La-Trenda Sanders was fired. During the Sep.

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County Jail Appeals Release Of Footage Regarding Inmates’ Death

Kendra Johnson
Friday, November 19, 2021
Shawnee Police Department responds to a dispatch report of a disturbance by a man with a sledge hammer. The man is Ronald Gene Given. Less than one day later, Given is checked into Pottawatomie County Public Safety Center’s jail on a district charge of assault and battery on a police officer.
Korean Veteran Was Chosin Few

Korean Veteran Was Chosin Few

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Korean Veteran Was Chosin Few

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Saturday, November 13, 2021
Marine Corp PFC Thomas Smith was born in Caruthersville, MO, during the Great Depression. One of six children, he joined the Marines six days after his 17th birthday to give his mother “one less mouth to feed” and to help her financially. After joining in St.