Tecumseh BancFirst Operations Specialist Ashlee Doss hands out backpacks full of school supplies during the Fifth Annual Tecumseh BancFirst Back to School Bash on July 30. Free hotdogs from BancFirst and snow cones from The Snow Shak were also available. The next BancFirst Back to School Bash will be at the Shawnee branch on Harrison today (Aug. 6), 6:15-7:30 pm. Photos by Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun

Science Museum Oklahoma Educator Riley Flynn helps Lincoln Nickell, 5, of McLoud, pull back a "Stegosaurus tail" that will strike Simon the test dummy, who is wearing Nickell's specially-designed protective breast plate, during the "Impact Engineering: Outstanding Dinosaurs" McLoud Public Library program, held at the American Legion Ray Large Post 244 on July 30. A successful test was one where no holes were made in the cardboard. Photos by Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun

Tori Nelms of North Rock Creek, left, and Madison Maddox of Dale represented Oklahoma 4-H in the "Great American Seafood Cookoff: 4-H Edition" on July 26 in New Orleans, LA, and took fourth place with their Pecan-Crusted Catfish with Sweet Potato Purée and Peach Andouille Sausage Maque Choux, using Oklahoma-sourced ingredients. Over the past year, they have competed in other 4-H cooking contests to earn their place at the seafood competition. Photo provided

Quilts donated to Sheriff's Office

File photo In from of his Black Hawk helicopter, Sgt. Justin Donwerth places his helmet on Kaysen Meece, 4, of Texas, during Cops N' Kids on Aug. 23, 2025. The Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk will return this year, along with a few other helicopters, on Aug. 22.