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Hannah Davidson’s Determination Leads To Success

Hannah Davidson’s Determination Leads To Success

Hannah Davidson’s Determination Leads To Success

Natasha Dunagan
Thursday, March 16, 2023
Her doctor told her she wouldn’t be able to walk for six months, and she probably wouldn’t be able to run for eight months. But Bethel High School athlete Hannah Davidson beat those odds. The accident happened on July 4, 2021, when Davidson was tubing on Shawnee Lake.
Brooklyn Duff plays “Wee Ball” at four years old. Duff is now a junior at Bethel HIgh School and will be playing softball in Italy in July. Photo provided by Julie Talton.

Brooklyn Duff plays “Wee Ball” at four years old. Duff is now a junior at Bethel HIgh School and will be playing softball in Italy in July. Photo provided by Julie Talton.

Bethel High School Junior Chosen To Play Softball In Italy

Natasha Dunagan
Thursday, February 9, 2023
Brooklyn Duff has been playing softball since she was three years old in Wee Ball. She is now a junior at Bethel High School and a shortstop and utility player on the varsity softball team. Duff also plays for the Oklahoma Pure FastPitch 18U travel ball team.
Members of the Concerned Oklahomans for the Highway Patrol Society attended the Shawnee Police Department 2020 Awards. Pictured from left are OHP Chief Brent Sugg, DPS Assistant Commissioner Chief Pat Mays, DPS Commissioner John Scully, COHPS President Jim Laurick, and COHPS Western Region Vice-President Dr. Joe Taron. Photo provided

Members of the Concerned Oklahomans for the Highway Patrol Society attended the Shawnee Police Department 2020 Awards. Pictured from left are OHP Chief Brent Sugg, DPS Assistant Commissioner Chief Pat Mays, DPS Commissioner John Scully, COHPS President Jim Laurick, and COHPS Western Region Vice-President Dr. Joe Taron. Photo provided

Retired Dentist, Dr. Joe Taron, Continues To Make A Difference

Natasha Dunagan
Thursday, February 2, 2023
Dr. Joe Taron has been active in his hometown of Shawnee since he was a teenager.
Thirty members of Shawnee’s Spinning Spools Quilt Guild attended Quilt Camp, which was held June 24-26 at the Shawnee Masonic Lodge. The theme for this camp was patriotic quilts. Photo provided.

Thirty members of Shawnee’s Spinning Spools Quilt Guild attended Quilt Camp, which was held June 24-26 at the Shawnee Masonic Lodge. The theme for this camp was patriotic quilts. Photo provided.

Spinning Spools Hosts Tri-Annual Quilt Camp

Natasha Dunagan
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
It’s not just kids who attend summer camp. It’s also for those who love to sew and quilt. Thirty members of Shawnee’s Spinning Spools Quilt Guild recently attended their tri-annual Quilt Camp, June 24-26 from 8 am-10 pm, at the Shawnee Masonic Lodge.
Julie Talton and her mother, Vicki Duff, pose for a photo. Photo provided.

Julie Talton and her mother, Vicki Duff, pose for a photo. Photo provided.

Julie Talton Returns To The Countywide

Natasha Dunagan
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
There’s a new office manager at the “Countywide & Sun,” but her face and name may be familiar to some subscribers. In 1991, Julie Talton began working as a photographer for the “Shawnee Sun” in sixth grade, when she would come to work with her mother, Vicki Duff.
Meet Foster Care Parents Brit And Amber Hembree

Meet Foster Care Parents Brit And Amber Hembree

Meet Foster Care Parents Brit And Amber Hembree

News Staff
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
When it comes to caring for area foster children, one Shawnee, Oklahoma, family makes community the priority. Brit and Amber Hembree provide guidance and support for children in their greatest time of need as foster parents through Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s FireLodge Children and Family Services.