People and Places

Research Librarian Ashley Bagwell stands beside the recently opened Career Center located in the David L. Boren Library on Seminole State College’s campus. Photo provided by SSC

Research Librarian Ashley Bagwell stands beside the recently opened Career Center located in the David L. Boren Library on Seminole State College’s campus. Photo provided by SSC

SSC Opens Career Center to Help Students Prepare for the Job Market

News Staff
Thursday, May 23, 2024
Seminole State College recently opened a Career Center to help students prepare as they enter the workforce. Services provided include résumé writing/ editing, practice interviews and a local job board. Students can also explore microcredentials programs SSC offers to bolster their résumé.
Pioneer Library System, in partnership with Dolly Parton Imagination Library. (Photo provided)

Pioneer Library System, in partnership with Dolly Parton Imagination Library. (Photo provided)

Pioneer Library System Builds Home Libraries For 10,000 Children And Counting

News Staff
Thursday, May 23, 2024
Cleveland, McClain, Pottawatomie Counties, OK. June 1, 2024 – The Pioneer Library System, in partnership with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, is celebrating the registration of 10,000 children to receive free books by mail each month.
Avedis Foundation

Avedis Foundation

Avedis Foundation

News Staff
Thursday, May 23, 2024
Avedis Foundation presents a check to Tecumseh Schools for the strength and conditioning gym. Pictured above, Student-Athletes and Educators from Tecumseh Public Schools and representatives from Avedis Foundation including: Rodney Buss, Tecumseh High School Asst.
Shawnee High School Assistant Principal Megan Bloom (left) presents 11th Grader Evelyn Miner with a pin and certificate recognizing Miner as part of Shawnee Advanced Gifted Education (S.A.G.E.) in a recent ceremony. Photo provided

Shawnee High School Assistant Principal Megan Bloom (left) presents 11th Grader Evelyn Miner with a pin and certificate recognizing Miner as part of Shawnee Advanced Gifted Education (S.A.G.E.) in a recent ceremony. Photo provided

Students Honored At Pinning Ceremony

News Staff
Thursday, May 2, 2024
Shawnee – More than 70 Shawnee High School students were honored during a recent Shawnee Advanced Gifted Education (S.A.G.E.) pinning ceremony.S.A.G.E. is designed to ignite the minds of exceptional learners, said Megan Bloom, SHS assistant principal.
Tecumseh art teacher Jennifer Cox poses after receiving the Professional Oklahoma Educators Foundation High School Educator Merit Award on April 19. Shown with her are, left, Bill Bentley, Chairman of the POE Foundation Board, and right, Tony Hutchinson, President of the POE Board of Directors. Photo provided.

Tecumseh art teacher Jennifer Cox poses after receiving the Professional Oklahoma Educators Foundation High School Educator Merit Award on April 19. Shown with her are, left, Bill Bentley, Chairman of the POE Foundation Board, and right, Tony Hutchinson, President of the POE Board of Directors. Photo provided.

Cox Receives POE High School Educator Merit Award

Natasha Dunagan
Thursday, May 2, 2024
For 30 years, Jennifer Cox has been teaching art at Tecumseh High School - and more importantly, building confidence in her students.So, it should come as no surprise that she was honored by the Professional Oklahoma Educators Foundation on April 19.
McLoud ECC grant winners pictured from L: Dawn Moore, Mindy Smith, Felicia Hayes, Amanda Gugino, Principal, Kami Baker, Dorthee Wilson, Sabrina Fowler and Austin Carroll, MSF President. Not pictured -Amy Young and Leslie Norwood. Photo provided

McLoud ECC grant winners pictured from L: Dawn Moore, Mindy Smith, Felicia Hayes, Amanda Gugino, Principal, Kami Baker, Dorthee Wilson, Sabrina Fowler and Austin Carroll, MSF President. Not pictured -Amy Young and Leslie Norwood. Photo provided

McLoud School Foundation Selects 25 Teachers As Grant Recipients

News Staff
Thursday, April 4, 2024
The McLoud School Foundation recently selected 25 teacher grants totaling $19,990.02 submitted by teachers in McLoud Public Schools. The grant recipients will now be able to purchase a variety of educational supplies.
Noah "Sonny" Hines was born on Feb. 1, 1924 and celebrated his 100th birthday at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1317 on Feb. 5. Here, Hines poses with a "Back in 1924" banner and Post Commander Patrick Koch. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Noah "Sonny" Hines was born on Feb. 1, 1924 and celebrated his 100th birthday at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1317 on Feb. 5. Here, Hines poses with a "Back in 1924" banner and Post Commander Patrick Koch. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Shawnee VFW Celebrates 100th Birthday with Noah “Sonny” Hines

Natasha Dunagan
Thursday, February 8, 2024
Over the past 100 years, the life of Noah “Sonny” Hines has been an adventure - filled with planes, trains, travel, and friends. A birthday party was held for Hines at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1317 in Shawnee on Feb. 5.
Clemmie Lucas of Tecumseh will turn 100 on Christmas Day, and Project H.E.A.R.T, in conjunction with the Tecumseh Senior Center, threw her an early birthday party on Dec. 15. Lucas still drives to the center every day for lunch and twice a month for bingo. Countywide & Sun/ Natasha Dunagan

Clemmie Lucas of Tecumseh will turn 100 on Christmas Day, and Project H.E.A.R.T, in conjunction with the Tecumseh Senior Center, threw her an early birthday party on Dec. 15. Lucas still drives to the center every day for lunch and twice a month for bingo. Countywide & Sun/ Natasha Dunagan

Tecumseh Woman to Celebrate 100 Years on Christmas Day

Natasha Dunagan
Thursday, December 21, 2023
For Clemmie Lucas of Tecumseh, life has not been easy. But, Project H.E.A.R.T. and the Tecumseh Senior Citizen Center made sure there was at least one happy moment in her 100 years, with an early birthday party on Dec. 15.