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County Superintendents discuss benefits of the Education Sales tax

Citizens of Pottawatomie County will have the opportunity to make the half-cent Education Sales Tax permanent on April 1, 2025. The Countywide & Sun has begun visits with the 14 school district superintendents in the county to hear why this tax is beneficial for the schools and the students.

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Dale 2010 graduate Chelsea (Jordan) Metcalf takes her turn at bat during the First Annual Dale High School Alumni Slowpitch Softball Game on March 18. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Dale 2010 graduate Chelsea (Jordan) Metcalf takes her turn at bat during the First Annual Dale High School Alumni Slowpitch Softball Game on March 18. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Dale Holds First Annual Alumni Softball Game

Natasha Dunagan
Thursday, March 23, 2023
It was cold and windy for March 18, but that didn’t keep about 35 Dale softball alumni from getting together to play again.
Dale’s Ava Bell is fouled by two Howe defenders as she goes to the hoop in the fourth quarter of the Class 2A State Championship on March 11 at the State Fairgrounds Arena. The Dale Lady Pirates won state, 48-23, and their record for the season is 31-2. Before this, the Lady Pirates won seven state basketball championships between 1978 and 2010, according to the OSSAA website. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Dale’s Ava Bell is fouled by two Howe defenders as she goes to the hoop in the fourth quarter of the Class 2A State Championship on March 11 at the State Fairgrounds Arena. The Dale Lady Pirates won state, 48-23, and their record for the season is 31-2. Before this, the Lady Pirates won seven state basketball championships between 1978 and 2010, according to the OSSAA website. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Dale Adds Two Gold Balls To The Collection

Danny Chambers
Thursday, March 16, 2023
The 2022-2023 basketball season turned out to be a historic one for Dale as both the Pirates and Lady Pirates Basketball squads earned a place in the distinguished Dale High School Athletic Chronicles.
Bethel’s Bray Bussell guards the ball from Dale’s Easton Edmonson during the Bethel home game, held at OBU on Jan. 17. Dale won 87-53.

Bethel’s Bray Bussell guards the ball from Dale’s Easton Edmonson during the Bethel home game, held at OBU on Jan. 17. Dale won 87-53.

Caught In Action

Natasha Dunagan
Thursday, January 26, 2023
Photos by Countywide & Sun/ Natasha Dunagan
Dale High School held their Spring Homecoming ceremonies before the home games on Jan. 13 and crowned Chayse Caram homecoming queen. Shown are, from left, sophomores Jett Higdon and Jessyn Hartman, seniors Kash and Madison Van Brunt, seniors Queen Chayse Caram and Kolton Barnell, sophomore Easton Edmonson and senior Makenzy Herman, juniors Logan Hurst and Emma Collins, and freshmen Logan Rector and Kayleigh Deatherage. The crown bearer is A.J. Ambrose, and the flower girl is Brynlin Chavez. Photo provided

Dale High School held their Spring Homecoming ceremonies before the home games on Jan. 13 and crowned Chayse Caram homecoming queen. Shown are, from left, sophomores Jett Higdon and Jessyn Hartman, seniors Kash and Madison Van Brunt, seniors Queen Chayse Caram and Kolton Barnell, sophomore Easton Edmonson and senior Makenzy Herman, juniors Logan Hurst and Emma Collins, and freshmen Logan Rector and Kayleigh Deatherage. The crown bearer is A.J. Ambrose, and the flower girl is Brynlin Chavez. Photo provided

Caught in Action

Natasha Dunagan
Thursday, January 19, 2023
Dale Lady Pirates vs. Wewoka Lady Tigers
Dale Pirates Fall Baseball Team Presented State Championship Rings

Dale Pirates Fall Baseball Team Presented State Championship Rings

Dale Pirates Fall Baseball Team Presented State Championship Rings

News Staff
Thursday, January 12, 2023
The Dale Pirates Fall Baseball Team and their coaches, Eddie Jeffcoat and Josh Forsythe, were presented with State Championship rings during halftime of the Lady Pirates basketball game on Jan. 3, after becoming the Class A state champions in Oct. 2022.