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There were 41 contestants in the Frontier Days Pageant, held in the "New Gym" at Tecumseh Middle School on Sept. 22. The oldest category, Miss Frontier Days, will be crowned before the Frontier Days Parade in front of Tecumseh City Hall at 9:30 am on Sat., Sept. 28. (See full caption below.)

There were 41 contestants in the Frontier Days Pageant, held in the "New Gym" at Tecumseh Middle School on Sept. 22. The oldest category, Miss Frontier Days, will be crowned before the Frontier Days Parade in front of Tecumseh City Hall at 9:30 am on Sat., Sept. 28. (See full caption below.)

Frontier Days Pageant Celebrates Future Goals

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Thursday, September 26, 2024
Shawnee High School senior Ahlijah Gipp stands by a sign welcoming the Oklahoma Hall of Fame Teen Board members from across the state. Gipp was the only student from Pottawatomie County to be chosen for the board. Photo provided.

Shawnee High School senior Ahlijah Gipp stands by a sign welcoming the Oklahoma Hall of Fame Teen Board members from across the state. Gipp was the only student from Pottawatomie County to be chosen for the board. Photo provided.

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Shawnee Senior Chosen For OK HOF Teen Board

Natasha Dunagan
Thursday, September 26, 2024
In a press release from the Oklahoma Hall of Fame on Sept. 12, they announced their selection of “50 high school students from 32 high schools statewide to serve on the 2024-25 Oklahoma Hall of Fame Teen Board.”“The Oklahoma Hall of Fame Teen Board offers ninth-12th-grade students the opportunity...

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Deadline To Request An Absentee Ballot For General Election, Oct. 21

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Thursday, September 26, 2024
County Election Board Secretary Patricia Carter said that voters in Pottawatomie County who want absentee ballots mailed to them for the Nov. 5, 2024, General Election should apply now.Absentee ballots are available to any registered voter, provided they are eligible to vote in the election...

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Register Now For The State Of The City Event On October 15

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Thursday, September 26, 2024
SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA – September 6, 2024 – Shawnee Forward is excited to announce the upcoming Shawnee Insights & Vision: State of the City event, which will be held on Tuesday, October 15, at 11:30 AM at the Oklahoma Baptist University’s Geiger Center.
Pedal Palooza: A Family Bike Festival For All Ages

Pedal Palooza: A Family Bike Festival For All Ages

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Pedal Palooza: A Family Bike Festival For All Ages

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Thursday, September 26, 2024
Shawnee, OK – Pottawatomie Go (Pogo) is thrilled to announce the highly anticipated Pott. Co. Pedal Palooza, taking place on September 28th from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the picturesque Oklahoma Baptist University Oval in Shawnee, Oklahoma.

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SCCDA, Expo Trust Board, Dissolves

Suzie Campbell
Thursday, September 26, 2024
The Shawnee Civic and Cultural Development Authority (SCCDA, aka Expo Trust), known for its oversight of the Heart of Oklahoma Expo Center and its commitment to agricultural development, officially dissolved on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, after 48 years of service.In 2019, the City of Shawnee signed...
Attendees of the Shawnee Rotary Dancing With Sahwnee enjoyed some line dancing. Pictured from left are Kaye Steele, Pottawatomie Go Executive Director John Bobb-Semple, Small Business & Entrepreneurship Coordinator Cama Watts, Shawnee City Manager Andrea Weckmueller-Behringer, City of McLoud Mayor Daniel McClure, and his wife Stormy McClure. Counttywide & Sun/Suzie Campbell

Attendees of the Shawnee Rotary Dancing With Sahwnee enjoyed some line dancing. Pictured from left are Kaye Steele, Pottawatomie Go Executive Director John Bobb-Semple, Small Business & Entrepreneurship Coordinator Cama Watts, Shawnee City Manager Andrea Weckmueller-Behringer, City of McLoud Mayor Daniel McClure, and his wife Stormy McClure. Counttywide & Sun/Suzie Campbell

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Shawnee Rotary Invited Locals To Dance The Night Away

Suzie Campbell
Thursday, September 26, 2024
In a delightful community gathering at The Grand, five couples competed in the inaugural “Dancing with Shawnee,” a concept developed by local resident Natalie Arnett.

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COJC New Hire Faces Five Felony Charges

Mike Mccormick
Thursday, September 26, 2024
A Chandler man who reportedly secured a job with Oklahoma Juvenile Affairs in Tecumseh faces five felonies related to alleged crimes dealing with child pornography.Three charges were originally filed in early September in Lincoln County District Court against Jerrod Tyler Collins, 37.They included...