Brynley Stroud, 6, of McLoud, takes down the information from a 1958 Oldsmobile Holiday Coupe, belonging to Gayla Hays, so she can vote for it to receive the Kids Choice Award. The pink and white coupe was one of 136 vehicles in the Eighth Annual Bethel Band Boosters Car Show Fundraiser on April 13. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Residents, local leaders and others set out from Tecumseh City Hall on the Tecumseh Walking Audit for first-hand experience walking the streets of T-town and to recommend improvements on April 12. They were led by Holly Gordon, from the TSETHealthy Living Program, fourth from left. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

The Shawnee Regional Airport terminal still stands in shambles almost a year after the April 19, 2023 tornado. Its demolition was approved at the last Shawnee City Council meeting. Several hangars and airplanes were also damaged. Distributions for repairs from insurance and FEMA are slowly trickling in, said Shawnee City Manager Andrea Weckmueller-Behringer and Assistant City Manager Danny Vise.

Eclipse photos courtesy of Bailey Hill

Clancy Humphrey, 6, of Shawnee, looks at Jupiter through a telescope belonging to the Lunar Sooners club from OU, as his mother Bethany Humphrey watches, during a star gazing event at the Tecumseh Public Library on April 5. The Lunar Sooners were represented by graduate students Manuel Barrientos (behind telescope) and Adam Moss, who spoke earlier on the science behind an eclipse and astronomy. Countywide & Sun/ Natasha Dunagan

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