Jefferson Elementary SPS Kids Program Creates Eclipse Time Capsule

Cody Swearingen

Savanna Garlington, 4, of Maud, talks with paramedic Britney Little, left, and nurse Amy Caudill, far right, while sitting in the Air Evac helicopter, out of Seminole, during the Touch A Truck and Beyond event, April 6, at the CPN Festival Grounds. In this third annual event organized by the Pottawatomie County Emergency Management, there were 72 agencies and community partners in attendance, including fire departments, law enforcement agencies, large equipment operators, two helicopters and others.

Everyone applauds as Shawnee YMCA CEO Mike Jobe cuts the ribbon, with the help of board members, employees, and others, to officially reopen the Troy and Dollie Smith Family YMCA on April 6, almost a year after it was hit by the April 19, 2023 tornado. Jobe later said approximately 1,800 people attended the Grand Reopening party. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Children, ages four to five, run into the field of plastic Easter eggs during the Tecumseh Citywide Easter EGGsperience on March 30, organized by the Tecumseh Assembly of God Church. There were 8,000 eggs to collect, prize drawings, inflatables, live music, hotdogs and drinks at the event. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan