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Maurice “Mo” Miller, Sharon Caldwell, Miguel Stewart and Dru Tischer have a conversation during the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission Veterans/Community Job Club on Nov. 2 at Gordon Cooper Technology Center. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Maurice “Mo” Miller, Sharon Caldwell, Miguel Stewart and Dru Tischer have a conversation during the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission Veterans/Community Job Club on Nov. 2 at Gordon Cooper Technology Center. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

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Veteran, Retired Fire Chief Helps Veterans Find Jobs

Natasha Dunagan
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Dru Tischer, a Disabled Veterans Outreach Program (DVOP) Specialist for Pottawatomie and Seminole Counties, considers himself to be lucky. He served as an infantryman in the U.S. Army from 1991 to 1995, and when he saw an opportunity to join the Shawnee Fire Department, he took it.
Ghouls, goblins, superheroes, hippies, princesses, etc. visited Tecumseh businesses on Halloween, in search of all the candy they could carry. Countywide & Sun/Suzie Campbell

Ghouls, goblins, superheroes, hippies, princesses, etc. visited Tecumseh businesses on Halloween, in search of all the candy they could carry. Countywide & Sun/Suzie Campbell

Tecumseh Business Trick 'r Treating

News Staff
Thursday, November 2, 2023
Gordon Cooper Technology Center Installs 2023-2024 BPA Offcers

Gordon Cooper Technology Center Installs 2023-2024 BPA Offcers

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Gordon Cooper Technology Center Installs 2023-2024 BPA Offcers

News Staff
Thursday, November 2, 2023
Pictured above from left: Macee Miller, Sadie Cousins, Michelle Higgerson, Shakoda Wright, and Hex Nichols. On Friday, Sept. 29, 2023 Gordon Cooper Technology Center Shawnee Campus installed the new 2023-2024 Business Professionals of America’s Officer Teams.

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Countyline

News Staff
Thursday, November 2, 2023
Thursday, 2nd VETERANS JOB CLUB/COMMUNITY HIRING EVENT - Gordon Cooper Technology Center Skylab, 1 John C Bruton Blvd, Shawnee 10 am - 12 pm 1st hour is for Veterans. Open to Community at 11am. EASTERN STAR — 7:30 pm, Tecumseh Masonic Lodge.

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County Approves New Health Insurance, Effective In 2024

Suzie Campbell
Thursday, November 2, 2023
Pottawatomie County employees will be moving to a new health insurance plan in 2024. The Board of County Commissioners voted Monday, Oct. 30, to move to the Oklahoma Public Employees Health and Welfare Plan (OPEH&W) but will decide which health plan when they are ready to approve the contract.
Members of the CVEC Fiber Team recently attended the first annual broadband summit hosted by Cooperative Broadband Coalition. CVEC Fiber, created in 2021, currently serves over 18,000 households in rural communities. Photo provided

Members of the CVEC Fiber Team recently attended the first annual broadband summit hosted by Cooperative Broadband Coalition. CVEC Fiber, created in 2021, currently serves over 18,000 households in rural communities. Photo provided

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CVEC Fiber Team Attends Connected Oklahoma Rural Broadband Summit

News Staff
Thursday, November 2, 2023
The CVEC Fiber Team attended the inaugural rural broadband summit, CONNECTED OKLAHOMA, hosted by the Cooperative Broadband Coalition. The conference had over 200 attendees, speakers, and sponsors who participated.
Grand House Brewing Is Serving Up New Flavors

Grand House Brewing Is Serving Up New Flavors

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Grand House Brewing Is Serving Up New Flavors

Mary Leaver,
Thursday, November 2, 2023
Citizen Potawatomi Nation Public Information Department Locally brewed beer with innovative and unique flavors is now available at the Grand Resort & Casino through its new in-house brewery — Grand House Brewing.

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Shawnee Celebrates Completion Of Water Treatment Plant

News Staff
Thursday, November 2, 2023
The City of Shawnee, Oklahoma, is thrilled to announce the successful completion of its new water treatment plant. This modern facility marks the much-anticipated replacement of the aging plant constructed in 1980.
Very Rev. Christopher Brashears

Very Rev. Christopher Brashears

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St. Benedict Church Welcomes New Pastors

Antonia Lee
Thursday, November 2, 2023
This spring, the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, in their official pastoral assignments, designated that the Very Rev. Christopher Brashears and the Rev. Benjamin Bandanadam be assigned to St. Benedict Catholic Church in Shawnee, succeeding Fr. Joseph Schwarz and Fr.
“The Gemini Twins,” by Leslie Hubbard and Whitney Abel, won first place out of three entries in the City of Tecumseh Employees Scarecrow Contest. Photos provided by Cathy Condit.

“The Gemini Twins,” by Leslie Hubbard and Whitney Abel, won first place out of three entries in the City of Tecumseh Employees Scarecrow Contest. Photos provided by Cathy Condit.

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Twice As Many Winners In Tecumseh’s Scarecrow Contest

Natasha Dunagan
Thursday, November 2, 2023
The Second Annual City of Tecumseh Scarecrow Contest was judged on Oct. 30, and the results have been announced. With the new division between Traditional and Halloween scarecrows, there were twice as many winners.