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Shawnee Veteran’s Memorial Park Committee Chairman Bill Ford addressed the Board of County Commissioners about a potential Veteran’s Military Museum and Library to be housed in the Carnegie Library (the former District Attorney’s Office). James Bryce stands with Ford as well as other Veterans and Committee Members in the audience. Countywide & Sun/Suzie Campbell

Shawnee Veteran’s Memorial Park Committee Chairman Bill Ford addressed the Board of County Commissioners about a potential Veteran’s Military Museum and Library to be housed in the Carnegie Library (the former District Attorney’s Office). James Bryce stands with Ford as well as other Veterans and Committee Members in the audience. Countywide & Sun/Suzie Campbell

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Macomb, Expo, Museum Discussed At County Meeting

Suzie Campbell
Thursday, July 27, 2023
Residents of the Macomb community asked the Pottawatomie County Board of County Commissioners not to dissolve the town. Stacy Trout said she has voiced concerns in the past regarding the town Mayor. “To my surprise, she has now resigned and has left this town where y’all want to dissolve it.
Jenifer and Tristan Hoke began their farmer’s market on June 30 and have had up to six other vendors selling home grown or homemade items. The Hokes sell jumbo muffins and mini cheesecakes, as well as a few items, like peppers, from their garden. Hoke Hollow is located five miles south of Tecumseh on Highway 177, across from the turnoff to Brooksville, and is open on Fridays, 11 am to 7 pm. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Jenifer and Tristan Hoke began their farmer’s market on June 30 and have had up to six other vendors selling home grown or homemade items. The Hokes sell jumbo muffins and mini cheesecakes, as well as a few items, like peppers, from their garden. Hoke Hollow is located five miles south of Tecumseh on Highway 177, across from the turnoff to Brooksville, and is open on Fridays, 11 am to 7 pm. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

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Farmer’s Markets Offer Homegrown And Homemade

Natasha Dunagan
Thursday, July 27, 2023
Are you looking for local, homegrown produce or homemade craft items? There are a couple of farmer’s markets near Shawnee and Tecumseh to fulfill your wishes. Hoke Hollow Farmer’s Market is located five miles south of Tecumseh on Highway 177, across from the turnoff to Brooksville.

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Morris Asks County To Remove SCCDA Chairman

Suzie Campbell
Thursday, July 20, 2023
Pottawatomie County Commissioners had a fairly short agenda, but public comments and problems between Macomb Senior Center and the Town of Macomb made the Monday, July 17, meeting interesting.
OBU’s New Hobbs School Of Theology And Ministry

OBU’s New Hobbs School Of Theology And Ministry

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OBU’s New Hobbs School Of Theology And Ministry

News Staff
Thursday, July 20, 2023
Dr. Brandon Smith will join the OBU faculty as associate professor of theology and early Christianity and chair of the Herschel H. Hobbs School of Theology and Ministry effective Jan. 1, 2024. He will likewise serve as the director of the Master of Arts in Christian Studies program.

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Voters Asked To Confirm Registration Address

News Staff
Thursday, July 20, 2023
(Oklahoma City) – Voters who have received an Address Confirmation Notice in the mail from the State Election Board are asked to respond as soon as possible to avoid having their registration become “inactive.”
As Macomb Summer School Director Shannon Browning speaks, 58 students applaud their director and theatre teacher Kendra Johnson following their play, "Attack of the Evil Bugs," presented at the Student Center on July 13. The play was written by the students, who also designed and painted backdrops on plastic tablecloths and made fliers. Johnson said the pre-K through fifth-grade students spent the last seven weeks working on the play, and she tried to make the experience fun so they wouldn't lose interest.

As Macomb Summer School Director Shannon Browning speaks, 58 students applaud their director and theatre teacher Kendra Johnson following their play, "Attack of the Evil Bugs," presented at the Student Center on July 13. The play was written by the students, who also designed and painted backdrops on plastic tablecloths and made fliers. Johnson said the pre-K through fifth-grade students spent the last seven weeks working on the play, and she tried to make the experience fun so they wouldn't lose interest.

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Macomb Summer School "Time Travelers" Present "Attack of the Evil Bugs"

Natasha Dunagan
Thursday, July 20, 2023
As Macomb Summer School Director Shannon Browning speaks, 58 students applaud their director, theatre teacher and former Countywide & Sun reporter Kendra Johnson following their play, “Attack of the Evil Bugs,” presented at the Student Center on July 13.
Free Adminission, New Exhibit At Mabee-Gerrer Museum Of Art

Free Adminission, New Exhibit At Mabee-Gerrer Museum Of Art

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Free Adminission, New Exhibit At Mabee-Gerrer Museum Of Art

News Staff
Thursday, July 20, 2023
Shawnee, OK – Fr. Gerrer’s Travels features paintings by Fr. Gregory Gerrer, OSB of his travels around the world. The viewer can see the world through his eyes from the Bahamas and Cuba to Italy and Europe to Morocco and across the US.
People of all ages enjoy the Downtown at Sundown Car Show on Main Street in Shawnee on July 15. The fourth annual event presented by Downtown Auto Body and DTAB Customs included around 300 cars and trucks, live music by Nasty Weather, games, giveaways, and food trucks. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

People of all ages enjoy the Downtown at Sundown Car Show on Main Street in Shawnee on July 15. The fourth annual event presented by Downtown Auto Body and DTAB Customs included around 300 cars and trucks, live music by Nasty Weather, games, giveaways, and food trucks. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

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Caught In Action

Natasha Dunagan
Thursday, July 20, 2023
People of all ages enjoy the Downtown at Sundown Car Show on Main Street in Shawnee on July 15. The fourth annual event presented by Downtown Auto Body and DTAB Customs included around 300 cars and trucks, live music by Nasty Weather, games, giveaways, and food trucks.