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Don’t Forget To Vote, Polls Open 7 am, Tuesday, Mar. 7

News Staff
Thursday, March 2, 2023
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 7, 2023, for the State Question 820 Special Election. Pottawatomie County Election Board Secretary, Patricia Carter, offers these important tips to voters—especially those who will be casting a ballot for the first time.

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News Staff
Thursday, March 2, 2023
Thursday, Mar. 2 EASTERN STAR — 7:30 pm, Tecumseh Masonic Lodge. The SPINNING SPOOLS QUILT GUILD monthly meeting will be at 7:00 p.m. at the Senior Center at 401 N Bell, just north of 10th and Bell.
Pongo, the rescued Australian Shepherd, keeps his owner, Eli Storie, 10, company. Pongo was adopted from 405 Animal Rescue, which was the recipient of a recent donation from Storie. Photo provided.

Pongo, the rescued Australian Shepherd, keeps his owner, Eli Storie, 10, company. Pongo was adopted from 405 Animal Rescue, which was the recipient of a recent donation from Storie. Photo provided.

Tecumseh Family Raises Funds For An Animal Rescue

Natasha Dunagan
Thursday, March 2, 2023
It all started with the love of a dog. Ten-yearold Eli Storie, of Tecumseh, and his Australian Shepherd, Pongo, have been best friends ever since Storie and his family fostered the dog with 405 Animal Rescue. It wasn’t long before the Stories adopted Pongo in 2019.
Tecumseh Alumni To Host Fund-Raiser Featuring Qualls’ Barbecue

Tecumseh Alumni To Host Fund-Raiser Featuring Qualls’ Barbecue

Tecumseh Alumni To Host Fund-Raiser Featuring Qualls’ Barbecue

News Staff
Thursday, March 2, 2023
Wondering what to have for lunch this Sunday? How does barbecue from awardwinning pit masters sound? David Qualls, THS Class of 1980, and Chris Bennett Qualls, Class of 1983, have been competing on the Kansas City Barbeque Society circuit since 2012.
The roof is completely gone and the brick walls are crumbling, but Robyn Heard is dwelling on the positive, they are all okay. She is making note of what is salvagable and what isn’t as she and family and friends save what they can from her home Monday.

The roof is completely gone and the brick walls are crumbling, but Robyn Heard is dwelling on the positive, they are all okay. She is making note of what is salvagable and what isn’t as she and family and friends save what they can from her home Monday.

Twisters Tear Through North Part Of County

News Staff
Thursday, March 2, 2023
By SUZIE CAMPBELL The forecasted weather for Sunday produced a record-breaking number of tornadoes. Two left downed power lines and destruction in Pottawatomie County.
Tecumseh Chamber of Commerce Event Chair Becky Webb, Board President Kellie Clay, and Executive Director Kimberly Elliott dance to “Footloose” during the Annual Auction on Feb. 23. The theme for the event was “Back to the 80s.”

Tecumseh Chamber of Commerce Event Chair Becky Webb, Board President Kellie Clay, and Executive Director Kimberly Elliott dance to “Footloose” during the Annual Auction on Feb. 23. The theme for the event was “Back to the 80s.”

Tecumseh Chamber Raises $22,000 At Annual Auction

Natasha Dunagan
Thursday, March 2, 2023
About 130 people were ready to reminisce, as the Tecumseh Chamber of Commerce Annual Auction went “Back to the ‘80’s.” With the live and silent auctions held on Feb. 23 at Tecumseh City Hall and the online auction available Feb.
Tecumseh Superintendent Robert Kinsey and Tecumseh Early Childhood Center Principal Tammy Giaudrone accept a check from spOKeLAHOMA co-owners Craig MacIntyre and Fran Topping on Feb. 15. The $2,804.12 was raised from a scavenger hunt during the Oklahoma Gravel Growler in which bicyclists could pay $10 to participate on Feb. 4. Giaudrone said the money will go toward their Music Department, and they are looking at buying risers. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Tecumseh Superintendent Robert Kinsey and Tecumseh Early Childhood Center Principal Tammy Giaudrone accept a check from spOKeLAHOMA co-owners Craig MacIntyre and Fran Topping on Feb. 15. The $2,804.12 was raised from a scavenger hunt during the Oklahoma Gravel Growler in which bicyclists could pay $10 to participate on Feb. 4. Giaudrone said the money will go toward their Music Department, and they are looking at buying risers. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Gravel Growler Check Presented to TECC Music Department

Natasha Dunagan
Thursday, February 23, 2023
Carol Carter (right) shares memories of Coach Harold Jones winning seasons as he is honore for the 40th anniversary of the 1983 National Coach of the Year Award. Countywide & Sun/Suzie Campbell

Carol Carter (right) shares memories of Coach Harold Jones winning seasons as he is honore for the 40th anniversary of the 1983 National Coach of the Year Award. Countywide & Sun/Suzie Campbell

Dale Honors Coach Harold Jones

Suzie Campbell
Thursday, February 23, 2023
If you have lived in this area for a few decades and follow sports, then you know that Dale is known for girls’ basketball with seven State Championships, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1990, 1991, and 2010. The first four of those were won under Coach Harold Jones.

Shawnee Residents Asked For Input On Community Survey

News Staff
Thursday, February 23, 2023
Residents of Shawnee have an opportunity to provide input to the City of Shawnee’s Strategic Plan by completing a Community Survey that will be mailed to randomly selected households, starting this week. “This is the important first step in the strategic planning process.