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Volunteers spend the holiday working in Dunbar heights. Photo provided

Volunteers spend the holiday working in Dunbar heights. Photo provided

Dunbar Heights Cleanup Day Successful

News Staff
Thursday, January 26, 2023
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the City of Shawnee’s Love Your Block program joined Dunbar Heights neighbors and volunteers from across the community in a cleanup day on January 14, 2023. With the help of 38 volunteers, four roll-off trailers were filled with over 64,000 lbs.

City Of Shawnee Seeks Input On Airport Minimum Standards

News Staff
Thursday, January 26, 2023
The Shawnee Airport Advisory Board is seeking comments on proposed amendments to the Minimum Standards and Requirements for Commercial Aeronautical Services and Non-Commercial Aeronautical Tenant Activities, and Rules and Regulations for the Operation of Shawnee Regional Airport.

$74,636 Project Approved By County

Suzie Campbell
Thursday, January 26, 2023
The Pottawatomie County Board of County Commissioners approved Haskell Lemon to complete the asphalt project in Dist. 3 for Abigail Drive in the Rock Creek Spring Addition, Monday, Jan. 23. The project is being completed using current six-month bids for a total cost of $74,636.20.

House Of Hope Receives Domestic Violence Prevention Funds

Mary Leaver,
Thursday, January 26, 2023
Citizen Potawatomi Nation Public Information Department The Citizen Potawatomi Nation House of Hope received a $200,000 federal grant to help raise community awareness about domestic violence. It was one of only five programs in Oklahoma to receive the U.S. Indian Health Service funds.
Tecumseh seniors Jocelyn Phelps, seated far left, and Marli Williams, seated far right, signed a letter of intent for livestock judging at Northern Oklahoma College on Jan. 20. FFA Advisor and agriculture teacher Dodge Nichols said this is the first livestock judging signing in the 10 years he has been at Tecumseh High School. Also shown, seated center, is Northern Oklahoma Livestock Judging Coach and Professor Jennifer Bedwell and, standing, the THS FFA Livestock Judging Team. Countywide & Sun/Natasha D

Tecumseh seniors Jocelyn Phelps, seated far left, and Marli Williams, seated far right, signed a letter of intent for livestock judging at Northern Oklahoma College on Jan. 20. FFA Advisor and agriculture teacher Dodge Nichols said this is the first livestock judging signing in the 10 years he has been at Tecumseh High School. Also shown, seated center, is Northern Oklahoma Livestock Judging Coach and Professor Jennifer Bedwell and, standing, the THS FFA Livestock Judging Team. Countywide & Sun/Natasha D

Two Tecumseh FFA Members Sign with NOC For Livestock Judging

Natasha Dunagan
Thursday, January 26, 2023
Tecumseh seniors Jocelyn Phelps, seated far left, and Marli Williams, seated far right, signed a letter of intent for livestock judging at Northern Oklahoma College on Jan. 20.
Friday evening, Jan. 20, 2023, folks from all over Tecumseh felt or heard the explosion. A house on Washington Street, just east of 4th Street was a total loss. The fire also claimed the life of a resident of the home. Photo courtesty of Augustus White

Friday evening, Jan. 20, 2023, folks from all over Tecumseh felt or heard the explosion. A house on Washington Street, just east of 4th Street was a total loss. The fire also claimed the life of a resident of the home. Photo courtesty of Augustus White

Tecumseh House Fire Tragically Claims A Life

Suzie Campbell
Thursday, January 26, 2023
A loud explosion, a fully engulfed house fire, a fatality, and ashes falling from the sky across town was the scene in Tecumseh just after 5 pm Friday, Jan. 20. The scene on Washington Street, just east of 4th Street in Tecumseh was contained to one residence.
Shawnee Superintendent Dr. April Grace speaks with the Shawnee Board of Education, including April Stobbe and Kristen Wilson, during the Special Session on Jan. 21. The meeting was to discuss how to begin the hiring process for a new superintendent, since Grace will step down on June 30. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Shawnee Superintendent Dr. April Grace speaks with the Shawnee Board of Education, including April Stobbe and Kristen Wilson, during the Special Session on Jan. 21. The meeting was to discuss how to begin the hiring process for a new superintendent, since Grace will step down on June 30. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Shawnee Holds Special Session To Review Hiring Options

Natasha Dunagan
Thursday, January 26, 2023
Since Shawnee Superintendent Dr. April Grace is stepping down on June 30, the rush is on to find a new superintendent. So, the Shawnee Board of Education met in a special session at 9 am, Jan. 21, to decide on how they would proceed.
Jackie Climer, Adalynn Grace Climer and Scherry Climer talk about their adoption journey. Photo provided

Jackie Climer, Adalynn Grace Climer and Scherry Climer talk about their adoption journey. Photo provided

Family Enjoying Milestones With Newly Adopted Child

Mary Leaver,
Thursday, January 19, 2023
Since April of 2022, Adalynn Grace Climer has been enjoying new experiences. She is thriving in school as she masters math and tackles reading. This past December, she could not wait for Christmas and her first meeting with Santa Claus.
Glover Named VP Of University Culture At OBU

Glover Named VP Of University Culture At OBU

Glover Named VP Of University Culture At OBU

News Staff
Thursday, January 19, 2023
Oklahoma Baptist University recently announced the appointment of Beverly J. Glover as vice president of university culture. Glover has served as interim vice president for the past two years. She is the university’s first African-American to serve on the executive cabinet.