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The Barnard Elementary LEGO Savages received the Core Values Award during a FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Qualifying Event at Gordon Cooper Technology Center last fall. Because of that, they have now been invited to represent Oklahoma at the FIRST LEGO League World Festival, in Houston, April 19-22. The team includes Jude LaChappell, Stetson Smith, Emory Cox, Cameron Thompson, Austin Qualls and Landon Williams, plus Team Mentor Mardesia Finch. Photo provided.

The Barnard Elementary LEGO Savages received the Core Values Award during a FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Qualifying Event at Gordon Cooper Technology Center last fall. Because of that, they have now been invited to represent Oklahoma at the FIRST LEGO League World Festival, in Houston, April 19-22. The team includes Jude LaChappell, Stetson Smith, Emory Cox, Cameron Thompson, Austin Qualls and Landon Williams, plus Team Mentor Mardesia Finch. Photo provided.

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LEGO Savages Invited To FIRST Robotics World Festival

Natasha Dunagan
Thursday, April 6, 2023
Later this month, the Barnard Elementary LEGO Savages team will be traveling to Houston, TX, to represent Oklahoma at the FIRST LEGO League (FLL) World Festival.

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St. Anthony Hospital Implements TeamBirth Program

News Staff
Thursday, April 6, 2023
A new labor and delivery model, Team-Birth, was recently implemented in the Joyful Beginnings department at SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Shawnee. TeamBirth is an innovative approach to improve communication and teamwork in childbirth and improve maternal and neonatal outcomes.

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Shawnee PD Receives Crisis Grant

News Staff
Thursday, April 6, 2023
The Shawnee Police Department has recently received a Crisis Intervention Team grant from the Department of Justice. The goal of the grant is to place mental health professionals at the scene for first contact with people who are in crisis and to offer referrals to those in need of assistance.
Hawkins Announces County Commissioner Candidacy

Hawkins Announces County Commissioner Candidacy

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Hawkins Announces County Commissioner Candidacy

News Staff
Thursday, April 6, 2023
Scott Hawkins is a Republican candidate for Pottawatomie County Commissioner for District 2, which encompasses a large area that includes Asher, Bethel Acres, Brooksville, Macomb, McLoud, Shawnee, Tecumseh, Tribbey, and Wanette.

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AG Announces Open Government Compliance Tipline

News Staff
Thursday, April 6, 2023
OKLAHOMACITY (March 17, 2023) – Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced today that former state senator Anthony Sykes has joined the Office of the Attorney General to serve as public access counselor.

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Election News

Suzie Campbell
Thursday, April 6, 2023
The school board, town trustee, and mayoral races results are in for Earlsboro, McLoud, and Macomb. In Earlsboro, Anthony W. Kretz defeated Phyllis Cromwell for Office No. 3 of the School Board. Kretz won with 60.38 percent or 64 of the votes over Cromwell’s 39.62 percent, 42 votes.
Milo, Julian, and Adelaide Edmison, of Shawnee, get hands-on experience with a bomb-detonating robot, as Deputy Matt Wagner and Sgt. David DeFord tell them about it. The Oklahoma County Sheriff's Bomb Squad robot was a popular attraction during the Touch-A-Truck and Beyond event at the CPN Festival Grounds on April 1. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Milo, Julian, and Adelaide Edmison, of Shawnee, get hands-on experience with a bomb-detonating robot, as Deputy Matt Wagner and Sgt. David DeFord tell them about it. The Oklahoma County Sheriff's Bomb Squad robot was a popular attraction during the Touch-A-Truck and Beyond event at the CPN Festival Grounds on April 1. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

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Touch-A-Truck Grows in Participation & Attendance

Natasha Dunagan
Thursday, April 6, 2023
The Touch-A-Truck and Beyond event has grown in both participants and attendance in its second year.