Robot Team in Shawnee: Dr. Amanda Schovanec and Dr. Danielle Manship (at right in lab coats) and the robotic surgical team at SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital – Shawnee. Photo provided by SSM

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Tecumseh firefighters Lt. Eddie Kidney and Dylan Taylor received VFW Life Saving Award medals and certifi cates from Post 1317 Commander Patrick Koch (right). After responding to a vehicle swept away by fl ood waters, they deployed a rescue boat and saved one victim. 'These two fi refi ghters embody the very essence we all strive for with professionalism, and I'm truly proud to recommend them both to the VFW First Responders Recognition Program,' said Koch. Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun

Melissa Dennis and Abby Thompson were paired up with SCI PEEP Ronnie Vantine. They, along with all other PEEPs, were excitedly introduced on the neon carpet as they entered a Night to Dream.

North Rock Creek students, Hope Hodges, Irelyn Tiscerno and Kenzie Westscott, pose on the campus of Seminole State College. Photo Provided

Eighth-grade student Molly Newsom earned second place in the Individual Documentary category for her project, “Documenting the Disaster: How the Oklahoma City Bombing Re- formed and Revolutionized Mental Health Care in the Newsroom.” Her accomplishment also earned her a spot at the National History Day competition in College Park, MD, this June. Photo Provided

Paul Potts, a senior at Dale High School, was the winner of the Jim Spurr Student Poetry Contest.