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3D Mammogram Machine Purchased with Avedis Grant

3D Mammogram Machine Purchased with Avedis Grant

3D Mammogram Machine Purchased with Avedis Grant

News Staff
Thursday, June 30, 2022
The Avedis Foundation has provided a grant to SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Shawnee to purchase an additional diagnostic 3D mammography machine for the hospital’s new Breast Care Center. St.

ECU Honor Roll

News Staff
Thursday, June 30, 2022
East Central University is recognizing students for their outstanding academic work during the Spring 2022 semester by naming them to the President’s Honor Roll. The President’s Honor Roll is reserved for students who earn A’s in all of their courses for a perfect 4.0 GPA.

Williams Appointed To Education Commission

News Staff
Thursday, June 30, 2022
Rep. Danny Williams, R-Seminole, has been appointed by House Speaker Charles McCall, R-Atoka, to serve as a member of the Oklahoma Education Commission. Created through House Bill 2693, authored by Williams, the 17-member commission will research ways to improve the quality of remote learning.
Jackie Noble, center, listens to her Shawnee Public Schools cohorts after being named the new Director of Elementary Education during the Shawnee Board of Education special meeting on June 27. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Jackie Noble, center, listens to her Shawnee Public Schools cohorts after being named the new Director of Elementary Education during the Shawnee Board of Education special meeting on June 27. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Jackie Noble Named Director Of Elementary Education

Natasha Dunagan
Thursday, June 30, 2022
After an executive session to discuss personnel issues, the Shawnee Board of Education returned to the meeting room to vote.

Auto Show Returns Downtown

Ryan Ackerman
Thursday, June 30, 2022
Downtown Auto Body is hosting its third annual City of 5 Nations Downtown Auto Show and Shine on Saturday, July 16, on Main Street in Shawnee. Registration will begin at 6:30 a.m., and the show will be from 8:00 a.m. to noon.

LIHEAP Summer Cooling Program

News Staff
Thursday, June 30, 2022
Oklahoma Human Services (OKDHS) began accepting online applications June 28, for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). This federally-funded program helps income-eligible families with their summer cooling utility bills and applications are accepted online at OKDHSLive.org.
South Rock Creek 4-H President Gabe Hobbs stands in his garden during last year’s “Oh, the Places You’ll Go” county garden contest. Hobbs won first in the contest. This year, Hobbs has organized his own gardening contest, focusing on bell peppers. Photo provided.

South Rock Creek 4-H President Gabe Hobbs stands in his garden during last year’s “Oh, the Places You’ll Go” county garden contest. Hobbs won first in the contest. This year, Hobbs has organized his own gardening contest, focusing on bell peppers. Photo provided.

Gabe Hobbs Grows His Own 4-H County Contest

Natasha Dunagan
Thursday, June 30, 2022
South Rock Creek 4-H Club President Gabe Hobbs discovered his love of gardening three years ago. It was the same year he joined 4-H and entered a county-wide garden contest for members. It was also the year of the COVID-19 quarantine.

County approves $100K for a crematorium project

Suzie Campbell
Thursday, June 30, 2022
McElyea and Owens Funerals, Cremations and Planning Services have been approved for $100,000 toward a new crematorium. The Economic Development Oversight Committee approved the project request during its meeting on June 22. Dist.
Pottawatomie and Lincoln county’s newly elected District Attorney David Hammer celebrates the win with local law enforcement officers during the watch party Tuesday evening. Photo provided

Pottawatomie and Lincoln county’s newly elected District Attorney David Hammer celebrates the win with local law enforcement officers during the watch party Tuesday evening. Photo provided

Hammer Wins DA Race

Suzie Campbell
Thursday, June 30, 2022
Pottawatomie and Lincoln county voters agreed, ‘it is Hammer time.’ Pulling 6,854 votes (58.16 percent), David Hammer will swear in as the next District 23 District Attorney in Jan. 2023. The remaining votes were split between Tanya Roland with 2,543 votes (21.
OJA Board Chair Karen Youngblood recognizes some of the people who were instrumental in working towards the Next Generation Campus.

OJA Board Chair Karen Youngblood recognizes some of the people who were instrumental in working towards the Next Generation Campus.

Next Generation Campus Offers Privacy, Security

Natasha Dunagan
Thursday, June 30, 2022
For those who have ended up at the Central Oklahoma Juvenile Center in the past, life probably looked bleak - not just because they were teenagers in trouble with the law, but because of their surroundings.