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Join Shawnee’s Juneteenth Celebration, June 18

Natasha Dunagan
Thursday, June 16, 2022
Shawnee’s Juneteenth Celebration & Dunbar Heights Community Reunion all-day June 18 event will kick off with a parade. Parade participants will assemble at the Santa Fe Depot beginning at 8:45 am, for a 9:30 start. It will run west on Main Street, ending at Bell and 7th streets.
OBU Honors 287 Graduates During Spring Commencement

OBU Honors 287 Graduates During Spring Commencement

OBU Honors 287 Graduates During Spring Commencement

News Staff
Thursday, June 16, 2022
Oklahoma Baptist University conferreddegrees upon 287 students during Spring Commencement Saturday, May 21. The ceremony took place in Raley Chapel’s Potter Auditorium. Thomas Hill, chief executive officer of Kimray in Oklahoma City, delivered the commencement address.

County approves multiple OMMA compliance applications

Suzie Campbell
Thursday, June 16, 2022
To beat the moratorium deadline, eleven businesses submitted OMMA Certificates of Compliance paperwork to the Pottawatomie County Board of County Commissioners. All were approved, and Emergency Manager Chad Lawrence said there were already more for next week’s meeting.

County 4-H Program Welcomes New Educator

News Staff
Thursday, June 16, 2022
The Pottawatomie County 4-H Program has a busy summer planned with overnight summer camp and State Round Up resuming, along with several local project days and District Events. We are also happy to welcome Erin Roberts to our Extension team as the 4-H Youth Development Extension Educator.
U.S. Naval Sea Cadets Radomir Baker and Diana Murray unfold a flag to be retired by fire, as fellow Sea Cadets and community members wait to contribute their flags at American Legion Hill-Huett Post 260, in Tecumseh, on June 11. Besides retiring the flags, their Flag Day ceremony included the explanation of the folds when folding a flag, Sea Cadet Anna O’Dell reading “The Rugged, Old Flag,” American Legion District Commander Jimmy Keene speaking about the history of the U.S. Flag, and a 21-gun salute by the

U.S. Naval Sea Cadets Radomir Baker and Diana Murray unfold a flag to be retired by fire, as fellow Sea Cadets and community members wait to contribute their flags at American Legion Hill-Huett Post 260, in Tecumseh, on June 11. Besides retiring the flags, their Flag Day ceremony included the explanation of the folds when folding a flag, Sea Cadet Anna O’Dell reading “The Rugged, Old Flag,” American Legion District Commander Jimmy Keene speaking about the history of the U.S. Flag, and a 21-gun salute by the

Tecumseh American Legion Holds Flag Day Ceremony

News Staff
Thursday, June 16, 2022
U.S. Naval Sea Cadets Radomir Baker and Diana Murray unfold a flag to be retired by fire, as fellow Sea Cadets and community members wait to contribute their flags at American Legion Hill-Huett Post 260, in Tecumseh, on June 11.
Mindy Palmer (left) laughs alongside Joshua Leach (right), as he prepares to score some big points. Countywide & Sun/Loren Knight

Mindy Palmer (left) laughs alongside Joshua Leach (right), as he prepares to score some big points. Countywide & Sun/Loren Knight

Cornstock Held June 11

Loren Knight
Thursday, June 16, 2022
The Cornstock Tournament was held on June 11 in downtown Shawnee. It was a fundraiser for the Cops n' Kids event, which will be held on Aug. 27, 11 am-4 pm, at the Heart of Oklahoma Expo Center.
Daniel Matthews, Ward 1 Incumbent

Daniel Matthews, Ward 1 Incumbent

Shawnee City Commission Forum

Loren Knight
Thursday, June 16, 2022
On Monday, June 13, the candidates for this year’s available Shawnee City Commission seats participated in a forum sponsored by PAVE (Pottawatomie County Advocates for Voter Education).
New fund honors the memory of Michelle O’Neal

New fund honors the memory of Michelle O’Neal

New fund honors the memory of Michelle O’Neal

Suzie Campbell
Thursday, June 16, 2022
The Bethel School Board opened the meeting Monday, June 13, with the presentation of a shadow box in memory of Michelle O’Neal. Michelle was a Bethel alumni and worked in the cafeteria before her passing. Many loved her, and she touched the lives of all who knew her.

Tecumseh School Board prepares for 2022-2023 school year

Ryan Ackerman
Thursday, June 16, 2022
At the recommendation of Superintendent Robert Kinsey, the Tecumseh school board approved a slew of contracts for the 2022-2023 school year at their June 13 meeting. Most notably, the board approved an insurance bid from the Oklahoma Schools Insurance Group (OSIG) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Julie Talton and her mother, Vicki Duff, pose for a photo. Photo provided.

Julie Talton and her mother, Vicki Duff, pose for a photo. Photo provided.

Julie Talton Returns To The Countywide

Natasha Dunagan
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
There’s a new office manager at the “Countywide & Sun,” but her face and name may be familiar to some subscribers. In 1991, Julie Talton began working as a photographer for the “Shawnee Sun” in sixth grade, when she would come to work with her mother, Vicki Duff.