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Election day reminders and tips

News Staff
Thursday, June 16, 2022
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 28th, for the Primary Election, the City of Shawnee General Election, and Town of Earlsboro Special Election.

Countyline

News Staff
Thursday, June 16, 2022
Thursday, June 16 MINGLE ON MAIN – 4-9 pm, Downtown Tecumseh – On Broadway between Park and Main. Featuring live music by Midas 13, BBQ Competition, vendor booths, and food trucks. Interested in being a vendor? Want to show off your BBQ skills? Visit TecumsehOK.org and register!
SSC Summer course enrollment open

SSC Summer course enrollment open

SSC Summer course enrollment open

News Staff
Thursday, June 16, 2022
Enrollment is open for Seminole State College’s next slate of summer courses. The College’s second five-week summer term begins on June 21 and concludes on July 22. Enrollment numbers in summer courses are up substantially, following two years of low enrollment due to the pandemic.

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.