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Tecumseh Proclaims State Of Emergency After May Storms

Ryan Ackerman
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Tecumseh city officials unanimously approved a proclamation of a state of emergency after the May 4 storms at the Tecumseh City Council Regular Meeting on Monday, June 6. The proclamation will allow the City to qualify for state emergency funds.
New Shawnee Athletic Director Dax Leone speaks to the Shawnee Board of Education, after he and Assistant Athletic Director Julia Holland were introduced during the June 6 meeting. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

New Shawnee Athletic Director Dax Leone speaks to the Shawnee Board of Education, after he and Assistant Athletic Director Julia Holland were introduced during the June 6 meeting. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

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Some Shawnee Schools To Receive Copiers, Flooring and Roof

Natasha Dunagan
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
For the Shawnee Board of Education, there were several housekeeping items on the agenda before the end of the fiscal year, June 30. Plus, there were a few summer projects to discuss at the June 6 meeting.

SpOKeLAHOMA Hosts New Gravel Bike Race June 4

Loren Knight
Thursday, June 2, 2022
On June 4, Tecumseh’s own Spokelahoma will be hosting their newest gravel bike race. The event is named Fenrir Unchaind after the wolf in Norse Mythology who breaks free from his chains during a battle at Ragnarok.

Fisher Named To President’s List

News Staff
Thursday, June 2, 2022
Carly Fisher of Shawnee Named to the Spring 2022 President’s List at Mississippi College Carly Fisher of Shawnee was named to the Spring 2022 President’s List at Mississippi College.
Kash Tillis, 9, and Makayla Tillis, 10, serve snowcones to children during "The Block is Hot: Live Music Block Party" on May 28 in the Dunbar Heights neighborhood of Shawnee. They are the grandchildren of Remetia Tillis who owns "Two Chicks Cookin'" food truck.

Kash Tillis, 9, and Makayla Tillis, 10, serve snowcones to children during "The Block is Hot: Live Music Block Party" on May 28 in the Dunbar Heights neighborhood of Shawnee. They are the grandchildren of Remetia Tillis who owns "Two Chicks Cookin'" food truck.

Dunbar Heights Block Is Hot Party Will Be Annual Event

Natasha Dunagan
Thursday, June 2, 2022
“The Block is Hot: Live Music Block Party” was back - after first being held two years ago and skipping last year due to the pandemic - in Shawnee’s Dunbar Heights neighborhood on the evening of May 28.

EDM Festival Coming To Shawnee

Ryan Ackerman
Thursday, June 2, 2022
Oklahoma’s First EDM (Electronic Dance Music) Music Festival will debut in Shawnee. Several major EDM artists and DJs will make their way to Shawnee in late June to play in Oklahoma’s first annual Happy Festival.
The VFW Post 1317 Honor Guard stands at attention, as OBU student Hannah McMurtrey plays "Taps."

The VFW Post 1317 Honor Guard stands at attention, as OBU student Hannah McMurtrey plays "Taps."

Remembering Those Who Gave All For Our Freedoms

Natasha Dunagan
Thursday, June 2, 2022
On Monday, May 30, Shawnee had three Memorial Day Programs from which to choose: at Resthaven Cemetery, Fairview Cemetery and Oklahoma Veterans Memorial Park (Woodland Veterans Park).