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Collections Curator Delaynna Trim (pictured left) has received the Mountain-Plains Museums Association's (MPMA) President's Award. Trim's exceptional contributions to the organization and the museum field are honored with this award. Photo provided

Collections Curator Delaynna Trim (pictured left) has received the Mountain-Plains Museums Association's (MPMA) President's Award. Trim's exceptional contributions to the organization and the museum field are honored with this award. Photo provided

Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art’s Delaynna Trim Receives Prestigious President’s Award from Mountain Plains Museums Association

(SHAWNEE, Okla.) – The Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art is proud to announce that Delaynna Trim, curator of collections, has been honored with the President’s Award from the Mountain-Plains Museums Association (MPMA).
Participants in the Fourth Annual House of Hope (HOH) Color Fun Run take off from the starting line at the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Festival Grounds on Oct. 11. HOH Prevention Specialist Kayla Woody said there were 547 people who signed up online. Full caption below. Photos by Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun

Participants in the Fourth Annual House of Hope (HOH) Color Fun Run take off from the starting line at the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Festival Grounds on Oct. 11. HOH Prevention Specialist Kayla Woody said there were 547 people who signed up online. Full caption below. Photos by Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun

The sky feels heavy over Tecumseh Public Schools at this month's school board meeting. Julie Talton, Countywide & Sun

The sky feels heavy over Tecumseh Public Schools at this month's school board meeting. Julie Talton, Countywide & Sun

“A dark few days for our district”

Tecumseh Public Schools held their monthly school board meeting Oct. 13. The air was thick and the room was somber after a traumatic few days leading up to meeting time. The meeting was pretty standard until it was time for Superintendent Robert Kinsey’s report.

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John Thompson Photo provided by PCPSC

John Thompson Photo provided by PCPSC

Two Arrested, Body Found After Standoff

Two suspects were arrested after a 17-hour standoff west of Tecumseh on Monday afternoon.John Thompson, born Mar. 20, 1984, was charged with first-degree murder, carry or possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and obstructing an officer.Katelynn Cowett, born Jan.