News

Voter Registration Day: Sept. 16

News Staff
Thursday, September 11, 2025
On September 16, 2025, Pioneer Library System (PLS) will join a nationwide coalition of thousands of partners to celebrate National Voter Registration Day with a coordinated effort aimed at helping every eligible Oklahoman get registered to vote ahead of Election 2025.
Announced during the Pottawatomie County Free Fair Awards on Sept. 6, the Junior Fair Board members for next year are Grace Loman, Quinn Carpenter, Piper Reece, Madalynn Taron, Makenzie Sullivan and Mason Luka. Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun

Announced during the Pottawatomie County Free Fair Awards on Sept. 6, the Junior Fair Board members for next year are Grace Loman, Quinn Carpenter, Piper Reece, Madalynn Taron, Makenzie Sullivan and Mason Luka. Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun

County Fair Awards

News Staff
Thursday, September 11, 2025
The 2025 Pottawatomie County Free Fair is in the books. The four-day event ended Saturday, Sept. 6, with the Awards Ceremony.
Ransom Parsons, 9, and Raykin Parsons, 4, both of Earlsboro, show in the Senior Geldings division of the Pottawatomie County Free Fair Horse Show on Sept. 6. Ransom placed fifth with his horse Cowboy, out of 11 entries. The judge for the horse show was Jaclyn Sturgeon.

Ransom Parsons, 9, and Raykin Parsons, 4, both of Earlsboro, show in the Senior Geldings division of the Pottawatomie County Free Fair Horse Show on Sept. 6. Ransom placed fifth with his horse Cowboy, out of 11 entries. The judge for the horse show was Jaclyn Sturgeon.

Pott. Co. Free Fair Horse Show, Farmhand Olympics, Etc.

News Staff
Thursday, September 11, 2025
Superintendent Robert Kinsey, with a giggle, borrowed some glasses to read the fine print on the Estimate of Needs document being voted on by the board Sept. 8. Julie Talton, Countywide & Sun

Superintendent Robert Kinsey, with a giggle, borrowed some glasses to read the fine print on the Estimate of Needs document being voted on by the board Sept. 8. Julie Talton, Countywide & Sun

Bus fueling conversion approved for TPS

Julie Talton Julie@countywidenews.com
Thursday, September 11, 2025
Tecumseh School Board voted to enter into an agreement with GES Energy, LLC, to implement a program that uses compressed natural gas in district school buses. This was discussed at last month’s meeting and tabled for further inquiries.
Members of the Tecumseh Round-Up Club ride their horses in the Frontier Days Parade on Sept. 28, 2024. They won second in the Club/ Organization category, and they held a rodeo that evening. File Photo

Members of the Tecumseh Round-Up Club ride their horses in the Frontier Days Parade on Sept. 28, 2024. They won second in the Club/ Organization category, and they held a rodeo that evening. File Photo

Frontier Days brings back Sweetheart, Frontiersman Contests

Natasha Dunagan Natasha@countywidenews.com
Thursday, September 11, 2025
The Tecumseh Frontier Days Festival kicks off with the Miss Frontier Days Pageant on Sept. 21, 2 to 5:30 pm, at the W.P. Wood/THS Alumni Center. See more information about the pageant in next week’s Countywide & Sun.
Xavier Whiteshirt performs a Men's Southern Fancy Dance during the CPN College and Career Fair at Firelake Arena on Sept 3. Cheyanna Dietz, Countywide & Sun

Xavier Whiteshirt performs a Men's Southern Fancy Dance during the CPN College and Career Fair at Firelake Arena on Sept 3. Cheyanna Dietz, Countywide & Sun

CPN College and Career Fair

Cheyanna Dietz
Thursday, September 11, 2025
On Sept. 3, the Citizen Potawatomi Nation hosted a college and career fair for high school juniors and seniors from Pottawatomie County at Firelake Arena. To attend the event, high school students were required to register online from a link sent out by their school counselors.