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County Superintendents discuss benefits of the Education Sales tax

Citizens of Pottawatomie County will have the opportunity to make the half-cent Education Sales Tax permanent on April 1, 2025. The Countywide & Sun has begun visits with the 14 school district superintendents in the county to hear why this tax is beneficial for the schools and the students.

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Minutes Clerk Denise Flowers listens as Bethel Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Matt Posey speaks to the Bethel Board of Education at their Aug. 14 meeting. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Minutes Clerk Denise Flowers listens as Bethel Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Matt Posey speaks to the Bethel Board of Education at their Aug. 14 meeting. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Bethel School Board Tables Lagoon Remediation

Natasha Dunagan
Thursday, August 17, 2023
The topics of discussion at the Bethel Public Schools Board of Education meeting on Aug. 14 ranged from waste water to energy usage. Engineer Wayne Barker, of Barker and Associates, Inc.
The Oklahoma Ambassadors of Music, including two band students from Bethel High School, perform in Germany in June. Photo provided.

The Oklahoma Ambassadors of Music, including two band students from Bethel High School, perform in Germany in June. Photo provided.

Two Bethel Band Students Play Across Europe

Natasha Dunagan
Wednesday, August 9, 2023
This summer will be one to remember for two Bethel High School band students. Bethel graduate Summer Stiles and junior Phillip Mullendore traveled and performed with the Oklahoma Ambassadors of Music in June as they visited England, France, Switzerland, Germany and Austria.
Shawnee's Zane Wilson steals second base as a Will Rogers players jumps for the ball in the first inning of the home game on March 28. The Wolves won, 10-0. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Shawnee's Zane Wilson steals second base as a Will Rogers players jumps for the ball in the first inning of the home game on March 28. The Wolves won, 10-0. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Caught In Action

Natasha Dunagan
Thursday, April 6, 2023
Tecumseh junior Rowdy Kinsey makes contact with the ball during the second inning of the home game with Harrah on April 1. The Savages lost, 6-7. Bethel’s Kole Childers slings the ball past home plate in the third inning of the home game with Stroud.
Hannah Davidson’s Determination Leads To Success

Hannah Davidson’s Determination Leads To Success

Hannah Davidson’s Determination Leads To Success

Natasha Dunagan
Thursday, March 16, 2023
Her doctor told her she wouldn’t be able to walk for six months, and she probably wouldn’t be able to run for eight months. But Bethel High School athlete Hannah Davidson beat those odds. The accident happened on July 4, 2021, when Davidson was tubing on Shawnee Lake.
Bethel’s Brady Lower placed third in the State Powerlifting Meet on March 11. Photo provided.

Bethel’s Brady Lower placed third in the State Powerlifting Meet on March 11. Photo provided.

Multiple Bethel Powerlifters Place In State Competition

Joey Ginn
Thursday, March 16, 2023
Bethel Girls & Boys Powerlifting split up this week to take on tough fields for their respective State Powerlifting Meets. The Girls began the week by traveling to Choctaw Casino in Durant. Bethel was represented by two Junior High girls, Corley Steward and Stohri Reynalds.
Bethel Alum L.W. Moore, Class of 2021, jumps to catch the ball, as Bethel sophmore Bryce Tapley steals second base during the Bethel Baseball Bash game between this year's team and the alumni team on March 4. The baseball season kick-off event also offered a bounce house and food truck. Bethel's first official game was March 6. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Bethel Alum L.W. Moore, Class of 2021, jumps to catch the ball, as Bethel sophmore Bryce Tapley steals second base during the Bethel Baseball Bash game between this year's team and the alumni team on March 4. The baseball season kick-off event also offered a bounce house and food truck. Bethel's first official game was March 6. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Bethel Baseball Bash Kicks Off Season

Natasha Dunagan
Thursday, March 9, 2023
Pictured left, Bethel sophomore Josie Megehee, far left, and senior Hannah Davidson, far right, fight to take control of the ball from a Silo player in the Class 3A Area game, played at Jenks on March 3. The Lady Wildcats won, 60-54, and will compete in the State Tournament today (March 9), 4:30 pm at the State Fairgrounds Arena. Photo provided by Richelle Treece.

Pictured left, Bethel sophomore Josie Megehee, far left, and senior Hannah Davidson, far right, fight to take control of the ball from a Silo player in the Class 3A Area game, played at Jenks on March 3. The Lady Wildcats won, 60-54, and will compete in the State Tournament today (March 9), 4:30 pm at the State Fairgrounds Arena. Photo provided by Richelle Treece.

Bethel Lady Wildcats Win Area, Tip Off At State Today

Suzie Campbell
Thursday, March 9, 2023
It was a tough game, but the Lady Wildcats brought home the Area Championship Friday, Mar. 3. Bethel took a 15-5 lead in the first quarter, but Silo was not giving in without a fight.
Bethel Girls And Boys Powerlifters Medal In Regionals

Bethel Girls And Boys Powerlifters Medal In Regionals

Bethel Girls And Boys Powerlifters Medal In Regionals

News Staff
Thursday, March 9, 2023
Bethel Girls & Boys Powerlifting split up this week to take on tough fields for their respective Regional Powerlifting Meets. The Girls began the week by traveling to Tishomingo to take on the field of the South Regional.