The Labor of Love Charities “Feel the Warmth” fundraising event scheduled for Jan. 30 was rescheduled due to the ice storm that hit Oklahoma that weekend. The dinner and silent auction will be held at 7 p.m., Feb. 13 at the Heart of Oklahoma Exposition Center.
The Shawnee Municipal Authority, as instructed by city commissioners, will hold a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. at the Shawnee Community Center, 804 S. Park, to discuss the city’s solid waste removal contract.
Another winter storm is moving across Oklahoma and the National Weather Service has issued warnings in the state.
Those who have registered to attend Unity Health Center’s eighth annual Heart Healthy Luncheon will learn about the effects of stress and fatigue on the heart and general health at 11:30 a.m. Feb. 9 at the Heart of Oklahoma Exposition Center.
John A. Merrill, 104, Shawnee, with 90 years in scouting to his credit, is believed to be the oldest continuously registered Boy Scouts of America volunteer in the nation.
In Pottawatomie County, six school districts will hold school board seat elections from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Feb. 9 at all district polling locations.
Boy Scouts of America is 100 years old this month.
The first Scout troop in America was chartered in Pawhuska, in 1910, the year Boy Scouts of America was organized and incorporated by William Boyce, a Chicago man impressed by the good turn he received in London from a young British Scout.
An overnight standoff between a local resident and Shawnee police ended peacefully Saturday morning at a home in the 600 block of North Oklahoma.
Lincoln County
• Meeker I-95 district: Precinct 24 — North Rock Creek school, 42400 Garrett’s Lake Road, Shawnee; and Precinct 32 — Pleasant Home Baptist Church, Mocassin Trail and NS352, Prague
The carrier team of Lyle and Billie Collins and long-time Shawnee News-Star reporter Virginia Bradshaw were honored for their years of service by the Oklahoma Press Association during its annual awards banquet last night in Midwest City.
The News-Star also won awards for having the best print quality among daily newspapers in Oklahoma and placed in four other contest categories.
Children and adult victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse could lose much of the support they receive through services provided by non-profit groups, such as the Unzner Child Advocacy Centre and Project Safe, due to a recent state Supreme Court decision.
A question and answer session to explain projects at Jim Thorpe Stadium became heated Thursday night.
A local benefit concert — Valentines Blood Bash — that was originally set to raise money for a local blood institute has been changed to the H.A.I.T.I. — Helping Another Is a True Intention — benefit concert for those affected by the recent earthquake in Haiti.
The concert, which is hosted by Sedition Management Group/Productions will be held 8 p.m., Feb. 12 at the Shawnee Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1317 building, 811 E. MacArthur.
A portion of the proceeds of headlining bands will be donated to a relief fund for those in Haiti, Wayne Allison, SMGP founder, said.
Army Pvt. Billy G. Murray has graduated from the Fire Support Specialist Advanced Individual Training course at Fort Sill, Lawton.
The field artillery specialists serve in intelligence activities including target processing in field artillery, cannon battalions, division artillery, artillery and maneuver brigade and headquarters and fire support elements.
The Lincoln County Republicans will be conducting their monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 8 at Garwholly’s in Davenport.
It’s a life-saving skill no one really wants to have to use.
But for a former Oklahoma Baptist University student, the skills he learned during a campus CPR class helped save his father’s life.
After being placed on hold for several months, plans to form an advisory committee to discuss issues pertaining to leaseholders at Shawnee Twin Lakes have been made and several potential members have volunteered to serve.
Karl Kozel has been around the Pottawatomie County Junior Livestock Show since its inception in 1937. In 1941, he showed the grand champion steer.
Jim White has been associated with the show many years, too, serving as clerk at the annual premium sale for more than 40 years, following in the footsteps of his father Glen White, who preceded him doing that job.
The recent winter storm brought with it many challenges for emergency personnel, utility providers, school administrators, citizens and others and for some, it brought about additional expenses, unexpected revenue or just enough of each to break even.
Shawnee’s financial audit report for the 2008-09 fiscal year has been released and city leaders said they are pleased with the results.
