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Members of the Shawnee Police Department Honor Guard are pictured during a ceremony Friday at the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Memorial, located on the grounds of the Department of Public Safety complex in Oklahoma City.

The Shawnee Fire Department is flushing and inspecting the city’s 1,400 fire hydrants, a process that will take several weeks. Work continues today between Independence and MacArthur Streets, all west of Kickapoo Street. The increased water flow may cause temporary water discoloration in some areas.

Toby is a 6-year-old dachshund. Owners Steve and Phyllis Rigney said, “He is very protective and a wonderful dog and he just loves (their) cats.”

Cumulonimbus clouds bank in the sky near Shawnee Tuesday afternoon.

Cody Deem spoke on conservation issues worldwide and local to Shawnee's Lions Club

Chalk it up to the power of music.
This year’s cool activity at Shawnee High School has athletes and thespians rubbing shoulders with cheerleaders and student council members — all for the love of a song.
The SHS Select Choir has experienced its most diverse year yet, and its most award-winning. More boys have joined the traditionally female group, and students from all walks of extracurricular life have participated, making choir hip again. And the biggest-ever number of students earned high honors at the District Solo and Ensemble Contest.

Sue Sigle was hoping for the government to offer more money for her home before moving away from this pollution-scarred town. Then the tornado came.

Children often make paper airplanes to see if they can fly or make believe they are flying planes, but several area youth did more than that — they soared high above the clouds.

Boy scouts, girl scouts and other children ages 7 to 18 joined together May 3 in Shawnee’s Youth Aviation Day held at Gordon Cooper Technology Center Aviation Campus.

Their minds were opened and imaginations roamed free as the attendees learned about aerodynamics, helicopter pilots, professional pilots, airport operations, airport firefighters and pre-flight. Not to mention the chance to fly high above Shawnee for the first time.

Oklahoma City Zoo starts off the season with a herd of activities.

Visitors take a look at the "Our Body The Universe Within" exhibit at the Science Museum Oklahoma in Oklahoma City, Wednesday, May 7, 2008. The exhibit runs through Sunday.