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City Hall adding safety measures downtown
The city has a fence going up around the parking lot at City Hall to “improve both the safety and security of employees, first responders and visitors,” a Wednesday evening Facebook post from the City of Shawnee reads. Pictures attached to the post showed fencing going up around the parking lot used by city staff,…
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Movies this week
Submitted by Jones TheatresNOW SHOWING AT CINEMA CENTRE 8:Disney’s “MOANA” in 2D and 3D: Live-action adaptation of the 2016 Disney animated film ‘Moana’ staring Dwayne Johnson. (1:55). (Rated PG for action/peril, some scary images, rude humor and brief thematic elements).“EVIL DEAD BURN”: After the loss of her husband, a woman (Souheila Yacoub) seeks solace with…
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Preparing tomorrow’s future
By Crystal RomanyszynCEO, Shawnee ForwardWhile many of us are enjoying the slower pace of summer, our education partners are already looking ahead. Across Shawnee and Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma Baptist University is preparing to welcome a new class of students, Gordon Cooper Technology Center is gearing up for another year of workforce training, and our K-12…