Sports
Shawnee soccer player Jax Martin to play in Argentina this summer
By Brian Johnson Sports Editor bjohnson@news-star.com Soccer’s World Cup is currently at fever pitch in the United States with many players, coaches, team personnel and spectators from various across the…
- Shawnee soccer player Jax Martin to play in Argentina this summer
- Preps: Coaches of the Year honored at Preps gala
- Preps: Stetson Tucker, Remy Whitney named Wrestlers of the Year
- Asher Lady Indians Slow-Pitch Softball wins Team of the Year award
- Preps: Kelbey Welcher honored as Slow-Pitch Softball Player of the Year
Conversations

Capps retiring after 36 years of service to CPN, community
By Rachel MakerCitizen Potawatomi Nation Those who know Citizen Potawatomi Vice-Chairman Linda Capps best describe her leadership with the words: grace, compassion and love. After 36 years of service to…
- Capps retiring after 36 years of service to CPN, community
- Summer Feeding Program provides free meals, snacks for Pottawatomie County children this summer
- The Shawnee News-Star gets glow-up
- Memorial Day observances set in Shawnee
- Thinking Out Loud: To honor, celebrate and remember your precious mother
Lifestyle

Gardens of the Cross Timbers: Queen of the Midsommar night
- Gardens of the Cross Timbers: Queen of the Midsommar night
- Summer Things to Do: Check out the Storytime Band
- Summer Things to Do: Visit the Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art
- 66 Man installed along historic Route 66 in Chandler
- OU Paleontologists make ‘one in a million discovery’ of preserved soft tissue in a 450-million-year-old fossil
News
Sales tax, use tax collections up in June
Shawnee’s city sales tax collection report for June has been released.
- Sales tax, use tax collections up in June
- Shawnee Parks and Recreation to host Freedom Fest July 2
- Local leaders honored at Pott. Co. CHIP task force event
- Sovereign Bank acquires bank in Marlow
- Calendar of events
Community
Shawnee Parks and Recreation to host Freedom Fest July 2
From Shawnee Parks and RecreationFreedom Fest 250 is coming to Shawnee on Thursday, July 2.The event will be 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Woodland Veterans Park, 100 E. Highland. Guess can enjoy a cozy celebration filled with laughter, lawn games, and giveaways. This family-focused gathering will offer laid-back way to honor 250 years of…
- Shawnee Parks and Recreation to host Freedom Fest July 2
- Summer Things to Do: Check out the Storytime Band
- Things to see: Veterans Memorial Park and Pottawatomie County Veterans Educational Museum
- Summer Things to Do: Visit the Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art
- Summer Things to Do: Visit area parks
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Sports
Shawnee soccer player Jax Martin to play in Argentina this summer
By Brian Johnson Sports Editor bjohnson@news-star.com Soccer’s World Cup is currently at fever pitch in the United States with many players, coaches, team personnel and spectators from various across the globe flocking to this country,…
- Shawnee soccer player Jax Martin to play in Argentina this summer
- Preps: Coaches of the Year honored at Preps gala
- Preps: Stetson Tucker, Remy Whitney named Wrestlers of the Year
- Asher Lady Indians Slow-Pitch Softball wins Team of the Year award
- Preps: Kelbey Welcher honored as Slow-Pitch Softball Player of the Year
Conversations

Capps retiring after 36 years of service to CPN, community
By Rachel MakerCitizen Potawatomi Nation Those who know Citizen Potawatomi Vice-Chairman Linda Capps best describe her leadership with the words: grace, compassion and love. After 36 years of service to the Tribe and a lifetime…
- Capps retiring after 36 years of service to CPN, community
- Summer Feeding Program provides free meals, snacks for Pottawatomie County children this summer
- The Shawnee News-Star gets glow-up
- Memorial Day observances set in Shawnee
- Thinking Out Loud: To honor, celebrate and remember your precious mother
Lifestyle

Gardens of the Cross Timbers: Queen of the Midsommar night
- Gardens of the Cross Timbers: Queen of the Midsommar night
- Summer Things to Do: Check out the Storytime Band
- Summer Things to Do: Visit the Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art
- 66 Man installed along historic Route 66 in Chandler
- OU Paleontologists make ‘one in a million discovery’ of preserved soft tissue in a 450-million-year-old fossil





