Constitution Day event draws crowd at SSC
Seminole State College Professor of Government Jeffrey Christiansen addressed a packed audience during the College’s annual Constitution Day event on Sept. 17 in the Enoch Kelly Haney Center Lecture Hall.
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Education tax collections up compared to September last year
Through a 0.495-cent Pottawatomie County sales tax increase for schools, backed by voters in November of 2015 and set to expire June 30, 2026, schools have been collecting funds for several years.
OBU announces upcoming career fairs
Oklahoma Baptist University is proud to announce the upcoming career fair opportunities for Fall 2025 and Spring 2026. The Fall 2025 recruitment opportunities include the All Majors/All Industries Career and Internship Fair, scheduled for Thursday, October 9, from 1 to 3 p.m.; the Graduate and Professional School Fair, scheduled for Wednesday, October 29, from 11 a.m.
SMS art students draw Shawnee's historic Santa Fe Depot
Seventh grade art students from Shawnee Middle School recently completed a cross curricular project looking at the history of Shawnee. As they did the project, they created their own personal drawing of the historic Shawnee Fe Depot, founded in 1904.
Shawnee Parks and Recreation
Hi there, Shawnee! There’s lots of splashing going on at the newly remodeled splash pad at Rotary Briscoe Boy Scout Park at 1400 E. Main! The kids and their families who came out for our re-opening party last Saturday had a blast! We appreciate everyone’s support, especially the Avedis Foundation who donated funds toward this project.
Gardens of the Cross Timbers: The pale blue dot
The 2025 Southern Living Idea House has a full spread in the September 2025 edition. Pages and pages of who did what, where and how.
Speed reduction, 4-way stops OK'd for Kickapoo
The Shawnee City Commission recently considered a request to reduce the speed limit on North Kickapoo from Westech Road to Garrett’s Lake Road from 45 mph to 35 mph, as well as to establish four-way stop intersections at both North Kickapoo and Wolverine Road, and North Kickapoo and Garrett’s Lake Road. Assistant City Manager and Engineering Director Seth Barkhimer said that, due to a series of complaints, city staff had reviewed traffic conditions along the corridor and identified safety concerns related to both speed and intersection control.
Local prayer vigil draws crowd
More than 350 Shawnee-area residents gathered in downtown Shawnee Monday for a vigil to pray for America and honor Charlie Kirk, who was murdered last week as he was speaking to college students on a Utah campus.
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