Election results: Asher voters pass $190K bond issue for activity bus
Voters in the Asher Public Schools district passed a school proposition Tuesday for the district to purchase new school activity bus.
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Unofficial results show Bell winning GCTC board seat
After Tuesday’s vote, residents chose the next member of the board of directors for Gordon Cooper Technology Center (GCTC) in Shawnee, filling the open post for the unexpired term for zone 5.
White gains seat on Shawnee Board of Education; other district races decided
Several Board of Education elections were decided Tuesday in Pottawatomie County.
Pott. County half-cent education tax becomes permanent
A proposition for education funding was decided overwhelmingly in support of Pottawatomie County schools Tuesday.
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Pott. County voters pass permanent half-cent education sales tax
By Vicky O. Misa Proposition passes more enthusiastically than first time A proposition for education funding was decided overwhelmingly in support of Pottawatomie County schools Tuesday. Voters chose to continue half-cent sales tax collections – making the revenue measure permanent.…
October Students of the Month named
[EDITOR'S NOTE: In the coming weeks, two students honored for each month from September to April of the 2024-25 school year will be named as nominees for the Best of Tri-County Area Preps Student of the Year award, which will be announced at the News-Star's Preps gala on June 3.] Daniel Li and Jordan Tash have been named The Shawnee News-Star and Citizen Potawatomi Nation Students of the Month for October and are now finalists for the Student of the Year award. Li and Tash are both seniors at Shawnee High School.
Spring scene
A touch of Spring provides a picturesque scene on the campus of Seminole State College.
Dale rolls to five-game sweep in Chandler Tournament
CHANDLER - Dale is the No. 1 team in 2A so it isn’t surprising that the Pirates won five-straight games to win the Mark Howard Tournament in Chandler.
Hort Q&A: Young shade and ornamental trees
How Should I Train Young Shade and Ornamental Trees? To follow up with our recent RETREET project and the fact that many homeowners are planting trees, let’s talk about pruning for younger trees. As your local Horticulture Educator, I have basic tree background, but I am not a trained arborist.