"Kim (The Shawnee News-Star)"

"Kim (The Shawnee News-Star)"

Halloween fun

Area children will dress up and mingle through Shawnee neighborhoods tonight for trick or treating from 5:30-9 p.m., but many events have been celebrated for the season. Tuesday night, the Citizen Potawatomi Nation hosted a First Responders Trunk or Treat.

Prague girls capture Class 3A cross country regional

From Staff Reports The Prague Lady Red Devils, behind three top 10 efforts, claimed the 2-mile Class 3A regional cross country team championship last Saturday at North Rock Creek High School. Prague posted a team score of 82, followed by Bethel High School in second place at 93. Sophomore Hailey Johnson, of Prague, set the pace with a time of 12:11.76. Teammate and freshman Hannah Rolette was third in 12:28.02 and another freshman teammate in Jocelyn Ward took 10th in 12:51.97. Also for Prague, junior Harley Johnson posted a time of 14:02.57 for 29th place and freshman Nancy Worlund covered the distance in 14:35.24 for 48th place. Bethel’s top finisher was senior Kylie Nunneley, who registered a time of 12:34.82 for fifth place. Her teammate and sophomore Kimberlin Taylor clocked in at 13:01.57 for 11th place and freshman Claira Arnold posted a time of 13:34.41 for 17th place. In addition for Bethel, sophomore Rianna Tinsley finished 28th in 14:00.00 and junior Grace Epperley ended up 43rd with a time of 14:28.63. Both Prague and Bethel qualify for state. Prague boys fifth in 3A regional Landon Hubert placed 17th in 17:56.13 and fellow Samuel Newport ended up 18th in 17:56.47 to lead the Red Devils to a fifth-place finish in the 5k 3A regional. Also for Prague, sophomore Aidan Thomas took 26th in 18:54.34, sophomore Hunter Worley finished 32nd in 19:32.53, freshman Moses Burdine claimed 40th in 20:01.86 and sophomore Yahir Sanchez ended up 44th in 20:13.11. The Red Devils qualified for state as a team. Bethel placed 10th as a team with sophomore Aiden Johnson taking 48th in 20:35.75 and junior Isaias Garcia claiming 49th in 20:33.57. McLoud third, NRC sixth in Class 4A girls’ regional The Lady Redskins rolled to a third-place finish in the regional led by three […]

AAA: Halloween brings scary traffic safety concerns

AAA reminds ghosts and goblins, trick-or-treaters, parents, and party goers too, of the dangerous traffic safety concerns associated with the holiday. Increased pedestrian activity and the potential for impaired driving converge this week as Halloween activities begin on the holiday itself (Thursday, October 31) and in some cases into the upcoming weekend as Halloween parties continue.