Oklahoma fishing report
These are some of the fishing conditions reported around the state. NORTHEAST Birch: Jul 20.
"Kim (The Shawnee News-Star)"
Shawnee Parks and Recreation
Hello, Shawnee! July is rushing by, which means school is on the horizon. Don’t worry, there’s still time to cool off at Shawnee Splash.
Gardens of the Cross Timbers: Juicy tomatoes and peaches
The Coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria) at the Japanese Peace Garden were simply wonderful this year. The rains, decent temperatures and mowing times all worked together to produce a blanket of yellow around the garden.
Healthy habits: TSET offers free resources for the school year
OKLAHOMA CITY — As summer winds down and Oklahoma students prepare to go back to school, Shape Your Future, a program of the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET), is offering free resources for educators and families to start the year off right.Shape Your Future offers teachers free classroom posters shipped at no cost, grade-specific elementary worksheets, fun and seasonal classroom activity sheets, helpful blogs and videos for active brain breaks. Educators can also subscribe to the Shape Your Future teacher newsletter at ShapeYourFutureOK.com/teachers.
Historic cuts to SNAP put 131,000 Oklahomans at risk of losing benefits
President Donald Trump’s budget bill brings stricter rules to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the federal food assistance program, and shifts costs to states, putting an estimated 131,000 Oklahomans at risk of losing food benefits. That’s about one-sixth of the 686,800 SNAP users in Oklahoma, which includes 255,000 children and 68,000 seniors.
Pringle elected President of Oklahoma College Public Relations Association
Seminole State College’s Director of Community Relations Kim Pringle was recently elected President of the Oklahoma College Public Relations Association (OCPRA) during the organization’s monthly board meeting on July 15. Pringle, who has served on the OCPRA Board for the past four years, will now lead the statewide organization that supports marketing and communications professionals at colleges and universities across Oklahoma.
City attorney rate increase approved by Commission
Shawnee City Commissioners OK’d a rate increase for services performed by Stuart & Clover, PLLC, this month.
Targeted robbery at Pott. County marijuana grow operation ends in homicide
An investigation was ongoing Thursday into a homicide that occurred at a marijuana grow operation in southern Pottawatomie County.
The Salvation Army celebrates 'Christmas in July' with bell ringing in Shawnee
SHAWNEE - The familiar sound of bells have returned to Shawnee this summer as The Salvation Army hosts a special “Christmas in July” Red Kettle Campaign. Collections began Thursday, July 24, and continue through Saturday, July 26, at Walmart in Shawnee.
Editorial cartoons
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