PHOTO GALLERY: International Finals Youth Rodeo
SHAWNEE -- The International Finals Youth Rodeo is underway this week at the Expo Center.
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Movie listings
Jones Theatre listings for the week beginning Friday, July 11.
Seminole voters pass sales tax for sewer plant improvements
Voters in the City of Seminole went to the polls Tuesday for a special election on a sale tax proposition.
Shawnee City Commission reschedules July meeting
The regularly scheduled July 21 City Commission, Shawnee Airport Authority, and Shawnee Municipal Authority meetings have been rescheduled to 6 p.m. Monday, July 14, at City Hall..
Oklahoma wheat harvest nearly complete
Oklahoma wheat harvest moved forward at a slow pace over the Fourt of July weekend, with rain showers hitting several parts of the Panhandle, Northern, and Northeast Oklahoma at different times. There is a region in the Goodwell, Guymon and Hooker area that is still working on irrigated wheat production that has been delayed due to rains this past week.
NRC competitors excel at various fishing tournaments
North Rock Creek’s Riley Motrych teamed with Edmond’s Vincent Weltzheimer and placed 10th at the 16th Annual SAF World Finals of fishing at Grand Lake, June 27-29. The pair hauled in three fish at a weight of 10 pounds, one ounce to earn the 10th place finish out of more than 400 competitors from across the United States, Canada and Zimbabwe.
Horses in the City: Shawnee's art project began in 2007
In 2007, then-Shawnee Mayor Chuck Mills undertook a project to establish artsy horse sculptures here to celebrate Shawnee’s part of Oklahoma’s centennial. Over the years, the number of these one-of-a-kind fillies and stallions has grown -- and most remain proudly displayed all over the city.
South Korea confirms Democracy
Overshadowed by the wars and associated crises that dominate news, democratic South Korea has defeated a power grab that would have returned authoritarian rule. Americans in particular have good reason to take considerable pride in this victory.
Editorial cartoons
Editorial cartoons
OBU makes progress on Shawnee Hall
Oklahoma Baptist University reports it is making great progress on lab space in Shawnee Hall.