CPN helps Indigenous teens embrace tribal heritage, identity
SHAWNEE, Okla. – Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s (CPN) Coming into the Circle event helps Potawatomi high school students connect with their heritage and community.
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G.I.F.T.S. shares blessings, care packages with female prisoners in McLoud
MCLOUD — Sometimes big things – and great blessings – can come in small packages, such as bottles of shampoo and conditioner. For the women at Mabel Bassett Correctional Facility in McLoud, an array of personal care hygiene products neatly placed in a bag with messages of care are being shared with them this spring.
Local youth earn top placings in Oklahoma Agriculture Achievement Contest
OKLAHOMA CITY — Twenty agricultural youth from across Oklahoma, including a few from the Tri-County area, have earned top placings in the 2025 American Farmers and Ranchers (AFR) Agricultural Achievement Contest. The contest was conducted in conjunction with the Oklahoma Youth Expo (OYE) in Oklahoma City March 11-21.
The colors of Spring
Slowly, but surely, the many colors of Spring are arriving to welcome a new season.
Community mourns loss of Asher elementary student
Services were scheduled and held Monday for loved ones and the community to remember 8-year-old Ava Jade Silas, an Asher third grader who died in an accident March 18.
Bethel Schools offers counseling services following death of beloved student
Counselors at Bethel Schools are available after the district reports the loss of a beloved student. Bethel Superintendent Dr.
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Shawnee Public Schools honored with top awards at Oklahoma Library Association Conference
Shawnee Public Schools (SPS) proudly announces that four of its outstanding educators have received top honors at the Oklahoma Library Association (OLA) Awards. The prestigious recognition highlights SPS’s commitment to innovation, technology integration, and student-centered learning.
SSC Upward Bound kicks off community cleanup program
Seminole State College’s Upward Bound program recently launched the UB Cleans initiative, providing students with the opportunity to give back to their community. Participants volunteer alongside the Seminole Arts Council, cleaning various locations around Seminole.
Movie listings
These are Jones Theatre listings for the week beginning Friday, March 21, 2025