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At January's PATCH (Pottawatomie Alliance Towards Community Health) meeting, attendees heard from two organizations -- they had an opportunity to hear from Linda Johns about the great work happening at Red Rock Behavioral Health, specifically with the Shawnee Crisis Unit and Urgent Recovery Center, and Lynde Gleason and the Work Ready Shawnee team, who also hosted the meeting at their new location and provided lunch. PATCH will have its next meeting Feb.

Jones Theatre Listings for the week beginning January 17, 2025 Cinema Centre 8 at 3031 N. Harrison is open daily for matinees.

Oklahoma Baptist University recently announced students named to the university’s academic honor roll for the fall 2024 semester. Students who achieved a semester grade point average of 3.7 or higher on a 4.0 scale are named to the President’s Honor Roll.

Printing costs money. What better way can a newspaper earn revenue than linking together with local businesses who need to get their product and services out in the public eye? It's a win-win.

Many businesses set up shop in Shawnee in its early years -- some are still going strong to this day. Others have come and gone, but all have a place in the city's history.

McLoud faced a big, physical Valliant team in the Henryetta Tournament semifinals Saturday and came away with a 63-38 win. The team was scheduled to play host Henryetta in the championship game after press deadlines Monday.

On Saturday, December 14, an escorted ride by the US Veterans MC of Oklahoma began at the Grand Casino in Shawnee and made its way to Macomb School for a ceremony ahead of wreaths being placed on the graves of veterans during National Wreaths Across America Day. Local member Rowdy Butler said a total of 1,044 wreaths were placed by the club this year.

Hello, Shawnee! Wow, this week sure has been cold! My, my! And we might get some snow our way, so be careful out there! We want to thank several organizations who have worked together to provide warming stations this week to those in our community who might be in need. Thank you for volunteering, for donating time and items, and for caring! The Shawnee Parks and Recreation staff have worked through this cold week, making sure park restroom pipes have not frozen.

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