Lifestyle

Everyday Home: 5 tips to stay hydrated

Whether you're going to the beach, the pool, an amusement park, or simply sitting outside with some good company, hotter temperatures in the summer increase the need to stay hydrated. So what are healthy and easy ways to keep up your hydration? Link an action to drinking water – when you leave a room or change tasks, each time you wash your hands, when a commercial comes on or you check email.

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How does sleep affect your health?

SHAWNEE -- Most of us have heard that we “need to get our eight hours of sleep” every night, but do the hours of sleep matter as much as the quality of sleep you receive? According to Asim Maqsood, MD, a sleep medicine specialist with SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Shawnee, sleep quality definitely matters.

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Shawnee Parks and Recreation

Welcome to Shawnee Splash opening weekend! The 2025 summer season is finally here, and we hope you come join us! The Shawnee Parks and Recreation Department has been busy behind the scenes cleaning, prepping, and training to help make the Splash Water Park located at 100 E. Highland one of the best places to be this summer! Shawnee Splash is open all Memorial Weekend including Monday 12-7 p.m.

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'Montford: The Chickasaw Rancher' now featured on Peacock

Chickasaw Nation Productions’ feature films “Montford: The Chickasaw Rancher” and “Te Ata” are now available on the streaming service Peacock. Inspired by the life of historic Chickasaw rancher Montford Johnson, “Montford: The Chickasaw Rancher” portrays the hardships and tragedies Johnson and those close to him conquered to establish a vast ranching empire along the famous cattle highway of the American West, the Chisholm Trail.

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