Local and city reports As of Thursday, the state’s 4.5% portion of sales tax on groceries has been eliminated in Oklahoma, but other local city… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
Shawnee City Commissioners recently approved the donation of three SURA-owned lots to Rose Rock Habitat for Humanity, based in Norman.
The Shawnee Board of Education met in a special session Wednesday, two days after announcing Superintendent Dr. Aaron Espolt had been placed on administrative leave because of an Oklahoma State Department of Education investigation related to his certification.
Recently Shawnee City Commissioners considered a resolution that would declare it a matter of necessity to acquire a utility easement to construct a public water main -- known as the Lowe's Water Line Project – which would authorize City Manager Andrea Weckmueller-Behringer, or a designee, to acquire property for the easement through purchase or by way of eminent domain.
News-Star staff Today, the Shawnee Public Schools Board of Education held a special meeting at the conclusion of which they voted to: acknowledge that Dr.… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
The 2024 Pottawatomie County Free Fair will be held at the Heart of Oklahoma Exposition Center in Shawnee Sept. 4-7, 2024.
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahomans will see a drop in their food bill with the elimination of the state sales tax on groceries.
Tuesday’s election brought finality for three local runoffs as the seats for Shawnee mayor, Shawnee City Commission Ward 2 and Pottawatomie County Commissioner of District 2 were decided.
Voters in two Pottawatomie County-area school districts showed support for bond issue propositions in Tuesday’s election, but all propositions failed to pass because they didn’t get the required 60 percent supermajority vote.
Shawnee Publlic Schools Superintendent Dr. Aaron Espolt was placed on paid administrative leave earlier this week as the Oklahoma State Department of Education conducts an administrative investigation related to his certification, according to a letter released Monday by Shawnee Board of Education President Clif Harden.