Panel presents on Human Trafficking Awareness at SSC
Seminole State College hosted a panel on human trafficking awareness on Jan. 12 in the Jeff Johnston Fine Arts Auditorium. More than 100 SSC students,… Login to continue reading Login…
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Education tax collections continue upward trend
Vicky O. Misa Through a 0.495-cent Pottawatomie County sales tax increase for schools, backed by voters in November of 2015 and set to continue until… Login to continue reading Login…
January proclaimed School Board Recognition Month
During Monday’s Shawnee Education Board meeting, Shawnee High School Senior Thurman Lee read a proclamation declaring January School Board Recognition Month. Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary…
Taco Casa edges closer to open date
Vicky O. Misa Finalizing details, Taco Casa, at 4791 N. Harrison, is getting ever closer to opening just north of SSM’s health clinic in Domino… Login to continue reading Login…
SPS audit report clean; late deposits cited
Vicky O. Misa This week there was an audit report presented by Jenkins and Kemper, Certified Public Accountants, for the Shawnee Public Schools 2021-22 Fiscal… Login to continue reading Login…
Calendar of events
Calendar items may be sent to newsroom@news-star.com or to vicky.misa@news-star.com. Jan. 14 (Saturday) HERPS Exotic Reptile Show is at the Heart of Oklahoma Exposition Center,… Login to continue reading Login…
News-Star now publishes three times per week, gets delivered by mail
The Shawnee News-Star, effective Jan. 3, 2023, is now published three times per week. There are editions every Tuesday and Thursday, along with a Saturday/Sunday… Login to continue reading Login…
Honoring the life, legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of the most influential figures of the 21st century. King’s tireless activism during the Civil Rights Movement of the… Login to continue reading Login…
Shawnee Sister Cities Council elects officers, committee chairs for 2023
The Shawnee Sister Cities Council recently elected the officers and committee chairs for 2023. The slate of officers and committee chairs are as follows: Chairman,… Login to continue reading Login…
SPS Superintendent announces retirement
Vicky O. Misa Dr. April Grace has served as Shawnee Public Schools Superintendent for seven years, but this year will be her last in the… Login to continue reading Login…