Determining that once a month would be satisfactory, Shawnee City Commissioners this week agreed to back off their meeting schedule, cutting their gatherings from 24 per year to 12. Shawnee City Manager Andrea Weckmueller-Behringer brought a request before the Board of Commissioners Monday, requesting their meeting schedule be less often.
Friends of the Library is hosting a fall book sale Thursday through Saturday at the Shawnee Public Library. On Thursday, the Members-Only sale will be from 5-7 p.m.
City voters to decide how to fund wastewater treatment projects On Monday Shawnee City Commissioners started the process to hold a special election. On Jan.
Pottawatomie County commissioners on Monday approved a final expense report outlining how $75,000 in county funding to the International Finals Youth Rodeo was spent for the July event. Funds were designated to the Shawnee Civic and Cultural Development Authority to be used for the rodeo, with reports and receipts outlining expenditures for prizes, such as custom belt buckles and horse saddles for each event winner as well as the All-Around Cowboy and Cowgirl, along with paying for event insurance and needed equipment used.
Drought surged across Oklahoma as the driest September since 1956 took its toll on the state’s landscape. The amount of drought in the state remained largely unchanged through September at approximately 99%, but the intensity of that drought increased dramatically according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Tuesday fired a ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years, forcing Japan to issue evacuation notices and suspend trains during the flight of the nuclear-capable weapon that could reach the U.S. territory of Guam and possibly beyond.
Voters in Pottawatomie County who want absentee ballots mailed to them for the November 8, 2022 General Election should apply now, County Election Board Secretary Patricia Carter said today. Absentee ballots are available to any registered voter, provided they are eligible to vote in the election requested.
The voter registration deadline for the November 8 General Election is quickly approaching. The deadline to register to vote or update your registration before the upcoming election is Friday, October 14. Applications must be received or postmarked by the deadline in order for voters to be eligible to participate in the November 8 election.
Shawnee Public Schools nutrition professionals have teamed up with Cooking for Kids to provide fresher, tastier, and healthier cafeteria options and create a more unique and positive overall dining experience.
Fall Vegetable Gardening: Have you ever wondered why you get such good peppers right before everything freezes? With the arrival of cooler temperatures, pepper pollen will remain viable for longer periods. This enables more thorough floral fertilization and subsequently larger pepper pods. Some of my best tomatoes have also come on in the fall.