OKLAHOMA CITY – If you live in Cleveland, Creek, Lincoln, Logan, Oklahoma, Pawnee, and Payne counties and were affected by the wildfires and straight-line winds that occurred March 14-21, 2025, you may be eligible for FEMA assistance. How To Apply for FEMA Assistance Apply online at www.DisasterAssistance.gov.
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(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L.
After April’s stormy chaos, the first half of May brought a rare lull in Oklahoma’s spring severe weather season. Aside from an active kickoff on May 1 — featuring large hail, damaging winds, tornadoes, and flash flooding — the state experienced a quiet 16-day stretch, interrupted only by a single report of half-dollar-size hail in far southeastern Oklahoma on May 16.
A fatality crash north of Davenport in Lincoln County claimed the life of a Mannford man over the weekend.
While many Shawnee residents flock to Splash in Woodland Veterans Park every summer, there’s a smaller version in town often overlooked by all except residents living in the area around Rotary Briscoe Boy Scout Park. Right now, many are watching and waiting for reconstruction of the splash pad to be finished as summer heat amps up and park neighbors seek some relief.
SHAWNEE - Oklahoma country music band Ricochet will headline the annual Citizen Potawatomi Nation (CPN) FireLake Fireflight Balloon Festival on Saturday, Aug. 9.
(SHAWNEE, Okla.) – The Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art in Shawnee is proud to announce free admission for June for all visitors thanks to generous support from the Avedis Foundation, BancFirst and St. Gregory’s Abbey.
North Rock Creek High School celebrated the Class of 2025 with commencement ceremonies on May 22.
During the Shawnee City Commission May meeting, residents got an opportunity to voice their views on the proposed Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget draft that was first presented to the board in April.