Survivors dig by hand after Afghanistan quake killing 1,000 GAYAN, Afghanistan (AP) — Survivors dug by hand Thursday through villages in eastern Afghanistan reduced to rubble by a powerful earthquake that killed at least 1,000 people, as the Taliban and the international community that fled their takeover struggled to aid the disaster’s victims. In Paktika province’s hardhit Gayan district, villagers stood atop the mud bricks that once was a home there.
The Citizen Potawatomi Nation Eagle Aviary received its U.S. Fish and Wildlife permit and opened its doors one decade ago this June. Aviary managers Jennifer Randell and Bree Dunham are excited and honored to celebrate the milestone in the company of family and friends at this year’s Family Reunion Festival, just as they did in 2012.
Oklahoma wheat producers are finally making great strides in their harvesting season following a weeklong delay stemming from heavy rains across the state. According to recent wheat harvest reports from the Oklahoma Wheat Commission, a large majority of the crops from Clinton, Weatherford and Carnegie, down south to Pocasset and Chickasha received major hail damage and heavy rains and were still fighting mud as of last week.
Mandatory redistricting efforts have caused some precinct boundaries to change. As a result, some voters will be assigned to new polling places, said Patricia Carter, Pottawatomie County Election Board Secretary.
Investigators seeking to identify victims of the Tulsa Race Massacre have found enough usable DNA for testing on two of the 14 sets of remains removed from a local cemetery a year ago, a forensic scientist said Wednesday.
Cinema Centre 8 and Movies 6 at Shawnee Mall are open daily for matinees. Private theatre rentals are available at Movies 6; go to amctheatres.com.
WASHINGTON — The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is awarding $1,824,703 to Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma (LASO) and $926,620 to Oklahoma Indian Legal Services (OILS) to support the delivery of legal services to low-income people impacted by severe storms in October 2020 and February 2021.
The City of Shawnee’s Department of Tourism and the Citizen Potawatomi Nation took top honors at the Oklahoma Travel Industry Association’s RedBud Awards, held June 14 at the Oklahoma History Center in Oklahoma City. The RedBud Awards are the highest level of
This week Shawnee City Commissioners unanimously approved the creation of a Public Safety Fee as a temporary fix to get the Shawnee Fire Department (SFD) three added firefighters it needs to function at its minimum level -- which would also greatly reduce temporary closings at Fire Station No. 2. To completely resolve closings at the fire station, the SFD would have to have nine additional firefighters, SFD Chief Tony Wittman said recently.
For the last 11 months, Amber Soule-Beckham has worked as the VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) Investigator for the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office. Soule-Beckham investigates child abuse and sexual abuse cases involving those over the age of 11-years-old and cases of domestic violence, but she also serves protective orders, attends court and works on related cases and sometimes more.