The agenda for Monday’s meeting is not a lengthy one, but the City of Shawnee staff is set to offer reports on a few issues relevant to the area right now: reminding residents about storm preparedness, updating residents on the Santa Fe Depot project, and the current effort to educate and/or update residents about the Zebra Mussel situation at Shawnee Twin Lakes.
May marks the end of an era at the Northridge Church of Christ. Longtime minister, Cliff Craig, is retiring after serving the congregation for 28 years.
The Shawnee Arts and Culture Commission is still working to get its feet under it as the group met Wednesday. The board decided to set up a subcommittee to navigate through the details, like establishing commission bylaws.
A local coffee shop in Downtown Shawnee, formerly known as The Gathering Place Coffee Company, is hosting a grand reopening Friday, April 29 at 6:30 p.m. According to owners Jonathan Hilton, Rebecca Hilton, Jesse Ingram and Callie Ingram, the shop will announce its new name at the reopening and debut its new design.
Based on the recent addition of a banner between Save-A-Lot and Rent-A-Center at Independence Square, in the strip mall at the corner of Independence and Harrison, The Bin Store appears to be getting ready to operate in Shawnee.
The Grove on Union is located on Union, south of 45th Street. The Grove is a new retirement community for Shawnee.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A seemingly divided Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday over Oklahoma’s authority to prosecute some crimes on Native American lands, following a 2020 high court decision. The outcome probably rests with Justice Amy Coney Barrett, the only member of the court who didn’t take part in the earlier case.
The Masons of Shawnee recognized the Students and Teachers of Today from Shawnee and Bethel area schools in a ceremony Sunday, April 24. The Masons gave away scholarships in the amount of $6,600.
OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Danny Sterling, R-Tecumseh, secured passage Wednesday of legislation requiring the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (OTA) to provide a detailed report on the planned turnpike through eastern Norman and give the Legislature authority to modify the authorization for construction or location of the turnpike.
A timeless spring day in downtown Shawnee. Kim Morava .