The Prague Kolache Festival is back after a two-year cancellation due to the pandemic. Everyone is invited to attend and celebrate the Czech heritage of the community with many activities. Main Street from the stoplight to the Prague Park will be blocked off for the festival featuring numerous food booths and a grandstand where entertainment will be going on all day.
Ford passes unarmed security guard licensing legislation OKLAHOMA CITY – The House this week unanimously passed a bill that would require the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET) to issue a license within 45 days to employed unarmed security guards. Rep.
After competing in various tournaments all season, the McLoud Archery Team will compete in Nationals April 30 in Salt Lake City. According to Coach Brandi Steed, as the students compete in tournaments all season, their scores are ranked going into state tournaments.
On April 15, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) issued a statement that invasive zebra mussels have been confirmed to be present in Shawnee’s Twin Lakes. “The zebra mussel is a small mussel named for the striped pattern of its shell.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Plans to fully legalize marijuana can proceed to the signature-gathering stage, the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled, paving the way for two more cannabis plans seeking voter approval.
The Pioneer Library System Foundation just received a $5,000 grant from the Avedis Foundation. The grant helped the Pioneer Library System Foundation with the recent educational event, “Making Spiritual Connections Through Native Nutrition,” featuring Chef Crystal Wahpepah, which was held recently at the Kickapoo Central Resource and Recovery Center in McLoud.
Please send items for the calendar to Elisabeth Slay, eslay@news-star.com and/or newsroom@news-star.com. April 28 Wesley United Methodist Church will have its Free Clothes Closet from 10 a.m.
Putin tries to claim Mariupol win but won’t storm holdout KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin tried to claim victory in the strategic port of Mariupol on Thursday, even as he ordered his troops not to storm the last pocket of Ukrainian resistance in the war’s iconic battleground. Russian troops have besieged the southeastern city since the early days of the conflict and largely pulverized it — and top officials have repeatedly indicated it was about to fall, but Ukrainian forces stubbornly held on.
Shawnee Lions Club holds membership drive The Shawnee Lions Club (formally Noonday Lions) has served Shawnee for 103 years and is still going. This year’s President is Neal Martin and the club meets every Thursday at the Santa Fe Cattle Company at noon.
Post office flowerbeds display purple and yellow blooms, as pansies and irises arrive for Spring weather. .