WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will join a Supreme Court that is both more diverse than ever and more conservative than it’s been since the 1930s. She’s likely to be on the losing end of a bunch of important cases, including examinations of the role of race in college admissions and voting rights that the high court, with its 6-3 conservative majority, will take up next term.
Shawnee Mayor Ed Bolt, with Christina Brown, of Shawnee Communications Center, read a proclamation Monday, officially declaring April 10-16, 2022 National Public Safety Telecommunications Week. .
You may have noticed The Shawnee News-Star print edition has a new look and feel, along with a new website design at www.news-star.com. The changes are part of an ongoing transition as the News-Star moves operations away from former owner Gannett to our new owner, CherryRoad Media.
Please send items for the calendar to Elisabeth Slay, eslay@news-star.com and/or newsroom@news-star.com. April 9 • The Bethel Band Boosters Sixth Annual Car Show will be Saturday, April 9 at Bethel High School.
This week Shawnee Mayor Ed Bolt made a proclamation naming April 2022 National Donate Life Month. The act was one close to his heart.
The St. Benedict Church Annual Lenten Fish Fry in The Benedict Center, at 632 N.
Shawnee Emergency Management Director Rachelle Erickson is now in the Shawnee Police Department (SPD) Reserve program. Erickson graduated from the Meeker Police Department’s Reserve Academy Tuesday.
Please send items for the calendar to Elisabeth Slay, eslay@news-star.com and/or newsroom@ news-star.com. April 8 • St.
Pott. County pursuit ends with arrest A pursuit that began in McLoud Tuesday ended with multiple agencies involved and that suspect in custody, according to the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office.
Statewide election activity officially begins at 8 a.m., Wednesday April 13, 2022 when the filing period opens, said Patricia Carter, secretary of the Pottawatomie County Election Board. Candidates for state offices file with the Secretary of the State Election Board.