OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Kevin West, R-Moore, on Monday won passage of legislation that prohibits the governor from closing any business during a pandemic without documented scientific evidence that the nature of the business actually contributes to the spread of the disease.
Shawnee, OK – April 22, 2025 — The Shawnee Board of Education is proud to announce the appointmentof Dr. Jason James as the new Superintendent of Shawnee Public Schools. The…
[EDITOR'S NOTE: Two students are being honored for each month from September to April of the 2024-25 school year, named as nominees for the Best of Tri-County Area Preps Student of the Year award, which will be announced at the News-Star's Preps gala on June 3.] Poplyn (Poppy) Robinson and Emily Lazzara have been named The Shawnee News-Star and CPN Students of the Month for January and are now finalists for the Student of the Year award. Robinson is a senior at Dale High School and Lazzara is a senior at Prague High School.
Through a 0.495-cent Pottawatomie County sales tax increase for schools, backed by voters in November of 2015 and set to expire June 30, 2026, schools have been collecting funds for several years.
It appears the Shawnee Board of Education may be closer to hiring a new superintendent for Shawnee Public Schools.
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Oklahoma Collegiate DECA members returned from the International Career Development Conference in San Francisco with two international officers and several awards. Peighton Harak and Tucker West were elected to the 2025-26 Collegiate DECA Executive Council as vice presidents.
Shawnee police confirmed Monday that a bicyclist was hit by a car at Harrison and Main Street Saturday night.
Shawnee Middle School’s Functional Skills students recently had the opportunity to explore the Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art during a field trip designed just for them.
Seminole State College students, employees and community supporters traveled to the Oklahoma State Capitol on April 15 to participate in the annual Higher Education and Oklahoma’s Promise Day. Sponsored by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, the day underscores the value of public higher education and celebrates legislative support of key initiatives like the Oklahoma’s Promise scholarship.