The SSC Art Club set up graffiti tag stations in the courtyard behind Tanner Hall and in front of the Student Union. When competitors in the Interscholastic Meet were between rounds, they were welcome to stop by the station and tag the temporary wall setups with their own designs. PHOTOS PROVIDED BY SSC
Judge: Same-sex marriage license denials violated rights KENTUCKY, Morehead - A federal judge has ruled that a former Kentucky clerk violated the constitutional rights of two same-sex couples who were among those to whom she wouldn’t issue marriage licenses – a refusal that sparked international attention and briefly landed her in jail in 2015. U.S.
The Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) Board of Directors has awarded $90,000 to school districts and school sites across Oklahoma through the TSET Healthy Incentive Grant Program. Among those on the list, North Rock Creek Public Schools in Shawnee was awarded $6,000 from TSET.
Please send items for the calendar to Elisabeth Slay, eslay@news-star.com and/or news-room@news-star.com. March 31 The Shawnee Ministerial Association (SMA) bringing back the Community Ecumenical Lenten Worship Series.
Seminole State College will host a Reach Higher: Reconnect event to help working adults learn more about completing their degrees on Saturday, March 26, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Boren Library on campus.
OKLAHOMA CITY – Shawnee High School junior Scottland Meier has completed a week of service as a page for Sen. Shane Jett, R-Shawnee. Meier served at the Capitol during the seventh week of session from March 21-24.
The Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art in Shawnee has a new program, Art & Nature in Health and Wellness, that consists of hands-on training with 56 instructional hours. The Art & Nature in Health & Wellness program is led by Madeline Rugh, PhD., ATR-BC and consists of three parts. Two full Saturday training sessions at the Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art and one week of intensive hands-on workshops at the Pecos Monastery in Pecos, New Mexico. The two Saturday training sessions are available via zoom, but the week of intensive work is in-person only. The first session begins March 26 at the MGMoA.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court has decided it is not the proper venue to hear a lawsuit challenging the timing of a special election to fill retiring U.S. Sen.
Shawnee Police Department Cpl. and Public Information Officer Vivian Lozano-Stafford and Sgt. Russell Conner received the 2020 and 2021 Officer of the Year awards at the Shawnee Police Foundation banquet Friday, March 18.
ADA – East Central University finds its beginnings in 1909 when the creation of East Central State Normal School was created. Oklahoma Governor Charles N. Haskell signed the Ada Normal School bill that day, and 113 years later, this institution of higher learning, now known as East Central University, is still a major part of a thriving community.