Several community volunteers spent the day in the Shawnee High School Library recently to help students and staff get registered (or updated!) to vote as part of National Voter Registration Day. Do you need to register? You can do it here: https://oklahoma.gov/.../voter.../register-to-vote.html .
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Jim Thorpe Academy marked an exciting milestone on the morning of September 16 with the ribbon cutting of its new Outdoor Classroom, funded by a generous $10,000 grant from Sovereign Bank. The event celebrated a new chapter in hands-on, project-based learning for students.
Construction is ongoing at the Citizen Potawatomi Nation's new administration building being built on Hardesty Road.
Shawnee Public Schools announces a series of ribbon cuttings celebrating major renovations at three elementary schools made possible through the 2024 bond passage. Thanks to the support of Shawnee voters, SPS was able to reallocate $8 million originally designated for a new elementary school to critical upgrades across the district’s four elementary campuses.
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.
Oklahoma Baptist University is proud to announce the upcoming career fair opportunities for Fall 2025 and Spring 2026. The Fall 2025 recruitment opportunities include the All Majors/All Industries Career and Internship Fair, scheduled for Thursday, October 9, from 1 to 3 p.m.; the Graduate and Professional School Fair, scheduled for Wednesday, October 29, from 11 a.m.
The Shawnee City Commission recently considered a request to reduce the speed limit on North Kickapoo from Westech Road to Garrett’s Lake Road from 45 mph to 35 mph, as well as to establish four-way stop intersections at both North Kickapoo and Wolverine Road, and North Kickapoo and Garrett’s Lake Road. Assistant City Manager and Engineering Director Seth Barkhimer said that, due to a series of complaints, city staff had reviewed traffic conditions along the corridor and identified safety concerns related to both speed and intersection control.
More than 350 Shawnee-area residents gathered in downtown Shawnee Monday for a vigil to pray for America and honor Charlie Kirk, who was murdered last week as he was speaking to college students on a Utah campus.