OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Multi-County Grand Jury indicted two men Thursday in connection with two marijuana grow facility robberies. Marquethz Latrale Lee, 27, faces nine felony counts stemming from the July 26 robbery of Redbud Relief Farms in Chandler and the Aug.
Oklahoma Baptist University has received $300,000 in funding from Pottawatomie County Commissioners to jumpstart its engineering program. The funding will support equipment purchases and facility renovations, furthering the university’s mission to provide workforce-ready engineers for Oklahoma and beyond.
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Shawnee firefighters and Bethel Acres crews assisting are battling a wildfire this afternoon in the wooded areas between Harrison and Kickapoo, south of I-40. Lots… Login to continue reading Login…
After several months in conflict, Chapel Ridge Apartments in January finalized an agreement with the Housing Authority of the City of Shawnee to support a modest rent increase aimed at enhancing the apartment complex.
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Wellston Public Works Authority (Authority) in Lincoln County received approval for a $79,427 Rural Economic Action Plan (REAP) grant Tuesday through the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) to improve the Authority’s wastewater infrastructure. The Wellston Public Works Authority is making essential upgrades to its sanitary sewer system to reduce inflow and infiltration, which have been causing frequent failures and increased hydraulic loading on the lagoon system.
Two recent arrests in a fentanyl trafficking case in Shawnee has removed a major supply of the drug coming into the Shawnee area, according to Pottawatomie County District Attorney Adam Panter. And while the investigation is ongoing, Panter said his office is taking an aggressive stance in the investigation and prosecution of fentanyl cases.
The following are sheep show results from the Pottawatomie County Junior Livestock Show.
Several Seminole State College students attended Thunder Stir on Feb. 24, a career fair hosted by the Oklahoma City Thunder.
OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Shane Jett, R-Shawnee, has secured committee approval for four key measures.