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In what started out as a temporary fix, Eric's Pharmacy has now reopened its second home permanently.

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January is School Board Appreciation Month, and Shawnee Public Schools recognized its board members for their service during the January board meeting.

Snow was falling and accumulating Thursday as the Shawnee and Tri-County area experienced its first winter storm for this winter.

During the last Shawnee City Commission meeting, held on Dec. 16, City Attorney Joe Vorndran shared a PFAS (Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances) litigation update to the board and residents.

Recently, the Shawnee City Commission OK'd a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the City of Shawnee and the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS) related to the provision of overdose education, Naloxone distribution training, and overdose reversal kits. Enacted in 2020, the Political Subdivisions Opioid Abatement Grants Act was established, Shawnee City Manager Andrea Weckmeuller-Behringer said during the Commission's December meeting.

With the threat of a winter storm impacting Oklahoma on Thursday and Friday, it's possible that delivery of the News-Star could be impacted or even delayed getting from the press to the post office for on-time mail deliveries.

As usual, January weather is a force to be reckoned with as winter in Oklahoma has residents taking cover from extreme cold and threats of winter storms. Thursday is ramping up for the area’s first cumulative snow of the season.