https://www.news-star.com/story/entertainment/events/2021/05/15/neighbors-come-together-shawnee-block-party/5084971001/ 2021-05-15T00:48:01Z 2021-05-15T00:48:01Z Neighbors come together at block party en The Shawnee News-Star https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2021/05/14/NSNS/265a81ef-c8c9-4f3f-96e4-fe0242150ee9-1_block_party.jpg The Shawnee High School Jazz Band performs at a neighborhood block party Thursday at Rose Garden Park. 1 Block Party https://www.news-star.com/story/news/2021/05/14/nrc-participate-summer-feeding-program/5059272001/ 2021-05-14T18:05:03Z 2021-05-14T18:05:03Z NRC to participate in summer feeding program en The Shawnee News-Star https://www.news-star.com/story/news/accident/2021/05/14/shawnee-police-investigate-fatality-accident/5091753001/ 2021-05-14T16:23:15Z 2021-05-14T16:23:15Z Shawnee police investigate fatality accident en The Shawnee News-Star https://www.news-star.com/story/sports/2021/05/14/hunt-settles-down-mound-lifts-dale-over-hartshorne/5086478001/ 2021-05-14T13:30:08Z 2021-05-14T13:30:08Z Hunt settles down on mound, lifts Dale over Hartshorne en The Shawnee News-Star https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2021/05/14/NSNS/8daab086-8d87-4e9e-ac07-7ed1fec1409e-Dale-Hartshorne_State_Baseball.jpg Dale right-hander Carson Hunt (3) fires a pitch against Hartshorne Thursday in the first round of the Class 2A State Baseball Tournament at Dolese Park in Oklahoma City. Dale Hartshorne State Baseball https://www.news-star.com/story/news/2021/05/14/gda-unemployment-2021-05-13-ok-nsns/44010789/ 2021-05-14T13:07:09Z 2021-05-14T13:07:09Z Oklahoma weekly unemployment claims declined last week en The Shawnee News-Star https://www.news-star.com/story/opinion/letters/2021/05/14/letter-may-mental-health-month/5088769001/ 2021-05-14T13:01:57Z 2021-05-14T13:01:57Z Letter: May is Mental Health Month en The Shawnee News-Star https://www.news-star.com/story/sports/2021/05/14/five-bison-baseball-players-honored-gac/5087272001/ 2021-05-14T13:00:44Z 2021-05-14T13:00:44Z Five Bison baseball players honored by GAC en The Shawnee News-Star https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2021/05/14/NSNS/1e0f92ea-98ba-486b-9c87-670ab3aeb457-sportsheader-GK_3-2021.jpg Sports Header Sportsheader Gk 3 2021 https://www.news-star.com/story/opinion/letters/2021/05/14/another-carrington-event/5087373001/ 2021-05-14T12:46:38Z 2021-05-14T12:46:38Z Letter: Another Carrington event? en The Shawnee News-Star https://www.news-star.com/story/news/2021/05/14/avedis-host-mental-health-speaker-shawnee-health-week/5071503001/ 2021-05-14T12:45:08Z 2021-05-14T12:45:08Z Avedis to host mental health speaker for health week en The Shawnee News-Star https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2021/05/13/NSNS/ad86ce99-2509-49f7-bda1-02595ec442d5-051421_Avedis_speaker_series_health_week.png The Avedis Foundation is featuring speaker Terri White, CEO of the Mental Health Association of Oklahoma, during Health Week. 051421 Avedis Speaker Series Health Week https://www.news-star.com/story/news/education/campus/2021/05/14/obus-107th-spring-commencement-honors-277-graduates/5087252001/ 2021-05-14T12:35:28Z 2021-05-14T05:10:45Z OBU's 107th Spring Commencement ceremonies honor 277 graduates en The Shawnee News-Star https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2021/03/23/NSNS/c1767aa8-f98c-4fe4-95e5-c70a6723ad2f-oval-with-fountain.jpg The Oval on the OBU campus in Shawnee. Oval With Fountain https://www.news-star.com/story/sports/2021/05/14/gladness-fires-three-hit-shutout-seminole-state/5087153001/ 2021-05-14T12:30:03Z 2021-05-14T12:30:03Z Gladness fires three-hit shutout for Seminole State en The Shawnee News-Star https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2021/05/14/NSNS/024271a9-4162-45f7-a6bd-434eb0dc2ab4-sportsheader-GK_3-2021.jpg Sports Header Sportsheader Gk 3 2021 https://www.news-star.com/story/sports/2021/05/14/connors-state-clips-seminole-state-10-2/5087074001/ 2021-05-14T12:00:29Z 2021-05-14T12:00:28Z Connors State clips Seminole State, 10-2 en The Shawnee News-Star https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2021/05/14/NSNS/72b3919a-2e57-4c38-9c07-ddbaf0adf2c6-sportsheader-GK_3-2021.jpg Sports Header Sportsheader Gk 3 2021 https://www.news-star.com/story/entertainment/events/2021/05/14/3-things-do-may-14-16/5065600001/ 2021-05-14T11:29:07Z 2021-05-14T11:29:07Z 3 Things to Do: May 14-16 en The Shawnee News-Star https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2020/11/05/NSNS/a23c8bc8-a050-4b02-aef2-969889c0ec2d-Three_things.jpg Three things to do in Shawnee this weekend! Three Things https://www.news-star.com/story/news/2021/05/14/shawnee-hospital-places-pinwheels-honoring-recovered-covid-19-patients/5065218001/ 2021-05-14T11:00:27Z 2021-05-14T11:00:27Z 'A sign of hope.' Shawnee hospital displays pinwheels honoring 446 recovered COVID-19 patients en The Shawnee News-Star https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2021/05/12/NSNS/c5967c60-ac79-482a-9564-5d7469cc5c2f-1_SSM_Health_pinwheels.jpg Hospital employees place pinwheels in the flowerbeds Wednesday. Each pinwheel represents a local patient who recovered from COVID-19. 1 Ssm Health Pinwheels https://www.news-star.com/story/lifestyle/2021/05/14/world-enough-and-time-reading-tulsa-1921/5045978001/ 2021-05-14T10:20:04Z 2021-05-14T10:20:04Z World Enough and Time: Reading about Tulsa in 1921 en The Shawnee News-Star https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2021/02/09/NSNS/e0714ea8-ada1-4581-90ef-f113f925e2a4-Bill_Hagen.JPG Bill Hagen Bill Hagen https://www.news-star.com/story/entertainment/movies/2021/05/14/movie-listings-starting-may-14/5045071001/ 2021-05-14T09:36:07Z 2021-05-14T09:36:07Z Movie listings starting May 14 en The Shawnee News-Star https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2021/05/11/NSNS/4161fb55-c282-4af6-93c3-23adfa5e411f-Finding_You_pic.jpg Jedidiah Goodacre and Katherine McNamara star in the romantic drama "Finding You," which opens today at Cinema Centre 8. Finding You Pic https://www.news-star.com/story/news/2021/05/13/shawnee-physician-talks-covid-19-kiwanis-club/5071447001/ 2021-05-13T21:48:08Z 2021-05-13T13:42:24Z Local physician talks COVID-19 with Kiwanis Club en The Shawnee News-Star https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2021/05/13/NSNS/cb980372-8686-4311-a978-10c50f73b3db-051421_Kiwanis_Winterringer_and_Grant.jpg Pictured, from left, are Shawnee Kiwanis Club Program Chair John Winterringer and Dr. Gregory Grant, of SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital-Shawnee. Grant was the featured speaker at this week's Kiwanis Club meeting. 051421 Kiwanis Winterringer And Grant https://www.news-star.com/story/sports/2021/05/13/three-shawnee-baseball-standouts-make-all-district/5068491001/ 2021-05-13T15:00:25Z 2021-05-13T15:00:25Z Three Shawnee baseball standouts make all-district en The Shawnee News-Star https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2021/05/13/NSNS/bb205396-22b1-4d33-bc3d-cf8e75e1160e-Shawnee_Baseball_All-District.jpg Shawnee senior Krew Taylor (5) takes a cut at a pitch during the 2021 season. Shawnee Baseball All District https://www.news-star.com/story/news/2021/05/13/shawnee-vfw-post-1317-honors-its-pick-leo-year-pott-county-sheriff-deputy-david-dewitt/5071540001/ 2021-05-13T14:48:17Z 2021-05-13T14:48:17Z VFW Post 1317 honors DeWitt as Officer of Year en The Shawnee News-Star https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2021/05/13/NSNS/22d9b7e4-2e2c-4424-8987-d0ee9b2df5c0-dewitt_smiles.JPG On Tuesday night, Shawnee's Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 1317 honored its pick for Officer of the Year, Pottawatomie County Sheriff Deputy David DeWitt. He also was named runner up Officer of the Year for the State of Oklahoma. Dewitt Smiles https://www.news-star.com/story/lifestyle/nature-wildlife/2021/05/13/area-fishing-conditions/5072210001/ 2021-05-13T14:36:16Z 2021-05-13T14:36:16Z Area fishing conditions en The Shawnee News-Star https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2021/04/01/NSNS/683af32b-9043-434a-8b04-8570e6952f96-fishing_at_twin_lakes_2.jpg Fishing at the Shawnee Twin Lakes should not be impacted by February's winter storm. Fishing At Twin Lakes 2 https://www.news-star.com/story/news/2021/05/13/oklahomas-senate-democrats-call-sustainable-use-one-time-funding-budget/5072117001/ 2021-05-13T14:27:46Z 2021-05-13T14:27:46Z Oklahoma's Senate Democrats call for sustainable use of one-time funding in budget en The Shawnee News-Star https://www.news-star.com/story/sports/2021/05/13/shawnee-swimmer-ogden-named-all-state-east-team/5068368001/ 2021-05-13T14:00:12Z 2021-05-13T14:00:12Z Shawnee swimmer Ogden named to All-State East Team en The Shawnee News-Star https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2021/05/13/NSNS/ef594d32-8c09-4560-a788-1a5e96ade774-Swimmer_Ogden_All-State.jpg Shawnee High School senior swimmer competes in a freestyle race during the 2020-21 season. Swimmer Ogden All State https://www.news-star.com/story/sports/2021/05/13/three-bison-softball-players-honored-gac/5068025001/ 2021-05-13T13:00:38Z 2021-05-13T13:00:38Z Three Bison softball players honored by GAC en The Shawnee News-Star https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2021/05/13/NSNS/123902cc-fa06-4b5c-8cf8-403fe33de3a2-Three_OBU_softball_players_honored_by_GAC.jpg OBU's Shelby Savage out of Dale High School. Three Obu Softball Players Honored By Gac https://www.news-star.com/story/news/2021/05/13/shawnee-high-school-honors-seniors-annual-awards-ceremony/5038351001/ 2021-05-13T12:30:05Z 2021-05-13T12:30:05Z Shawnee High School seniors honored for academic achievements at awards ceremony en The Shawnee News-Star https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2021/05/11/NSNS/bfe8b515-5d51-4429-82dd-59a0884c1646-SHS_SENIOR_AWARDS_scholars.jpeg Each year a select group of graduating seniors throughout the state is recognized by the State Department of Education as Oklahoma Academic Scholars. To be eligible, students must accumulate a grade point average of at least a 3.7 (or be in the top 10 percent of the class) and achieve a score of at least 27 on the ACT. This year's recipients are (from left) Mason Andrews, Luke Cantrell, Ashli Johnson, Kali Kasterke, Zachary Pennington, Kylie Peters, Mackenzie Steele, Ella Swantek, Olivia Todd and Isabel Webb. Not pictured are Alethea Anderson, Kiera Gonzales, Caleb Rice, William Stewart and Jacoby Wooden. Olivia Todd was also recognized as an Academic All State recipient. Shs Senior Awards Scholars https://www.news-star.com/story/news/2021/05/13/pottawatomie-county-gets-boost-may-education-tax-collections/5038334001/ 2021-05-13T12:20:06Z 2021-05-13T12:20:06Z Pottawatomie County education tax collections show boost in May en The Shawnee News-Star https://www.news-star.com/story/opinion/columns/guest/2021/05/13/rep-sterling-partners-caring/5043463001/ 2021-05-13T11:06:04Z 2021-05-13T11:06:04Z Rep. Sterling: Partners in caring en The Shawnee News-Star https://www.news-star.com/story/opinion/cartoons/2021/05/13/editorial-cartoons-may-13-2021/5043581001/ 2021-05-13T08:13:03Z 2021-05-13T08:13:03Z Editorial cartoons: May 13, 2021 en The Shawnee News-Star https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2021/05/11/NSNS/a3867753-a0f5-48a0-acea-8daa9f9844ca-AR-210519992.jpg Landgren cartoon: Herd immunity Ar 210519992