The McLoud School Foundation recently selected 25 teacher grants totaling $19,990.02 submitted by teachers in McLoud Public Schools. The grant recipients will now be able to purchase a variety of educational supplies. Twenty-seven teachers submitted teacher grant applications, for a total request of over $21,043.51.

Over the past 100 years, the life of Noah “Sonny” Hines has been an adventure - filled with planes, trains, travel, and friends. A birthday party was held for Hines at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1317 in Shawnee on Feb.

For Clemmie Lucas of Tecumseh, life has not been easy. But, Project H.E.A.R.T. and the Tecumseh Senior Citizen Center made sure there was at least one happy moment in her 100 years, with an early birthday party on Dec. 15.

The Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art is hosting its annual Mummy Day on Saturday, Nov. 4, from 11 am to 3 pm. The free, family- friendly event celebrates Oklahoma’s only mummies, including Tutu, which is on permanent display at the Museum.

Forty Frontier Days Pageant contestants took to the stage at the W.P. Wood THS Alumni Center on Sunday, Sept. 24.

Regina (Souders) McAfee has been writing poetry since she was very young, growing up in the Johnson Community. But it was a collaborative effort for McAfee’s first collection of poetry to become “Promises on Velvet Wings: Poems of Faith, Family, Friends and Fun.” In the summer of 2022, the idea of publication came to McAfee from a fellow guest speaker at the Evangelistic Center.

The Tecumseh Public Library is hip-hopping with fun these past summer weeks. As part of its Summer Learning Challenge, the library hosted a hip-hop dance class on Wednesday, June 28. Jesus Martinez, an instructor at RACE Dance Collective, came to teach the teens how to breakdance. He has been dancing since he was also just a kid but has been professionally dancing for over 10 years.

More than 200 vehicles filled Bristow Boy Scout Park in Shawnee on June 24 for the 36th Annual Knights Auto Club Car Show. Here are the results.

The annual Earlsboro Alumni Reunion was held Saturday, June 10, 2023 in the Wes Jeske Auditorium. Earlsboro Days sponsored by the Town of Earlsboro was held the same day. There was a car show, food, crafts, and music on Main Street. The school buildings were open for Alumni to walk thru and see changes happening at the school.