May 28, 2026
Braxton Robbins
Incumbent Melissa Dennis
Troop 477 Eagle Scout Lucas Schafer, 16, salutes the U.S. fl ag after posting the colors, as Bill Ford, Jerry Shiles, State Senator Shane Jett and Former State Rep. Justin Wood and others do the same, during the Shawnee Memorial Day ceremony at Woodland Veterans Park on May 25. Jett and Wood spoke at the event. Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun
Thursday, May 28, 2026
The local Memorial Day ceremonies began at the Pottawatomie County Educational Veterans Museum, at 331 N. Broadway in Shawnee, for a Gold Star Families Event.During the event on May 25, Shawnee Veterans Memorial Committee Chairman Bill Ford gave an update on the museum.
Robot Team in Shawnee: Dr. Amanda Schovanec and Dr. Danielle Manship (at right in lab coats) and the robotic surgical team at SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital – Shawnee. Photo provided by SSM
Paul Potts, a senior at Dale High School, was the winner of the Jim Spurr Student Poetry Contest.
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Tecumseh sophomore Jaxon McCullough, left, serves, as freshman Noah Mason stands ready, during the Boys State Tennis Tournament, held at the OKC Tennis Center on May 15. See full cutline below.
