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Shawnee assisted living center commemorates tornado anniversary with Oz-themed party
Assisted living center residents who were temporarily displaced by a tornado that struck their Shawnee facility commemorated the twister's one-year anniversary with a fitting expression: There's no place like home. Along with the popular "Wizard of Oz" mantra, Brookdale Shawnee paid homage to other elements of the classic book and...
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Jacey Davis
HOLDENVILLE – With weeks until her senior graduation, Cherokee Nation citizen Jacey Davis looks back on possibly her last win with Seminole High School’s color guard team. During the OSSAA State Superior Contest, Davis won the title of Overall State Champion Soloist in Color Guard. The competition took...
Seminole County Deputy Recovers $30,000 Worth Of Stolen Property
A Seminole County Deputy recovers more than $30,000 in stolen property. According to the sheriff's office, Deputy Lt. Gary Brooks was investigating a call of stolen barbed wire valued at over $2,000. He tracked it down to a home in Okfuskee County. A search of the house uncovered more stolen...
Seminole teacher aide under investigation for allegedly taping student’s mouths shut for talking
A staff member at Seminole Public Schools is under investigation after a student’s parent filed a police report alleging, she duct taped her daughter’s mouth shut along with several other students for talking in class last week.
OBU, Shawnee recovering after 2023 tornado
🌞 Temperature check: Expect a sunny day in Oklahoma City with highs of 71 degrees, according to Accuweather. It will be breezy, with wind gusts of up to 40 mph in the afternoon. 📅 Today in History: During the Land Rush of 1889, an estimated 50,000 people lined up...
OBU, Shawnee move 'toward renewal' one year after devastating tornado
SHAWNEE — A college student remembered huddling in the basement of a historic house of worship on the night an EF-2 tornado barrelled its way through campus one year ago. Senior Haley Myers, 22, said on April 19, 2023, she and her friends asked for God's protection as they hunkered down in Raley Chapel at Oklahoma Baptist University.
On the one-year anniversary of the EF2 tornado in Shawnee, volunteers gather to walk the town
SHAWNEE, Okla. — April 19, 2024, marks one year since an EF2 tornado hit the city of Shawnee. The storm hit Shawnee High School, the Oklahoma Baptist University campus and many homes in town. On the one-year anniversary, volunteers who helped the city rebuild went for a walk to...
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