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The Avedis Foundation has recognized a Shawnee resident and local business owner for his ongoing service to Pottawatomie County.

Bison Hill to celebrate the Christmas season with campus events

Calendar of events from July 21 The Shawnee News-Star July 22 Wesley United Methodist Church will have its free clothes closet from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The church is located at 302 E. Independence in Shawnee. July 25 Ron Lewis and Mitchell Manlapig will have a sacred organ and piano concert at 2:30 p.m. at First Christian Church, 1625 N. Broadway. The concert is free, but voluntary donations will be accepted to benefit Legacy Parenting Center. There will be a Blood Mobile from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday at Wesley UMC, 302 E. Independence. Donors can sign up and do the questionnaire online at o...

Shawnee hospital makes donation to BBBS The Shawnee News-Star As the area closes in on a year of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, local hospital employees have remained front-and-center, helping others who need it, though sometimes not in a way that is expected. Through their casual Friday fundraiser, SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital-Shawnee employees recently offered a donation to a local nonprofit — something they do regularly. The latest recipient of the hospital's ongoing fundraising effort was Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma. Carla Tollett, public relations, communications and m...

COVID-19 dominates year The Shawnee News-Star Reminiscing on the past 12 months, the most significant of events glaring back is clearly COVID-19 — and how it has upended life as we know it. Whether it's been health scares, shutdowns or mask mandates, the pandemic has forced everyone to reimagine how to function safely from a distance. The year began as usual, with news of new business coming and a church marked its centennial. January (Pre-COVID-19) • A formal sentencing hearing took place for defendant Byron James Shepard, 38, of Okemah, convicted in the 2017 murder of Tecumseh Police Of...