Oklahoma has enacted a new law making it illegal to knowingly come within 25 feet of a first responder—including law enforcement officers, correctional officers, probation or parole officers, and EMS ...

In 1987 due to TDK coming to Shawnee, our late Mayor Pierre F. Tarron, Jr. sought to establish a Sister Cities relationship with Nikaho, Japan; the location of one of the early TDK factories and ...

Earlsboro junior Aha Roubidoux, peaked at the right time. Roubidoux wasn’t the fastest runner on her own team at ...

The City of Shawnee, in partnership with Downey Contracting, has officially broken ground on the new Shawnee Animal Welfare Shelter.

The Earlsboro Lady Wildcats enter the 2025-26 basketball season as youthful but experienced with four returning starters.

The Tecumseh Savages dropped a 62-25 decision to Chickasha last Thursday night, Oct. 23. Much of the Tecumseh offense ...

The downtown building at 8 W. Main, nestled for many decades on the east side of the Ritz Theatre, took a tumble Wednesday afternoon, collapsing two years after the vacant structure had caught fire.

Local reports A longtime contributor of poems that have appeared in the News-Star in recent years has died. Max F. Boatman, ...

After reaching the area tournament during the 2024-25 season, the Bethel Lady Wildcats will look to jump up to that next level this season.

Fall Fest will be on Saturday, Nov. 1, at Woodland Veterans Park located downtown at 100 E. Highland. The family-friendly event will run Noon-10 p.m. and will include free rides on a 60’ Ferris Wheel.

The Tecumseh Savages, after finishing 11-17 last season but earning a district championship, hope to continue some of that ...

With Halloween falling on a Friday this year, AAA warns ghosts and goblins, trick-or-treaters, parents, and party goers too, ...