Shawnee Animal Shelter celebrating Animal Welfare Week
The Shawnee News-Star
During National Animal Welfare Week the Shawnee Animal Welfare Officers would like to thank volunteers who help out at the Shawnee Animal Shelter.
The officers are thankful to the volunteers who assist the shelter in caring for animals and finding them permanent homes.
In addition, Shawnee Animal Welfare is appreciative to Life church for donating backpacks full of various animal supplies such as food and toys for those who need who have dogs.
The Shawnee Animal Shelter is located at 1502 N. Leo for service within the city limits of Shawnee.
The Shawnee News-Star
The City of Shawnee has been working with Central Disposal for its annual Trash Off and Spring Clean Up day.
On Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., the City of Shawnee and Central Disposal will have large roll-off containers at five sites for Shawnee residents to bring non-hazardous waste.
The only site accepting hazardous waste is the Public Works center, at 111 S. Kickapoo.
To dispose of hazardous waste, residents will have to provide proof of an active sanitation account with the City of Shawnee/Central Disposal and an ID/drivers license with a current Shawnee address will be required.
Plastic sheeting and duct tape, or emergency tents
Registering a tornado shelter
In 2001, a voluntary program was initiated to catalog residential safe rooms and underground shelters in Pottawatomie County.
The goal was to help fire and rescue teams locate residents after a tornado.
Inspiration for the storm shelter registry came from a similar program in Midwest City.
When piles of debris surrounded homes affected by the May 3, 1999, tornadoes, Midwest City fire and rescue personnel spent a good deal of time searching through debris looking for victims who might have been trapped in underground shelters. Soon after, they created a registry.
Designs sought for SCI crosswalk art project in Shawnee
The Shawnee News-Star
The corner of 9th and Louisa will soon be sporting an artistic flair all its own as a collaboration effort seeks to bring attention to its crosswalks and more importantly, cause drivers to slow down through the area.
South Central Industries, the City of Shawnee and Blue Zones Project Pottawatomie County are putting the callout for design submissions for the pilot project in downtown Shawnee.
The callout is open to artists living in Oklahoma, with a preference for Pottawatomie County artists.
“The goal is a colorful, art deco, mosaic crosswalk design strategically placed in a high-traffic area to enhance public safety and improve walkability for nearby residents and pedestrians around the South Central Industries Campus,” the RFP states.
The Redbud City: It happened in March
Clyde Wooldridge
Contributing writer
1889 - Even though Shawnee was not part of the original land run in Oklahoma of 1889, it set the stage for the second, that would follow in just a couple of years. On February 27, 1889, Illinois representative William M. Springer added section 13 to the annual Indian Appropriation bill which authorized President Grover Cleveland to open the lands to settlement through issuance of a proclamation.
Known as the Springer Amendment, this rider authorized settlement under the provisions of the Homestead Act of 1862, and it denied the original settlers their squatter’s rights. They were to be expelled and the lands were to be settled by a land run. The Act as amended was signed into law by President Cleveland on March 2, 1889. During his third week in office, President Benjamin Harrison issued a proclamation on March 23, 1889 to settle the 1,887,796 acres.