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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 Officer Justin Terney. On the felony count of murder in the first degree, the death sentence was issued to Shepard.
Roll to Wreaths escort, ceremony planned in Shawnee, Tecumseh Dec 19
The Shawnee News-Star
The Macomb Oklahoma Area Cemeteries- Roll to Wreaths Riders 4 Vets will honor fallen veterans and officers with a ceremony and laying of wreaths in Shawnee at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 19.
According to Rowdy Butler, president and founder of Roll to Wreaths Riders 4 Vets, due to COVID-19, the event will be outside in front of the Pottawatomie County Courthouse and retired United States Navy Captain John Keilty will speak at the event.
Butler said the Roll to Wreaths Escort will begin at 10 a.m. in Bethany and riders will make the journey to Shawnee.