Shawnee News Watch

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2021-09-25

(SHAWNEE, OK) Check out this roundup of hyper-local news in Shawnee.

Pulled from contributors around the region, here’s a glimpse of what’s going on nearby. For more stories from the Shawnee area, click here.

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Tulsa / newson6.com

Gathering Place Sues Small Coffee Shop In Shawnee Over Name Rights

Tulsa’s Gathering Place park is suing a coffee shop in Shawnee over its name. The park wants to take back the rights to the name, but it also wants the coffee shop to pay damages it says were caused by customer confusion. The owner of The Gathering Place coffee shop... Read more

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Confusing a park with a coffee shop 70-80 miles away? I would think anyone that got confused would be in a different universe

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government able to pay lawyers comen people are not. I'm sorry for the shop. I don't think they were trying to make .oney off that park name.

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Shawnee / kosu.org

Citizen Potawatomi Nation And City Of Shawnee End Legal Battle, Strive To Attract New Jobs

The fight between the city of Shawnee and the Citizen Potawatomi Nation lasted for 60 years when leaders decided to call a truce this week. Now, they hope to work together on a venture known as "Shawnee Aligned." It's something both governments hope will bring economic development and better city services to the area’s residents. Read more

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They need to work to get a left turn traffic light from Hardesty Rd to US 177. That is a dangerous place because of all the unprotected left turns.

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Shawnee / news-star.com

Alcorn celebrates 100th birthday

Lorene Long Alcorn celebrated her 100th birthday recently with family and friends. Lorene married Robert D. Alcorn Sr., and they were married for 63 years before he passed away in 2006. Both Lorene and Robert were OBU graduates. They raised four children in Shawnee: Daniel Jr., Esther, Brad and Luke. Read more

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Shawnee / countywidenews.com

Sherri Lyn Hightowe

Sherri Hightower, 65, resident of McLoud, died Sept. 14, 2021. Sherri was born on December 3, 1955 in Oklahoma City to her parents, Martin Parks and Joyce Stratton. Survivors include her daughter, Amber Smith, of Okemah; son, Robert Hightower, of Shawnee; and her four grandchildren, Garrett Walkup, Ty Walkup, Hannah Walkup, and Allissa Roper. Read more

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