Businessman, Entrepreneur. He was the founder of the Sonic Drive-In food chain, formerly known as Top Hat. Raised in east-central Oklahoma, he served in the Army Air Corps during the Second World War, before returning home to...
Businessman, Entrepreneur. He was the founder of the Sonic Drive-In food chain, formerly known as Top Hat. Raised in east-central Oklahoma, he served in the Army Air Corps during the Second World War, before returning home to...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Troy N. Smith, the founder of a drive-in chain that became Sonic restaurants, has died in Oklahoma City. He was 87. A spokeswoman for the Oklahoma City-based restaurant chain says Smith died Monday at an...
SHAWNEE — State animal rescue laws may have been broken at an adoption fair this week for about 100 dogs saved from an alleged puppy mill, Pottawatomie County Sheriff Mike Booth said. At the very least, industry standards for...
BY ANNA SUDAR • Advocate Reporter • October 18, 2009 NEWARK -- More than 200 people visited the John Gilbert Reese Center on Saturday afternoon to celebrate Newark Earthworks Day 2009. For some of the participants, it was the...
Tuesday, October 13, 2009 Dr. Bill Ellis Dr. Bill D. Ellis, 83, of Shawnee, Okla., passed from this earthly life to his eternal home Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009. Bill married the former Mattie O. Hill on Sept. 4, 1945, in Denver. He...
After the relocation of the Choctaw Nation, the United States steeped up its efforts to remove native tribes and resettle them in Indian Territory. A Wave of Resettlement Between 1831 and 1833, the Choctaw Nation endured a...
The RV parking area has 21 spaces along the back edge of a large parking lot used by long-haul truckers. The spaces offer back-in parking with water and 30/50 amp electric hookups. They are close but large enough for big rigs...
Rates Headed Up In November POSTED: 10:57 am CDT September 9, 2009 SHAWNEE, Okla. -- Shawnee residents will pay more on their utility bills starting in November. Join Our u local Community Get Wireless Alerts! City leaders...