The Good

A Facebook post a couple of months ago was all it took to spark a wave of generosity in Tecumseh, Oklahoma. Heritage Skilled Nursing & Therapy, a nursing home in Tecumseh, had shared that they were running low on birdseed — a big deal for residents who love watching the birds come by their windows each day. One local mom, Whitney Benge, saw the post and decided to act. She rallied the Tecumseh community, and together they collected an incredible 200 pounds of donated birdseed

Some of the best parts of a school day happen before the first bell ever rings, and at Horace Mann Elementary in Shawnee, Oklahoma, that's thanks in large part to Shawnee Police Sgt. Keehn. Sgt. Keehn has become a familiar and welcome face at the school, often showing up in the mornings to help greet students as they arrive. Whether he's flashing a smile, handing out high fives and knuckles, or walking alongside students during National Walk to School Day, he has a way of mak

Back to school season is in full swing across Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, and the Tecumseh community showed once again why it's one of the best places around to raise a family. Before the first bell rang this year, Mission Tecumseh hosted its 12th annual Back to School Bash, and families from all over Tecumseh turned out in a big way to kick off the school year on a high note. Doors opened at 9 am, and kids had the chance to pick out their own school supplies for the year

Two years ago, a group of women from Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Shawnee pooled their money together to buy a new mom and her young family a high-quality car seat for their new baby. The kind that swivels around, making it easy to buckle in an infant before turning them to face rearward. Today, she finished cleaning the car seat and converting it back into infant mode, preparing to pass it along to her brother, who is expecting his first baby. Always a good move to pass the