Adapted from article originally published in the November 2026 issue of Shawnee Outlook Sure, Thanksgiving is the unofficial holiday of stretchy pants and second helpings. But look a little closer, and it's secretly one of the most good-for-you days on the calendar. Think about it. It’s a whole day built around good food, gratitude, and being together. Families squeeze into one too-small kitchen. Neighbors show up with casseroles still warm under the foil. More vegetables tha

Adapted from article originally published in the September 2026 issue of Shawnee Outlook This time of year is jam-packed here in Pottawatomie County. Between school pickup lines, the county fair, and Friday night football, clocking in to work every day can feel like just one more thing to get through. Before you know it, big bad burnout can come knocking at your door. It rarely happens all at once, either. Some weeks it’s yet another lunch snarfed down at your desk. A walk yo

Adapted from article originally published in the October 2026 issue of Shawnee Outlook There’s a particular kind of morning we get here in October. It’s cool enough for a jacket, though you’ll probably shed it by lunch. Gold light saturates everything, and we get that first real breath of fall air after a long (and in this year’s case, very long) Oklahoma summer. It’s, without question, the best walking weather Pottawatomie County gets all year. Walking is about as close to a