CASA for Children recently announced Helen Stemmer of Sallisaw as the 2025 CASA Volunteer of the Year. Stemmer was recognized on April 29 at the nonprofit’s annual Volunteer Appreciation and Awards Ba...

The Cherokee Nation announced a Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program that started in May, which will give eligible Cherokee elders funds to use at area Farmers Markets. “With this program, we can e...

The Roland FFA Rangeland team placed as state runner-up at the OSU State Career Development Event held in Stillwater. The team also placed 10th at the National Rangeland Event at El Reno. Team members...

• May 31, June 3, 4, 5 — Early Walk-In Voting; Absentee Drop Box • June 7 — General Election for Districts 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 15 & One At Large seat • July 19, 22, 23, 24 — Early Walk-In Voting; A...

A group of parents, grandparents and teachers last week filed a legal challenge to the newly adopted social studies standards. They want a judge to throw the standards out. The plaintiffs include teac...

Moffett School fourth graders recently took a class trip to Spartan and the John Bell Jr. Park. The students said they had a blast!

The Muldrow Public Library is offering free S.A.I.L. (Stay Active & Independent for Life) classes from 2 to 3 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday at the library. S.A.I.L. is a strength, balance and fitnes...

Moffett 4-H recently visited Boyd Flats Farm and the Harvest Place Farm. Students participated in milking goats and dairy cows, and making butter. They also interacted with Benny the camel and the tor...

Gans Public School students enjoyed Track and Field Day 2025 last week at the school. The school also wishes to congratulate Mrs. Forslund on being the winner of the annual Track and Field Day staff i...

Muldrow Public Library held their May adult craft class this past week where the participants enjoyed making a two-tiered tray. The library has a free adult craft class each month. For more info or to...

OG&E is alerting customers to a new scam. Customers have reported that a fraudulent phone number comes up when they use Google and type in “OG&E payments” or “how to pay my OG&E bill” and similar inqu...

Sen. Warren Hamilton, R-McCurtain, secured unanimous approval from the Senate for House Bill 1003, which raises the age of consent from 16 to 18 years of age. Hamilton has been a leading proponent of ...

May 20 A Cherokee National Treasure for traditional foods, Betty Jo Smith has dedicated her life to preserving and sharing Cherokee culture. From learning to cook from her mother to decades of work at...

Felony Docket Joni L. Stephens, 43, Bunch: Poss. of firearm during commission of felony; Unlawful poss. of CD with intent to distribute; Unlawful poss. of drug paraphernalia. Kameron S. Pastore, 36, S...

Moffett School eighth graders were recently treated to an end of the year field trip to Silver Dollar City. School staff said the students had a blast.

Liberty Public School eighth grade students were recently treated to a trip to Silver Dollar City. The students and staff wish to thank Swon Baptist Church for the wonderful goodie bags.

Whitley Moore, who received her Associate of Arts in Pre-Elementary Education from Carl Albert State College, recently took top honors in three categories at the 23rd annual Northeastern State Univers...

Central Public School’s FFA Chapter would like to congratulate LaLita Armer on winning their FarmAll tractor raffle. The students also wish to thank everyone who purchased tickets to support the Centr...

The Cherokee Nation honored 13 educators recently during the tribe’s annual Teacher of the Year awards banquet held at the Chota Conference Center in Tahlequah, where Carla Campbell of Gans was named ...

By the time the 21st witness for state prosecutors concluded two days of often-damning and sometimes emotional testimony in the Stacy Lee Drake capital murder preliminary hearing at Sequoyah County Di...