PAWHUSKA - Tulsa Rocketry and the Pawhuska Chamber of Commerce are announcing High Frontier 16, an amateur rocket launch, at the Pawhuska Municipal Airport on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 28-29. Hobby rocketry enthusiasts from across Oklahoma and surrounding states will converge on Pawhuska fo…

OKLAHOMA CITY – A new plan to start giving inmates a reason for parole denials is being heralded as a major step forward in the state’s continued bid for criminal justice reform.

MUSKOGEE – In observance of Suicide Prevention Month, the Eastern Oklahoma VA Health Care System is bringing awareness to its #BeThere campaign by encouraging community leaders, colleagues, and veterans’ families and friends to help prevent suicide by showing support for those who may be goi…

The Cherokee Nation Tribal Council during a meeting Monday night confirmed the appointment of Lynna Carson and Linda O'Leary, respectively, as a board member of Cherokee Nation Businesses LLC., and member of the Cherokee Nation Gaming Commission.

The Tahlequah City Council tabled the amendment of zoning ordinances during a Sept. 16 special meeting.

By Keri Thornton

TULSA - "Centenarian" is derived from Latin and means "of a hundred." Centenarians of Oklahoma celebrates the lives of Oklahoma citizens who are "of a hundred" or more.

LOCUST GROVE - The traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian's Museum on Main Street program, "Water/Ways," examines water as an environmental necessity and an important cultural element.

Tuesday, Sept. 17

The 2019-2020 school year is off to a great start at Cherokee Elementary School. Cherokee Elementary welcomes many new and talented staff members, parents and students this year. These new faces, along with our existing family, makes "The Kee" an amazing place to be.

Woodall Public School is hosting a Gifted and Talented Committee Meeting on Friday, Sept. 20, at 2 p.m. in the Administration Building Board Room, 14090 W. 835 Road.

Woodall Public School is hosting a Gifted and Talented Committee Meeting on Friday, Sept. 20, at 2 p.m. in the Administration Building Board Room, 14090 W. 835 Road.

OKLAHOMA CITY – A state representative said his recent informational meeting at the state Capitol focusing on adverse reactions to vaccines wasn’t meant to discourage people from vaccinating their children.

Tahlequah Public Schools Title VI Indian Education Program Parent Committee will hold an open meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 18, at noon in the Tahlequah Public Schools’ Board of Education Conference Room, 225 N. Water Ave.

Tahlequah Public Schools has scheduled a Johnson-O’Malley Program Parent Committee Meeting for Wednesday, Oct. 2.

Tahlequah Public Schools has scheduled a Johnson-O’Malley Program Parent Committee Meeting for Wednesday, Oct. 2.

MUSKOGEE – Indian Capital Technology Center has scheduled the Supervisory Academy I for the Muskogee campus on Oct. 8, beginning at 8 a.m. until noon, and meeting each Tuesday for 11 weeks.

A Hulbert man reportedly sent alarming text messages last week before he took his own life.

School improvements on tap with the passing of the bond election were the main topic at the Keys School Board meeting on Thursday, Sept. 12.

The recently formed Tahlequah Resource Organization Team will be having a meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 1 p.m., at D.D. Etchieson Indian United Methodist Church, 412 W. Seneca St.

The Thompson House board will meet on Tuesday, Sept. 17, at 5:30 p.m., in the Thompson House, 300 S. College Ave.

Drying is one of the oldest methods of preserving food for later use. It can either be an alternative to canning or freezing foods, or may be used to complement these two methods.

Monday, Sept. 16