A man who was hallucinating claimed he was a prophet as he fled from police officers.

MOUNT PROSPECT, Illinois – Ragú, the iconic pasta-sauce brand that has been at the heart of family mealtime in the U.S. for over 80 years, has recognized a local fire department in Tahlequah, after its firefighters recreated the brand’s latest commercial from its recently launched “Cook Like…

Northeastern State University officials are moving the Native Strong in-person event scheduled for this Friday to a virtual format on the same day.

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. signed an executive order to re-establish the tribe’s task force on domestic violence, following up on similar action he took last year.

January is School Board Appreciation Month and during the Keys Board of Education meeting last week, members were recognized for their contributions. The board was also updated on the current COVID situation, which required the district to switch to distance learning and reschedule of many o…

The Humane Society of Cherokee County is offering a low-cost spay and neuter program for dogs and cats. To qualify, the owner must be a resident of Cherokee County and have an annual household income of no more than $25,000.

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation launched the historic Bridge Replacement, Rehabilitation, Preservation, Protection, and Construction Program, made possible by a bipartisan infrastructure law.

More than 560 new COVID-19 cases and three new deaths were recorded in Cherokee County over the past couple of weeks, joining more than 79,000 active cases across the state as a third surge in infections up.

According to data from the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission, Cherokee County's jobless rate for November was lower than the previous month, and significantly lower from the same time last year.

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STILLWATER -- A total of 7,683 students were named to the 2021 fall honor rolls at Oklahoma State University. Students with a grade point average of 3.5 or higher with no grade below a C made the Dean's Honor Roll. Those with all A's are on the president's roll. They are listed by hometown.

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire - Southern New Hampshire University congratulated Erin Moss of Tahlequah and Tierra Robinson of Stilwell for making the fall 2021 President's List.

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MAGNOLIA, Arkansas - Jackson Garrett Heflin was among those who earned a 3.5 grade point average or higher in the fall 2021 semester, securing a position on Southern Arkansas University's Dean's List.

FAYETTE, Missouri - The office of Central Methodist University provost Rita Gulstad announced that Jeffery Gordan Vance of Tahlequah made the Fall 2021 Dean's List.

The Penguin Project will hold a meeting on Monday, Jan. 24 at 6:30 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church at 315 E. Shawnee St. where organizers will field questions about the upcoming year.

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International Women Build Week, March 8-15, is an event unique to Habitat for Humanity that coincides with International Women's Day in March.

OKLAHOMA CITY - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development last week awarded nearly $104.7 million to 60 non-profit organizations, and state and local government agencies located in 29 states to protect children and families from home health hazards. In Oklahoma, the Peoria Tribe o…

CATOOSA -- The Cherokee Nation's Catoosa Tag Office is temporarily relocating to the former J.W. Sam Elementary School building, 701 W. Rollins St., and will reopen to tribal citizens at that new location starting Wednesday, Jan. 19.

Editor's note: In light of a recent surge in COVID-19 cases, organizations may choose to cancel events or hold them online, so not all meeting times may be accurate. Double-check with your organization to ensure that your event is taking place before attending.

For a few days this month, Cherokee Nation was the global center of the movement to save Indigenous languages. Language leaders from all over the world gathered in Tahlequah to kick off the United Nations' International Decade of Indigenous Languages. For the 10-year period from 2022 to 2032…

OKLAHOMA CITY — The head of the state’s most powerful gun lobby must be removed from his post after he made incendiary and threatening remarks aimed at politicians who don’t agree with his views, a powerful Republican state senator said.

HULBERT - The Hulbert Board of Trustees, during a Jan. 13 meeting, approved revisions to a handbook regarding COVID-19 protocols.

HULBERT – The 42nd annual Western Hill Winter Bluegrass Festival will take place on Jan. 20-22 at the Lodge at Sequoyah State Park.

On Thursday, Jan. 13, the Hulbert School Board of Education met to approve budget items, as well as personnel, transfers, and employee contracts.

Reasor’s Foods, which started in Tahlequah, is on the cusp of undergoing changes announced in November 2021, as it transitions from an independent grocery chain to part of Texas-based Brookshire Grocery Co.

Cherokee County Republican Women will have their first meeting for 2022 on Tuesday, Jan. 18 at the Municipal Armory in Room 3.

In many beef cattle operations, the month of February is the beginning of the calving season. In the United States, nearly 60 percent of beef calves are born in the months of February, March, and April, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 2009. This means January is when cattl…