Fire officials said problems with a damaged guard rail around a fire hydrant on College Avenue, just across Second Street from the Daily Press, have been reported to the Tahlequah Public Works Authority.

As the temperatures get warmer, area residents may be thinking of opening their swimming pools or installing a new one. But according to Mark Sweeney of Heath and Pool Services, they should’ve begun planning months ago.

It’s been 51 years since the first Earth Day, and while the world has made strides to improve the environment, humans can still do things to improve the planet’s land, water and air.

The story of Cherokee people wouldn’t be the same without Sequoyah, perhaps best known for his creation of his tribe's syllabary. His work and accomplishments are still celebrated today, and he's the focus of a new exhibit in the Cherokee National History Museum in Tahlequah.

After several successful years of hosting the Medicine Stone music festival, Diamondhead Resort in Tahlequah will be the site of this year’s Diamond Stone music festival to serve as a place filler. But some big names in country and Red Dirt music are still on the lineup.

Sequoyah State Park invites the public to experience the accessible and whimsical Fantastical Forest: Flora and Fauna outdoor exhibit, Earth Day through June 10.

Hundreds of Cherokee County residents hauled their junk to four solid waste transfer stations on Saturday to take advantage of the area’s Free Dump Day.

Those who live in a landlocked territory might feel leery about eating freshwater crustaceans, but around this time every year, folks in Louisiana and parts of Texas treat themselves to a steaming pile of crawfish.

The Navajo Nation has been among the areas hardest hit by COVID-19. Native Americans as a whole have faced disproportionate losses, and 74 lives have been lost in Cherokee County.

Governments and intergovernmental organizations throughout the world have devoted resources to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. As part of that effort, the Cherokee Nation unveiled its first rural electric transit buses and first electric school bus Monday.

Melodies bounced off the bluffs surrounding Hanging Rock’s campgrounds before returning to earth Monday, when musicians and campers celebrated the inaugural Earth Note.

Saturday started out chilly for the 11th annual Walk A Mile in Her Shoes. But the men walking – in stilettos, wedges, flats, and tennis shoes – warmed up quickly as they made the mile-long journey south from Northeastern State University to Keetoowah Street and back to Norris Park.

The cost of higher education can stick with a student well after graduation.

Cherokee women tell their stories to a national audience and in the home. These stories are public as works of art, as private as passing skills on from mother to daughter.

“We really don’t live in a bubble. The pandemic is not going to be over until we make more progress globally,” said Aaron Wendelboe, who has a doctorate in epidemiology, and is an associate professor at the University of Oklahoma.

With former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on trial for killing George Floyd, the incident that sparked outrage, protests, demonstrations and riots last year has reentered the national spotlight.

When Bryson Kainoa was 6 and his little sister 3, their parents took them on a memorable fishing trip.

Advocates are urging citizens to report possible child abuse cases, as April puts the spotlight on National Child Abuse Prevention Month.

Anyone who has tried to learn a second language soon realizes irregular verbs are one of the greatest challenges.

When Dr. Adrienne Keene went east to teach about Indigenous culture, her mere existence shocked many people she encountered.

Even with shutdowns and pandemic restrictions, working at Kroner & Baer Pub has been Manager Dani Gibson’s favorite job in Tahlequah.

After a few years of working to establish an esports community in Tahlequah, local gamers recently took home two second-place finishes from the Oklahoma eSports League state tournament, and two gamers were offered scholarships to continue their video-game careers in college.

People who identify themselves as Native American abound in Northeastern Oklahoma.

As temperatures start to rise outside, Oklahoma is nearing the season when area residents will look to enter the summer with a nice tan.