An election emergency declaration issued by the State Election Board Secretary on March 18 will impact elections scheduled for April 7 in Cherokee County, County Election Board Secretary Tiffany Rozell confirmed Friday.

Local officials confirmed that as of Friday, March 27, Cherokee County has only one positive case of COVID-19 – not two, as some sources were reporting.

The increasing spread of COVID-19 has forced hospitals around the country to take extra precautions, and Tahlequah's medical facilities are doing the same.

Toilet paper and groceries are not the only supplies flying off the shelves in Tahlequah.

Law enforcement officials are urging the public to take safety measures seriously, and offered comforting words to those who are anxious during the COVID-19 outbreak.

With kids out of school indefinitely, more businesses shuttering their doors, and people fighting over toilet paper, the COVID-19 pandemic is causing some anxiety. Not only are stress levels higher, services and treatments people are used to getting may be suspended during this time.

A man was arrested after he drove drunk and crashed his vehicle across from the Tahlequah Police Department.

Officials with the city of Tahlequah and Cherokee County ordered a "shelter-in-place" partial lockdown after Northeastern Health System confirmed a positive case of COVID-19 Tuesday, March 24.

After Gov. Kevin Stitt held a press conference announcing the closure of all non-essential businesses in the 19 counties where positive test results for COVID-19 have occurred, State Rep. Matt Meredith held a Facebook Live session to expound on how people in Cherokee County should prepare fo…

With schools being closed indefinitely, the child care industry and parents have had to make changes, and sometimes, tough business decisions.

The Cherokee Nation has released information that an employee of the tribe tested positive for COVID-19 Tuesday afternoon, March 24, just hours after it announced that another CN citizen had tested positive for the disease.

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Tahlequah Police Chief Nate King confirmed four vehicles were stolen from a local car dealership and thieves broke into a pharmacy.

Due to recent rains, the Tidy Up Tenkiller spring cleaning event will be postponed. Lake Tenkiller was about 18 feet above its normal level Monday, causing flooding at three of the four locations that were to be cleaned.

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TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Cherokee Nation and Cherokee Nation Health Services have reported the tribe’s first positive case of novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19.

Local banking institutions are changing the way they handle money due to the outbreak of COVID-19.

Oklahomans have been given an extension until July 15 to file and pay their 2019 Oklahoma income tax returns, as the COVID-19 outbreak has disrupted the lives of many.

The Tahlequah Municipal Airport is still open and operating as normal, despite the COVID-19 outbreak.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Northeastern State University Police Department is implementing changes on how officers respond to calls. The changes will be temporary and are designed to protect the health and well-being of officers and the campus community.

Tahlequah city officials and medical professionals addressed questions and provided more information about COVID-19 protocols during a Facebook Live video on Saturday, March 21.

After the Oklahoma State Election Board last week declared an emergency to delay local balloting originally set for April 7, county election boards are waiting to accept resolutions adopted by governing bodies of school districts, municipalities, technology districts, and counties to postpon…

As many as a dozen individuals from Northeastern State University who accompanied President Steve Turner to Washington, D.C., last week are being asked to follow protocols established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Dentists, optometrists and chiropractors in Tahlequah are altering their day-to-day procedures with the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.

Monday, the Tahlequah Community Foundation, in conjunction with Communities Foundation of Oklahoma, announced the creation of a Disaster Relief Fund benefiting the Tahlequah community in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

United Keetoowah Band officials have been monitoring the current COVID-19 health situation throughout the weekend. After careful deliberation, the tribe has determined it will be further limiting its services until further notice in order to protect the well-being of UKB employees and tribal members.

OKLAHOMA CITY – State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister is asking school leaders statewide to help hospitals and nursing homes by donating desperately needed items such as hand sanitizer, masks and disinfecting wipes.