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CHEROKEE COUNTY, Okla. — A case from 1988 will remain open after charges, against the man accused in a Cherokee County murder, were dismissed. Court documents show the state's material witness failed to appear for the second time leading to the dismissal of charges against James Vogel. The Oklahoma...

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin, Jr., overwhelmingly won a second term for the tribe’s highest office on Saturday, according to the Cherokee Nation Election Commission. Hoskin, first elected Principal Chief in 2019, walked away with 63% of the vote by collecting 10,556 votes. Cara...

TAHLEQUAH – On June 5, two days after the Cherokee Nation’s 2023 General Election, the Election Commission certified the official vote count. More than 17,100 tribal citizens took part in the June 3 election, up from 13,800 in 2019. “Everything has gone well,” Elections Director Connie Parnell told...

MUSKOGEE COUNTY, Okla. — Authorities are investigating a disturbing case of animal cruelty after more than 100 animal carcasses were found at a property in eastern Oklahoma. Around noon Thursday, the Muskogee County Sheriff's Office received a report of animal neglect and abuse in the 2300 block of South 114th Street West.

Muskogee County residents frustrated over lack of cemetery upkeep. Memorial Park Cemetery in Muskogee County has seen better days.

MUSKOGEE COUNTY, Okla. — A Muskogee woman is dead and three children were sent to the hospital after a crash involving a semi near Muskogee, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP). OHP said it happened around 12:30 p.m. on US-69 near W. 40th St. North, about half a...

TAHLEQUAH – Cherokee Nation Election Day results point to a run-off in District 8 between the top two vote-getters, Codey Poindexter and Jillian Decker. The two emerged on top of a seven-candidate race, according to unofficial results from the CN Election Commission. Poindexter earned 314 votes (39.3%) while Decker received 164 (20.53%). The Adair County race had seven candidates, but none met the 50% threshold to win outright on Election Day June 3.

MUSKOGEE, Okla. — A man was sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison for a Stilwell homicide that occurred in 2021, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. 39-year-old Darrell James Hummingbird of Stilwell was sentenced to 262 months in prison for...

TAHLEQUAH – An animated tale that shines a spotlight on Cherokees, their values and language premiered May 27 at Roots Church in Tahlequah. “Rabbit Stories,” created by Cherokee Nation citizen and animator Joseph Erb, melds digital technology and the Cherokee language together using fluent Cherokee speakers and second-language learners. The 21-minute film takes viewers on a voyage of Cherokee life in a modern-day setting, but still holds the traditional values and culture of Cherokee people.

TAHLEQUAH - Bryan Warner, incumbent deputy chief for the Cherokee Nation, has retained his position within the tribe’s executive brance, according to unofficial results of the June 3 General Election announced by the CN Election Commission. The results, announced the morning of June 4, gave Warner 10,300 ballots or...

Update (2:52 p.m.): The road has been reopened. A crash prompted the closure of a highway in Sequoyah County Saturday afternoon, according to troopers. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says the injury collision happened along U.S. Highway 59 near Sallisaw, in front of the Pier 7 store. There is no word...

TAHLEQUAH – Incumbent Dora Patzkowski retained the District 12 council seat in the Cherokee Nation General Election on June 3. Patzkowski received 570 votes (80.97%) to opponent Crystal St. John’s 134 votes (19.03%) for a total of 704 votes. Patzkowski said she chose to run again because serving...

PARK HILL – An eloquent leader in turbulent times, William Potter Ross had the distinction of becoming Cherokee Nation Principal Chief twice before Oklahoma statehood, though never by a popular vote of the Cherokee people. The John Ross Museum in Park Hill is sharing more about the nephew of...

PARK HILL – Cherokee Nation citizens in District 3 will have the chance to vote again on July 8 due to Lisa Robison-Hall and Sara Drywater-Barnett entering into a run-off race. After the Cherokee Nation Election Commission’s counting of unofficial results, Robinson-Hall received 484 votes, or 43.33%, and Drywater-Barnett...

TAHLEQUAH – California-based Cherokee Nation citizen Julia Coates overwhelmingly won her at-large race en route to a second consecutive term in office and fourth term overall since 2007. Coates, from Los Angeles, took 72.62% of the vote against three challengers in the Cherokee Nation’s June 3 General Election. According...

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Cherokee artists are encouraged to submit their work for the upcoming Cherokee Homecoming Art Show & Sale, presented Aug. 12-Sept. 9 at the Cherokee Springs Gallery. Submissions are accepted through July 7 at 5 p.m. The all-Cherokee, juried show is in its 28th year and is...

4:59 pm - Vehicle Accident - Male subject, 54 years old has rolled a side by side and is injured, needs EMS and Disney PD to meet at Disney PD. 6:17 pm - Reckless Driving - White Jaguar speeds over 100 mph. 6:56 pm - Juvenile - RP advised her...

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — At 77-years-old, Cherokee citizen Simeon Gipson is setting the bar high. Gipson is at it again, competing in the 2023 National Senior Games in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. However, he left Tahlequah Tuesday planning to make the nearly 1,000 mile trek by bike. The 997-mile ride will take...

Stacker compiled statistics about where people in Cherokee County are looking to buy homes using cross-market demand and monthly inventory data from Realtor.com.

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. − The Cherokee Nation held a send-off ceremony in Tahlequah Wednesday for the 2023 Remember the Removal Bike Ride team. For the second year in a row, the group of six is made up of all women. After six months of training, they left for Georgia on...