Chelsea News

Noreen Reininger, chief professional officer of Boys and Girls Club of Sequoyah County, receives a contribution of $15,124 from the Cherokee Nation.

As of Friday, $22,756 had been donated to the annual Share the Spirit fundraising campaign to provide Christmas food baskets to Rogers County residents in need.

A former Department of Human Services employee who pleaded guilty to charges that she converted to her own use more than $10,000 from accounts of two mentally disabled elderly men has been given a three-year suspended sentence.

The now former mayor of Chelsea was arrested for driving under the influence last Thursday.

The Rogers County Conservation District has announced that funds are available for cost-share assistance on selected conservation practices benefiting soil and water conservation.

Country music entertainer Garth Brooks is suing a Yukon hospital for breaking a contract which involved a $500,000 donation by Brooks.

Officers arrived to a two-vehicle accident on Thursday night in Chelsea. When they arrived, they saw mayor Carl Carmack on the scene.

Thanks to the generous support of Progress readers, Share the Spirit needs just $3,229 to make this year's goal of $25,000. Funds will continue to be collected to ensure the more than 1,000 Rogers County residents who applied for Christmas food baskets with the Department of Human Services receive them.

Staff Claremore Daily Progress December 12, 2009 - Thirty-five care packages left the Chelsea Post Office on Dec.

The Cherokee Nation recently contributed $145,000 to several Boys and Girls Clubs in eastern Oklahoma.

Are Oklahoma children less safe today than they were a year ago? After at Department of Human Services announcement earlier this week, children who live in a volatile home environment may be at a greater risk.

Pat Heidlage , a 36-year employee of Claremore Public Schools, was honored recently with the dedication of the A'Pat Heidlage GymA' at Westside Elementary School.

Inola students along with their sponsors, Kathy Phillips and Leazanne Bell, and Cathy Tysver recently traveled to Oklahoma City to appear with Miss Oklahoma, Taylor Treat, in State School Superintendent Sandy Garrett's monthly television show.

It's commonly known that Rogers County is one of, if not the fastest growing county in the state.

Rogers State University and Claremore Regional Hospital, along with The Orthopedic Center, kicked off the second annual "Hoopin' for the Cure Basketball Classic" Wednesday afternoon with a rally in the RSU Centennial Center.

Members of the Claremore High School Drill Team participated in the annual Veterans Day event in Owasso on Sunday.

A missing Claremore woman has been found and her alleged captor is in Rogers County Jail.

For the past three weeks, the Chelsea Police Department has been on a mission to rid the town of drugs.

Indian WomenA's Pocahontas Club members Thelda Boen, left, Ollie Starr, Wilma Yocham and Doris A'CokeA' Meyer don hats at Antiques Et Cetera in downtown Claremore Tuesday afternoon in preparation for the A'Hats Off to WillA' birthday celebration Nov.

Meg Moss was born and raised in Chelsea and as the principal of Chelsea Junior High School, she inspires her students, faculty and those across the school district to give back to their community.