Cherokee News

A member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma has been appointed by President Barack Obama to his domestic policy team.

Northwest Oklahoma Blood Institute is having two blood drives in Enid next week.

Beginning Saturday, the grounds of Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center will be open to the public with the re-opening of Humphrey Heritage Village.

Trail Tales is Saturday Chisholm Trail Coalition will present "Trail Tales," a re-enactment tour of historical downtown Enid, at 10 a.m. Saturday.

Families across Oklahoma will be digging their way to a better economy this weekend in Alfalfa County, where a muddy mess is proving to be a big money maker.

This past weekend, I had the privilege of participating in the inaugural cattle drive honoring and remembering Clem McSpadden.

A grand re-opening ceremony of the Crystal Dig area at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge will be held at 10 a.m. May 30.

Chad Smith plans to seek a fourth term as the principal chief of the Cherokee Nation.

Oklahoma and Cherokee Nation officials have reached an agreement they say negates poultry company claims that the state lacks standing to pursue its Illinois River pollution case.

Main Street Enid needs volunteers today Main Street Enid is needing volunteers to work for a couple of hours today to weed and put new plantings in the corner planters in the downtown area.

Doffer A boy, Scott Daniel, 7 pounds, 13.3 ounces, was born at 7:31 a.m. Feb. 2 at Integris Bass Baptist Health Center to Kandice Moody and Sandy Doffer, Enid.

The Great Salt Plains in Cherokee, Oklahoma have been closed for two years and now they are re-opened for family fun! My family lives twenty miles from the park and Saturday, May 2nd proved to be a very lucrative day for salt crystal digging! If you have never went salt crystal digging and you are in Northwestern Oklahoma, this is a free and fun ...

Even as floodwaters receded in some areas of eastern Oklahoma, two people have drowned in separate accidents after the area endured heavy, constant rainfall in recent days.

The annual Hillsdale Christian School spring dinner and program will be held Friday in the Hillsdale gym.

Waves of water wash over Lynn Riggs Boulevard at the 4th Street intersection Friday morning as streets in that area flood.

Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge conducted the seventh annual Youth Art Contest Tuesday.

Squaw Creek north of Pryor may soon undergo an official name change. Mayes County commissioners this week approved sending a resolution to change the creek's name to the state Legislature.

Northeastern State University will host an advance screening of one part of the PBS series "We Shall Remain" beginning at 7 p.m. Tuesday night at the NSU NET Auditorium, 600 N. Grand Ave.

The Northeastern State University Native American Student Association crowned Mallory Lorene Buckley as the 2009 Miss NASA at a pageant held at NSU.

"American Experience" debuts its ground-breaking series of films "We Shall Remain" at 8 p.m. Monday and continues Mondays through May 11 on PBS, channel 11.