Choctaw News

Napoleon Perdis, makeup artist for stars such as Debra Messing and Jessica Szorh, is coming to the Ulta store at Quail Springs Mall July 11.

Something's fermenting at the Choc Beer Co. - lots of ideas about how to best market the unique brew in the wake of its winning some of the biggest awards in the industry.

The city of Choctaw will attend a hearing July 9 at 2:45 p.m. in Judge Parrish's courtroom to receive permission to destroy or transfer firearms and other personal property the city currently possesses.

Oklahomans Warren Henthorn and John Scripsick are upset and disappointed that former President George W. Bush is considered an honored guest at Woodward's Independence Day celebration Saturday.

OKMULGEE, Okla. The Muscogee Nation held an emotional ceremony on Saturday, June 20 in Okmulgee, Okla.

A 17-year old female fell from the North Canadian River Bridge Tuesday morning while searching for her car.

A stun-gun-using assailant wept Wednesday as she was sentenced to five years in prison for an attack last year on a high school cheerleading sponsor.

A 2-year-old girl who drowned at an Oklahoma City lake last week has been laid to rest.

A paramedic looks after Marvin Spears, whose car collided into the back of a pick-up and sparked a three-automobile accident Friday at Choctaw and 4th Street.

Sallisaw has begun working on the downtown improvement project, which will include new vintage street lights and a brick-paved sidewalk.

A new group has formed to help assist those still rebuilding after the April 9 wildfires.

Written by WILL CHAVEZ / Cherokee Phoenix OKLAHOMA CITY The eventual scarcity of fresh water in Oklahoma could force tribes and the state to battle over water rights, said an environmental and water law expert at the recent 2009 Sovereignty Symposium.

Willis Joe Lambert was jailed Wednesday in connection with the death of his 6-month-old daughter just 14 months after being paroled in a child abuse conviction.

A Choctaw man with a previous conviction for child abuse was arrested this morning, after his 6-month-old daughter died from what the state medical examiner said was whiplash/shaken baby syndrome.

A former Edmond firefighter pleaded guilty today to possessing child pornography.

James E. Finch, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Oklahoma, and William Carter, Chief, Choctaw Police Department, announced the arrest of Charles Steven Parkhurst, 33, of Choctaw, related to the May 28 robbery of Arvest Bank, 14900 SE 29th, Choctaw, Oklahoma.

A player stacks his chips during a round of poker at the Cherokee Casino. Gaming in the Tulsa region saw an 18.2 percent increase in revenue last year, which was the largest in the country.

Braum's, an ice cream, dairy, foodservice and convenience retailer, which in 2008 rolled out its 'W' model Braum's stores in Norman, Oklahoma City, Midwest City, Elk City, Ada, Altus, Choctaw, Cushing, Muskogee, Okla., and Pantego, Texas, plans to open more new stores in 2009.

Choctaw police are searching for a man who robbed an Arvest Bank this morning. FBI Special Agent Gary Johnson said the man entered the bank at about 8:11 a.m., showed the teller a demand note and pulled out a gun.

Authorities are looking for a man who robbed an Arvest Bank branch in Choctaw this morning at gunpoint.