

Commissioners discuss plan B for Halloween events
The Cherokee County Board of Commissioners, during a Sept. 16 meeting, discussed an alternative option for trick-or-treaters should there...

Keri Gordon
Sep 16, 2024


Federal jury convicts Stilwell man of first-degree murder
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that a federal jury convicted a Stilwell man of...

Keri Gordon
Sep 13, 2024


Student arrested after gun, drugs found on Okay school property
The Wagoner County Sheriff's Office said a 19-year-old student was arrested Thursday morning after a firearm and narcotics were brought...

Keri Gordon
Sep 12, 2024


Sex offender arrested for residing within 154 feet from elementary school, failing to register
A convicted sex offender was arrested after authorities learned he was living within a stone's throw of an elementary school. On Sept. 6,...

Keri Gordon
Sep 11, 2024


Catholic school teacher's assistant pleads guilty to child sexual abuse
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that a Muskogee man plead guilty to an indictment of...

Keri Gordon
Sep 10, 2024


Case dismissed for woman initially accused of making terrorist threats toward school, authorities
The case for a Tahlequah woman who was initially accused of making terrorist threats toward a school and authorities was dismissed in...

Keri Gordon
Sep 9, 2024


Local man accused of murder pleads guilty to lesser charge
A Tahlequah man who was accused of first-degree murder took a lesser charge ahead of his slated jury trial. Matthew Kyle Santana, 33, was...

Keri Gordon
Sep 9, 2024


Police Chief: Spike in burglaries already for September
During a Sept. 9 chat session, Tahlequah Police Chief Nate King updated the public on call numbers so far for September and the year....

Keri Gordon
Sep 9, 2024


Tahlequah man sentenced 10 years for federal drug and firearm crimes
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that a Tahlequah man was sentenced to prison for one...

Keri Gordon
Sep 6, 2024


Sheriff's Reports 9-6-24: Cleaning company employee arrested after marijuana found inside elementary school
A man who supposedly worked for a cleaning company was arrested after marijuana and drug paraphernalia were found inside a school. On...

Keri Gordon
Sep 6, 2024




