Cherokee Nation to spend $22.5 M for elders home repair initiative

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September 29, 2021

The Housing Authority of the Cherokee Nation is ramping up a $22.5 million total investment to repair or build replacement homes that will improve the lives of Cherokee elders and support a wave of job growth throughout the Cherokee Nation Reservation.

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Roland Rangers basketball homecoming held

December 31, 2024

Roland High School held its annual basketball homecoming on Dec. 20 prior to the teams’ home games against Ozark, Ark., at the Ranger Dome. The homecoming court included (front, from left), flower gir...

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Drug trafficking investigation yields 22 arrests

December 31, 2024

Earlier last month, agents with the District 27 Drug and Violent Crimes Task Force (DTF) were informed of drug trafficking taking place in eastern Sequoyah County, according to a press release issued ...

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Gone but not forgotten, area teen helping clean local cemeteries

By JACOB BOWLING SPECIAL TO THE REGISTER

December 31, 2024

For 16-year-old Ethan Miller, spending his weekends cleaning graves at Cherokee cemeteries near Roland and Muldrow might not seem like a typical teenage pastime. But for Ethan, it’s become a meaningfu...

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Brooke is ‘Best in Show’

Muldrow Middle School’s art classes recently held their semester art show, where Mrs. Tracy Ryan and her students showed off their hard work from this semester. Students and teachers visited the art show and voted on their favorite piece. Eighth grader Brooke Evans was awarded “Best in Show.”

December 31, 2024

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A look back at 2024

By COMPILED BY AMIE CATO-REMER, EDITOR AND LYNN ADAMS, SPECIAL TO THE REGISTER

December 31, 2024

January Roland sweeps Muldrow in title game The Roland High School basketball teams swept Muldrow in the title games of the 2024 Sequoyah County Tournament at Sallisaw High School’s Paul Post Field Ho...

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Poultry owners warned to know the signs of HPAI

By GAL ELLIS OSU EXT. ED.

December 31, 2024

Animal health specialists with Oklahoma State University Extension caution poultry producers to protect their flocks after Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) was confirmed in a commercial operat...

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Police take toys to students

December 31, 2024

Marble City Public School officials would like to say thank you and Merry Christmas to the Marble City Police Department for bringing toys to their students.

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AG’s office awards sheriff office assistance grants

December 31, 2024

Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s office has awarded grant funding totaling $18 million to provide support for every county sheriff ’s office in Oklahoma, including Sequoyah County, through a new pr...

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A Beautiful New Year to All

May It Be a Very Spiritual Year

By Shirley R. Watts

December 31, 2024

Last Year Wow, 2025! Where did 2024 go? Our Nation has experience many disasters…including a political one, So many are without homes, and have lost loved ones, but God is merciful to us. The Celebrat...

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Kickstart the year with realistic health goals

By JANIS RISLEY FCS/4-H SEQ. CO. EXT. ED.

December 31, 2024

With the last few notes of Auld Lang Syne still echoing through the air, many Oklahomans are planning to start the new year with goals of better health and self-improvement. From exercise videos to he...

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Quit the Hit: TSET opens enrollment for free teen vaping cessation program

December 31, 2024

Enrollment for Quit the Hit, a free Instagram-based cessation support program, is now open. The program, funded in Oklahoma by the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET), is designed for teens and ...