 by Leif M. Wright - May 28, 2021 at 05:24AMThe City of Muskogee announced today that it will use new technology to coordinate traffic signals around the Court Street intersection with Main Street and the Callahan intersection with Cherokee to help ease the traffic jams that occur in that area when trains block the main east-west roads. ... ..continued. City to change traffic lights to ease train backups Click the headline to read the rest of the article at Muskogee Now
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by Leif M. Wright - May 28, 2021 at 03:38AMPrincipal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. signed legislation Thursday that will provide a $2,000 lump sum COVID relief individual assistance payment to all 392,832 Cherokee Nation citizens. Tribal Councilors Mike Shambaugh and Joe Deere asked to amend the legislation saying citizens had expressed a... ..continued. All Cherokee citizens to get $2,000 lump sum payment Click the headline to read the rest of the article at Muskogee Now by Leif M. Wright - May 27, 2021 at 01:52AMThe Oklahoma House of Representatives yesterday passed a Senate bill that forbids local school boards from making safety decisions regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. Senate Bill 658 prohibits any school district, institution of Higher Education, the State Board of Education, or the State Board of... ..continued. Legislators override local control, ban schools from requiring masks, COVID vaccine Click the headline to read the rest of the article at Muskogee Now by Leif M. Wright - May 26, 2021 at 03:36AMMuskogee’s River Country Family Water Park is scheduled to open on Saturday, May 29 at 11 a.m. A shortage of lifeguards has forced the park to reduce its hours of operation for the 2021 season. The park will be closed on Mondays. “We operate three separate pool facilities during the summer;... ..continued. Water park to reopen Saturday Click the headline to read the rest of the article at Muskogee Now by Leif M. Wright - May 24, 2021 at 02:18AMThe Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation arrested the Chouteau Public School District’s School Resource Officer after a student told officials he had inappropriate contact with the student. The District 12 District Attorney’s Office requested OSBI investigative assistance on May 14, 2021. ... ..continued. Choteau school employee accused of molesting student Click the headline to read the rest of the article at Muskogee Now by Leif M. Wright - May 22, 2021 at 02:27AMThe Cherokee Nation is receiving $1.8 billion in COVID-19 recovery funds as part of an historic investment in Indian Country through President Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act. Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner’s proposed spending plan for the funds will provide... ..continued. Plan would give each Cherokee $2,000 Click the headline to read the rest of the article at Muskogee Now by Leif M. Wright - May 21, 2021 at 02:37AMRobert Stewart, 43, and Micheal Daniels, 45, both of Muskogee, were hurt in a two-car wreck westbound on the Muskogee Turnpike yesterday at 5:20 p.m., according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. Stewart was driving a Pontiac Vibe in which Daniels was a passenger when the vehicle was struck on the... ..continued. Two Muskogee men hurt in turnpike wreck Click the headline to read the rest of the article at Muskogee Now by Leif M. Wright - May 20, 2021 at 04:27AMThe Cherokee Nation is now offering the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to children ages 12-15 at all health center locations. The tribe’s health centers in Tahlequah, Vinita, Muskogee and Sallisaw will offer the vaccine to this age group every weekday, with all other tribal health centers offering the... ..continued. Cherokees offer vaccinations to ages 12 and up Click the headline to read the rest of the article at Muskogee Now by Leif M. Wright - May 19, 2021 at 04:37AMPhoto: MuskogeeMUGS.com Corinzo Ben Smith Jr., 72, of Muskogee has been charged in Muskogee County District Court with a felony of leaving the scene of an injury accident. The victim, Walter Fletcher, was seriously injured and left lying in the road at Honor Heights on May 10, after Smith’s... ..continued. Man charged with leaving accident where victim was laying in road Click the headline to read the rest of the article at Muskogee Now by Leif M. Wright - May 18, 2021 at 02:36AMThe Council of the Cherokee Nation unanimously approved Monday a resolution authorizing the tribe to sign agreements with city municipalities within the Cherokee Nation Reservation to donate revenue from traffic and misdemeanor citations of ticketed Natives back to those municipalities. Cherokee... ..continued. Cherokees to receive, donate traffic fines back to cities Click the headline to read the rest of the article at Muskogee Now |
   
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