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Muskogee County treasurer's office shut down by COVID-19 until further notice

7/31/2020

by Leif M. Wright - July 30, 2020 at 11:37AM
Muskogee County Treasurer Robyn Boswell just sent the following notice: A second employee of the Muskogee County Treasurer’s Office has tested positive for COVID-19. For the safety of the citizens of Muskogee County, as well as the other employees, the Muskogee County Treasurer’s Office will be...

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Muskogee County treasurer's office shut down by COVID-19 until further notice

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Muskogee schools start Aug. 31; parents have until Aug. 3 to sign up to keep students home

7/31/2020

by Leif M. Wright - July 30, 2020 at 02:53AM
Even as the coronavirus continues its deadly climb toward its peak, Muskogee Public Schools has announced it will reopen for in-person instruction on Aug. 31, a month from tomorrow. Students, teachers and support staff will crowd back into schools for a later-than-usual start to the school...

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Muskogee schools start Aug. 31; parents have until Aug. 3 to sign up to keep students home

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Muskogee writer issues her fifth self-published novel

7/30/2020

by Leif M. Wright - July 29, 2020 at 02:33AM
Oklahoma native Jonita Mullins has just released her fifth historical novel titled The Cross Timbers which is Book 2 in “The Neosho District” series. The book is available from her website, okieheritage.com and can be found on Amazon. Mullins focuses her writing on the rich history of Oklahoma....

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Muskogee writer issues her fifth self-published novel

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Police implement stricter COVID-19 policy for officers

7/29/2020

by Leif M. Wright - July 28, 2020 at 09:17AM
The Muskogee Police Department just released the following: In light of the continued concerns regarding COVID-19 Virus (Coronavirus), the Muskogee Police Department will be implementing the following changes to our normal operations. We are asking for the cooperation of the community as we...

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Police implement stricter COVID-19 policy for officers

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Cherokee Nation creates new language department

7/29/2020

by Leif M. Wright - July 28, 2020 at 03:47AM
The Cherokee Nation is establishing a new language department that will directly oversee the tribe’s Cherokee Immersion School, a team of translators and the Cherokee Language Master Apprentice Program. The new department will focus on language preservation and perpetuation, and generating more...

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Cherokee Nation creates new language department

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Alleged serial rapist gets his case moved to federal court

7/28/2020

by Leif M. Wright - July 27, 2020 at 04:00AM
Photo: MuskogeeMUGS.com Although Muskogee County District Attorney Orvil Loge spent years and tons of effort coordinating with law enforcement agencies to track him down, he won’t be trying the case of Leroy Jemol Smith, who is accused of raping at least five women in Muskogee in the 1990s. ...

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Alleged serial rapist gets his case moved to federal court

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State pediatrics groups say Oklahoma schools shouldn't open in August

7/28/2020

by Leif M. Wright - July 27, 2020 at 02:42AM
The Oklahoma chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Oklahoma Academy of Family Physicians have issued a joint statement saying that while the group supports the goal of safely getting students back to school, they cannot support the opening of in-person schooling in Oklahoma in...

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State pediatrics groups say Oklahoma schools shouldn't open in August

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Drunk driver who killed motorcyclist moves to get new DUI case dismissed because he is Native

7/25/2020

by Leif M. Wright - July 24, 2020 at 08:41AM
Photo: MuskogeeMUGS.com Brian Bias, who killed motorcyclist Brian McElmurry in 2016 on the Fort Gibson Dam while driving drunk, was arrested again for DUI in December with a blood alcohol content of .15 or higher and had that charge upgraded to aggravated DUI. He was charged with DUI in...

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Drunk driver who killed motorcyclist moves to get new DUI case dismissed because he is Native

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Muskogee man charged in federal court with raping 14-year-old girl

7/25/2020

by Leif M. Wright - July 24, 2020 at 03:46AM
Photo: MuskogeeMUGS.com In the first instance since the U.S. Supreme Court decision mandating tribal or federal authority over crimes in Indian Country where the accused is a Native American, Solomon Lamont Horsechief, 34, of Muskogee is charged in federal court with raping a 14-year-old girl...

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Muskogee man charged in federal court with raping 14-year-old girl

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Muskogee man gets 10 years in federal child porn case

7/23/2020

by Leif M. Wright - July 23, 2020 at 03:30AM
Glenn Ferguson, 48, of Muskogee was found guilty in federal court in January of possession of materials involving the sexual exploitation of minors. Ferguson possessed and accessed images and videos containing visual depictions of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct. The images and...

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