Quapaw News

QUAPAW, Okla. - Hundreds of visitors watched brightly-colored dancers and listened to songs of the "O-Gah-Pah" people - the downstream people - as the Quapaw tribe began its three-day powwow.

PEORIA - When the nation's newest casino opens today, customers will exit the highway in Missouri, then park in Kansas.But the only governments to reap the casino's financial windfall are in Oklahoma.Because ...

"Ladies and gentlemen, now entering the ring, Mister Saturday Night." Those are the words Barry Linduff hopes to hear as he commits himself full time to World Wrestling Entertainment .

Just as the Israelites had to prepare to cross over the River Jordan and flee from the Egyptians, a small Oklahoma congregation is likewise crossing over, but in another context.

Members of a variety of Indian tribes gathered together Friday evening and Saturday for traditional singing and dancing at the annual powwow sponsored by the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma.

By Debbie Robinson news@joplinglobe.com PICHER, Okla. - Cable-television customers in Picher and nearby communities will no longer have service after Mediacom, the cable-television provider, decided against ...

A tornado will not stop what could be the last graduating class from Picher High School.

Shirley Mary Green, 71, of Miami, died Sunday, May 18, 2008, at Miami Nursing Center.

Students attending two northeast Oklahoma school districts that were ravaged by a killer tornado won't have to make up days they missed because of the storm, state officials have decided.

COLUMBUS, Kan. - Officials with the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma on Tuesday presented proposals to the Cherokee County Commission to improve county roads near the tribe's Downstream Casino Resort.

PICHER, Okla. - Margie Irene Seamands, 84, 4275 S. Highway 69, has been identified as the seventh victim of Saturday's tornado.

“These are good people coming together at this time.”

At least three tornadoes touched down in Oklahoma on Saturday, causing damage in at least two counties. via The Topeka Capital-Journal

The following information on Saturday tornadoes was released Sunday night by the Tulsa office of the National Weather Service. via NewsOK.com

“Rebuilding here is not going to be a real option”

State and federal officials toured this tornado-ravaged town and essentially drilled the final nail into its coffin. via Log Cabin Democrat

There were at least eight reports of tornadoes across eastern Oklahoma Saturday afternoon. via KTUL-TV Tulsa

A tornado roared through the northeast Oklahoma town of Picher today, killing at least seven people and leaving widespread destruction. via KSWO

“I watched as the airplane suddenly dipped right then dipped left and did a complete roll. It managed to get upright just when it hit the interstate....”

A preliminary investigation released by the National Transportation Safety Board does not identify the reason behind a fiery plane crash in April that claimed the life of an Ottawa County man. via NewsOK.com

Thunderstorms will continue through this afternoon across much of central and western Oklahoma. via NewsOK.com

“It was such a gray, depressing day”

At first glance, the students’ artwork is as bleak as the town that inspired them.A month has passed since the students — some from the city, some from the suburbs — returned to their Kansas ... via KansasCity.com

“It hasn't been completely finished.”

Investigation into why a plane crashed on the Will Rogers Turnpike may take up to a year, a Federal Aviation Administration official said Tuesday. via The Daily Times