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updated: Sat Jul 05, 2008 06:04 pm

Quapaw News

Local news for Quapaw, OK continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Saturday Jul 5 | Joplin Globe

Quapaw tribe celebrates history with powwow

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.

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Saturday Jul 5 | Main Headlines

State, Quapaws hope to win with casino

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 ...

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Mon Jun 30, 2008

Joplin Globe

"Mr. Saturday Night, Michael Barry"

"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 .

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Fri Jun 20, 2008

Joplin Globe

Rich Brown: Cardin church prepares for Crossing Over

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.

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Related Topix: Cardin, OK

Sun Jun 08, 2008

Joplin Globe

Miami tribe gathers for annual powwow

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.

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Fri Jun 06, 2008

Joplin Globe

Cable-TV service decides against rebuilding equipment damaged by twister

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 ...

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Related Topix: Cardin, OK, Ottawa County, OK

Tue May 27, 2008

KTUL

School Out Early In Picher, Quapaw

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

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Related Topix: Picher, OK, Cardin, OK

Sun May 25, 2008

McAlester News

Shirley Mary Green

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

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Related Topix: Miami, OK, McAlester, OK

Fri May 23, 2008

KWTV Oklahoma City

Attendance requirements waived for Picher, Quapaw schools [13 mins ago]

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.

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Related Topix: Picher, OK, Cardin, OK, Education Etc., Sand Springs, OK

Wed May 21, 2008

Joplin Globe

Tribal officials propose road improvements near Downstream Casino

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.

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Mon May 19, 2008

Joplin Globe

Tornado relief funds to accelerate Picher buyout

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

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Related Topix: Cardin, OK, Picher, OK

Sat May 17, 2008

The Topeka Capital-Journal

Tornadoes reported in Pittsburg, Ottawa, Pushmataha counties

“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

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Related Topix: Pittsburg, OK, Oklahoma, Weather, Pittsburg County, OK, McAlester, OK

Fri May 16, 2008

NewsOK.com

National Weather Service report on tornadoes

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

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Related Topix: Tulsa, OK, Tulsa County, OK, Weather, Oklahoma

Wed May 14, 2008

Log Cabin Democrat

Oklahoma town unlikely to recover from tornado

“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

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Related Topix: FEMA, US News, Oklahoma, Weather

Tue May 13, 2008

KTUL-TV Tulsa

Saturday's Tornado Timeline

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

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Related Topix: Oklahoma, McAlester, OK, Commerce, OK, Ottawa County, OK

Sun May 11, 2008

KSWO

Tornado in NE Okla kills at least 7 in town of Picher

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

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Related Topix: Picher, OK, Oklahoma, Oklahoma Government, Peoria, OK

Fri May 09, 2008

NewsOK.com

NTSB not sure yet what caused plane crash

“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

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Related Topix: Ottawa County, OK, Air Accidents, Miami, OK

Wed May 07, 2008

NewsOK.com

Severe weather moving across state

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

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Related Topix: Delaware, OK, Oklahoma, Tecumseh, OK, Commerce, OK, Weather

Mon May 05, 2008

KansasCity.com

KC-area students mine for inspiration in Oklahoma town

“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

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Related Topix: Picher, OK

Thu May 01, 2008

The Daily Times

Plane crash investigation may take up to a year

“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

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Related Topix: US News, Federal Aviation Administration, Air Accidents, Miami, OK

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