Westville News

A Cherokee tribal member has been chosen to advise President Barack Obama on Indian Country issues.

* Staff Writer Travina Coleman checks out the juggler and fire-eater at the public library.

A man with pending felony and misdemeanor cases in Adair County said Thursday he intends to circulate a grand jury petition there.

Authorities say a Seneca, Mo., man has been killed in a single-vehicle accident in Adair County.

Larissa Stout made a report to police that her bank card and CD player was stolen out of her truck at South Gate Apartments.

May sales tax collections are up in Hulbert and down in Tahlequah, a report provided by the Oklahoma Employment Securities Commission shows.

Authorities are investigating what looks like a double murder and suicide in Adair County.

Sales tax collections for March jumped in Tahlequah, but fell sharply in Hulbert, a report prepared by the Oklahoma Tax Commission states.

Sales tax collections for January were down in Tahlequah and Hulbert and up in some nearby cities, a report from the Oklahoma Tax Commission states.

John Fite will release a new CD, "The Love of My Life," Saturday. This collection of piano tunes begin with a classic "Misty" and includes other standards, "Over the Rainbow," "Unchained Melody" and "I Can't ...

As conditions continue to improve so does the number of Cherokee County residents without power.

The ice may have slowly melted away in most areas, but the Oklahoma Red Cross continues expansive efforts to feed folks in Cherokee, Adair and Delaware counties still feeling the brunt of the storm.

Sun-warmed temperatures that climbed near 50 degrees boosted - and sometimes hindered - power restoration efforts Thursday in areas gripped by the recent ice storm.

As of 4:30 p.m. Monday, the Red Cross reported that one shelter remained open because of the recent ice storm.

Power is now restored to all but 14,000 homes and businesses statewide. That's down from 40,000 at the peak of the storm.

The gravity of this week's ice storm weighed on Mary Hopkins. Speaking through tears, the Westville resident recounted Wednesday how the storm had zapped her trailer's electricity, dropped a tree limb through ...

More than half the town of Westville, Okla., is waiting for electric crews to arrive at the scene to restore service to customers.

The winter storm brought a mess to Westville in Adair County. Several big trees were downed by the storm.

Warmer weather today will help melt the ice on Oklahoma roads and may aid utility crews' efforts to restore electricity to thousands of customers left without power following a deadly winter storm.

The National Weather Service has issued a Civil Emergency Message for Westville residents in Adair County.