Delaware County News

' A petition seeking a grand jury to look into alleged campaign violations by state Rep.

Delaware County District Judge Robert Haney has approved the circulation of a grand jury petition seeking an investigation into campaign contributions received by state Rep.

The Delaware County Commission voted 2-1 Monday to approve a tax-increment financing district on a Grand Lake peninsula, the first such district for an Oklahoma county.

The sheriff's office in Delaware County is looking for an 80-year-old Grove resident and his 93-year-old wife, according to a story on a Tulsa TV station's Web site.

Authorities have caught one of two Kay County inmates who fled the county jail late Monday, a sheriff's dispatcher confirmed this morning.

An arrest warrant has been issued for an 80-year-old Grove man who disappeared with his 93-year-old wife.

' The Grove Public Schools superintendent voiced his opposition Monday to a tax proposal designed to rebuild a Grand Lake luxury resort.

Overnight vandalism at last month's SemGroup Championship golf tournament has convinced officials to beef up security next year.

Nearly 100 people attended a special meeting Monday to discuss and ask questions about a proposed tax-increment financing district on Grand Lake.

A water-service contract to supply drinking water in Delaware County, Okla., was approved by the Gentry City Council on June 2. The contract with the Oklahoma Petroleum Storage Tank Division allows Gentry to ...

Residents and business owners spoke out Monday against a proposed tax-increment financing district for a resort on a Grand Lake peninsula.

Mayes County business owners asked for the sale of alcohol on Sunday to be put on the ballot this year.

DELAWARE COUNTY The filing period for statewide elections ended June 5. On a local level, five offices were up for grabs including the Delaware County Sheriff, County Clerk, Court Clerk, County Commissioner ...

JAY A domestic assault has landed a Jay man in the Delaware County jail after he allegedly struck his wife's pickup with his semi truck on the way to the Zena cemetery.

A 13-yearold boy dove into a flooded Flint Creek to rescue a friend, but the friend ended up rescuing the boy from drowning Monday afternoon.

The Oklahoma Scenic Rivers Commission reported that a 13-year-old boy was rescued early Monday afternoon by a friend and a Delaware County sheriff's deputy.

JAY Former Delaware County Sheriff Lenden Woodruff appeared in district court Friday morning facing possible charges of aggravated drunk driving, carrying a firearm under the influence of alcohol, and ...

Cherokee County's jobless rate dropped below 3 percent in April, a report prepared by the Oklahoma Employment Securities Commission states.

JAY A review committee formed on Monday decided Wednesday to form a tax increment district on Monkey Island to enable Peter J. Boylan to renovate the now defunct Shangri-La Resort.

“It's always good to have your local police chief”

The town of Colcord has needed a police chief to serve its nearly 900 residents since the police department closed in June, and it has been accepting applications for the position for the past two or three ... via Herald Leader