Jun. 7—Youngsters can explore the universe at a temporary exhibit at Muskogee STEAM Center. And a new director can help guide them. The STEAM Center — a hands-on museum that introduces children to Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math — is working with the Tulsa Discovery Lab to offer temporary exhibits. The first exhibit arrived […]
Jun. 4—Muskogee County Assessor’s teams are checking houses in south and east Muskogee as part of their four-year property appraisals. Two-member teams, wearing green vests, make visual inspections to help determine each property’s fair market value, said Muskogee County Assessor Ron Dean. “We must go house by house,” Dean said. “Hopefully we’ll be done by […]
May 25—Family, faith and brotherhood mean a lot to retired machine operator Tyrone Nero. His family has deep roots in the Four Mile area east of Fort Gibson. “I watched my dad growing up,” Nero said. “He would help those in the community, he was a deacon at our church. I watched him just being […]
May 4—Cherokee Elementary School Librarian Gina Batie said she seeks to put books in the hands of every student. Muskogee School Superintendent Jarod Mendenhall put a set of car keys in Batie’s hand Thursday night after Batie was named MPS Teacher of the Year. Batie was chosen from among 12 MPS site Teachers of the […]
Apr. 13—New Orleans native Nanette Portera finds many ways to share her love of food. “I love eating, and I love that’s there’s just about no place in Louisiana where you couldn’t have a good meal,” she said. “Because I am Italian, food is what brings people together so it’s your way of saying ‘I […]
Apr. 10—A Muskogee High School teacher was arrested last week, accused of inappropriate conduct. Robert E. Stevenson II, was charged with one count of material/performance harmful to a minor and one count of showing obscene material to a minor. An affidavit in the Muskogee District Court records say that between Jan. 1 and Jan. 12, […]
Jan. 23—Apartment manager Jan Durant says she took precautions against sub-freezing temperatures and ice over the past two weekends. “We made sure all our outside faucets were covered,” said Durant, manager at Phoenix Village and Raintree Apartments. “We told our residents to leave their cabinet doors open and faucets dripping and they did it because […]
Jan. 13—Retired school counselor Donna Woods recalls what her Cherokee great-grandfather told her about voting. “He said ‘It’s very important that you always vote, because we haven’t always been allowed to,’” Woods said. “Indians weren’t allowed to vote until 1924. He never missed an election after that. He literally got off his death bed at […]
Dec. 23—A hearing for a Muskogee man jailed on drug and firearm charges was set for March. John Cruz, represented by Steve Money and Ashley Webb, appeared before Special Judge Robin Adair on Friday for a conference between his attorneys and Muskogee County District Attorney Larry Edwards. “We offered (Cruz) a deal and he declined,” […]