TAHLEQUAH, Oklahoma, March 20 -- The Cherokee Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following statement on March 19, 2024, by Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr.: * * * "The Cherokee Nation strongly opposes House Bill 4118. This legislation could have negative impacts to the environment and water quality within the Cherokee Nation Reservation. Our commitment to preserving our land and water is unwavering, and this bill undermines our efforts to safeguard these precious   more

TAHLEQUAH, Oklahoma, March 21 -- The Cherokee Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news: The Cherokee Nation has been awarded a $2.5 million U.S. Department of Transportation Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods planning grant for a future Willis Road bridge project, which aims to improve connectivity between Tahlequah and Welling in Cherokee County. The grant funds will support the planning phase for the project, which would include 5.6 miles of pro  more

TAHLEQUAH, Oklahoma, March 21 -- The Cherokee Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news: The Cherokee Nation Wings Program is gearing up for its 2024 race season with 17 5K runs scheduled across the Cherokee Nation Reservation. The races, which are open to Wings program members, kick off on March 23 with the "Run the Streets 5K" in Bartlesville. The Wings program offers both in-person and virtual options for Cherokee Nation citizens and non-citizens to get  more

ADA, Oklahoma, March 21 -- The Chickasaw Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: On March 11, 2021, we mark an important milestone in the work to protect Chickasaw Nation sovereignty: Judicial affirmation of the Chickasaw Nation's treaty territory as a "reservation," which is a form of Indian country under federal law. Immediately following the recognition of the Chickasaw Nation's reservation, Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill An  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 21 -- Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: Today, Governor Kevin Stitt announced his participation in the National Governors Association's (NGA) Disagree Better initiative. Alongside the Chairman of Special Olympics, Tim Shriver, Governor Stitt will begin a campaign to promote healthy disagreement. "To me, disagreeing better means learning to persuade the other side in an uplifting way, not by tearing each other down   more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, March 21 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: The Oklahoma State University Beef Extension program will host five Rancher's Thursday Lunchtime Series sessions in April and May. The hourlong webinars will focus on research updates now available on heifer development. The free series features the OSU Beef Cattle Extension team, experienced ranchers and scientists with information on production, management and marketing tips. The following sessions will be  more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, March 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: A study led by University of Oklahoma researchers has been selected for a 2023 best paper award in the Advanced Formation Evaluation technical program theme from the Unconventional Resources Technology Conference. The study examined how clay and kerogen, two different components within rocks, respond to nuclear magnetic resonance, or NMR, a technique used to assess the amount of fluids within r  more

SYRACUSE, New York, March 20 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Syracuse University Libraries, in collaboration with Pi Lambda Sigma chapter of Beta Phi Mu, the international library and information studies honor society at the University, is celebrating National Libraries Week April 7-13. The American Library Association has designated "Ready, Set, Library!" as this year's national theme. This year's activities will include: Virtual presentation on 'The Role of Libraries in Fig  more