The Adair County Commissioners approved a resolution consenting to a one-year tax abatement, incentive or waiver for Schwan's Food Co.'s Stilwell location during their regular Monday meeting on March 1 at 8:30 a.m.
We are continuing this week on prayer and we want to know exactly how to pray and who to pray to. Now we will cover in Matthew 6:9-10, which we know is covenant to Israel, and not to us currently the Body of Christ, but will get to that. The Apostles asked how they should pray and Jesus gave…
After practice it was time for horseplay as Molly Helm jumps on Jennifer Garay’s back for a piggy back ride, making Laura Lundberg laugh. Renee Fite | editor@stilwelldemocrat.com
Practice is a fun way to develop poise and skills, and that includes interviewing for candidates running for Stilwell Strawberry Queen.
One of the most overlooked points made by newer Bigfoot researchers, and quite a few older researchers, is the step length and the stride length measurements when multiple tracks are encountered. The excitement of finding multiple tracks sometimes makes us as researchers forget the important…
So it doesn’t look promising that I will be going into the winter of 2021 with a decent coat either.
While warmer weather has returned to most of the state, the blood supply has not yet reached regular levels following historic winter weather. Oklahoma Blood Institute is extending a $2,000 daily prize giveaway through the end of February as a thank you to loyal donors who give to help rebui…
Nero Wolfe said, “The ideal human agreement is one in which distinctions of race and color and religion are totally disregarded; anyone helping to preserve those distinctions is postponing that ideal.”
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner are proposing new legislation that would provide Cherokee citizens with access to substance abuse treatment centers, wellness centers and fitness centers by setting aside a portion of third-party revenues colle…
Beginning on Tuesday, March 2, from 1 - 5 p.m., and each Tuesday thereafter (sans March 16), Carl Albert State College will serve as a COVID-19 vaccination clinic site for all area educators.
Friday, March 12, is the last day to apply for voter registration to be eligible to vote in the April 6 Belfonte Public School and Cave Springs Public School Board of Education and the Town of Westville Municipality Election, Adair County Election Board Secretary Jan Wilhite said.
I’ve tried every exercise program known to man and failed all fads popular with women. Basically I don’t like to exercise.
STILLWATER, Okla. – Oklahoma producers who suffered livestock deaths during the recent winter storm may be eligible for federal disaster assistance. The Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP), available through the U.S. Agriculture Department’s Farm Service Agency, compensates commercial livestoc…
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The weather a few weeks ago certainly put the deep freeze on gardening activities, but with warmer temperatures on the horizon, gardeners are ready to get down to business.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Last week's winter weather disrupted the state’s plans to give health care workers, first responders and Oklahomans 65-plus their necessary COVID-19 booster vaccination, a top health official said Tuesday.
Sunny skies and temperatures reaching 63 degrees on Monday helped melt snow that remains around the county from last week's arctic temperatures and record snowfall.
MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – Today United States Attorney Brian J. Kuester announced that he has submitted his resignation to President Biden, to be effective 11:59 PM on February 28, 2021. It is customary for newly elected presidents to ask for the resignations of United States Attorneys appointed …
It has been quite a week weather wise in this part of the state and many others. By the time the paper comes out, I hope everyone is back too normal and has running water, heat, and electricity. There were many pictures on Facebook of children, and adults enjoying the snow, so perhaps ther…
On June 23rd, 1972, President Nixon signed Title IX into law. This landmark legislation had one goal in mind: to protect women from sex discrimination in all federally funded school programs, including sports. Because of the access to funding and opportunity this historic legislation create…
Oklahoma has faced many challenges and with the historic cold wave that struck much of the south, local utility companies quickly faced a huge demand for natural gas and the increased prices that came with it.
The Excise Board meets monthly at the Adair County Courthouse to sign off on the business of the county commissioners. The job of this board is oversight of courthouse business.
Anyone who ever had the pleasure of making the acquaintance of Miss Avalon Reece, high school counselor at Muskogee High School, would find her formidable and memorable, with a laugh as warm as her fingernails were long and red.
The Excise Board meets monthly at the Adair County Courthouse to sign off on the business of the county commissioners. The job of this board is oversight of courthouse business.
The Adair County Sheriff’s Office ended the search for Tina Workman, 43, after she was located early Wednesday morning, said Sheriff Jason Ritchie.
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Vaccinations are not pleasant, but they're necessary to endure, and better than dying needlessly or exposing others to a potentially painful and lonely death, known in 2020 as complications of COVID-19.
Vaccinations are not pleasant, but they're necessary to endure, and better than dying needlessly or exposing others to a potentially painful and lonely death, known in 2020 as complications of COVID-19.
The Adair County Health Department COVID-19 vaccine distribution event for Wednesday, Feb. 17, at First Christian Church, has been rescheduled to Saturday, Feb. 27.
Thieves broke into a church in the Zion community, and a reward is offered for information leading to the return of the stolen $2,000 in tools.
In past articles we have covered how, if a person is using the wrong part of a manual to fix a lawnmower engine, it will not work. We must have the right information about anything we attempt to do, fix or repair. The same is true with prayer: we must know how God intends for us to pray in t…
The Adair County Sheriff’s Office is searching for Tina Workman, 43, who went missing Friday night, Feb. 19, after she left her shift at Dollar General in Cookson, at 9:30 p.m.
Six burglaries were solved by the Stilwell Police Department from an investigation that began on Friday night, with a call about a burglary that resulted in an arrest Monday morning.
Many hunters and anglers requested a break on prices or free offerings of licenses during the COVID-19 shutdowns in 2020, but the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation could not oblige. A new bill could change that.
STILLWATER, Okla. – Eleven students at Oklahoma State University are preparing this spring to lead community engaged research in rural communities in Harmon and Tillman counties this summer. These Rural Scholars are a key component of OSU’s Rural Renewal Initiative.
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. —The Cherokee Nation Supreme Court ruled today in a unanimous decision that the language “by blood” is void, and should be removed from Cherokee Nation’s tribal laws, including provisions within the Cherokee Nation Constitution, according to the opinion.
When conducting a sighting investigation, there are tools you need to use. While we won’t go into detail for which each is used for, we would like to give the list here with a picture of each. In future columns we will have Equipment Corners articles to go into detail.
“Wisdom crieth without: she uttereth her voice in the streets: She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying, how long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity?” Proverbs 1:20-22. Wisdom is personified as female, suggesti…
STILLWATER, Okla. – At this time, consumers are not likely to experience any sudden spike in beef prices brought on by mid-February snowstorms. The beef industry itself will be weathering the consequences, said Oklahoma State University experts.
Talk about living through historical events. It reminds me of that old proverb, “may you live in interesting times.”
Happy Belated Valentine’s Day to everyone. I hope each of you had a wonderful day on this snowy, cold holiday. Love is a common word on this day, and a very important word in the Bible. I learned that the word love is used 250 times in the Old Testament and 234 times in the New Testament. Jo…
Water and wastewater systems to be included in technical assistance from federal aid packages.
Several brave souls ventured out in the snow to attend Wednesday evening prayer meeting at Rock Springs Baptist Church. Several stayed home by the warm fire. At least we in Adair County had electricity and heat.
Zion School has announced their honor roll students for November and December.
Frank Reich got his man. Chris Ballard got his price (or reasonably close to it). And Carson Wentz got his preferred landing spot for a fresh start.
Now that this part of the country has gotten above the sub-zero temperatures, early spring gardening activities soon will kick into action. While this area isn’t known for producing pineapples or oranges, gardeners can produce tasty strawberries.
In under one month, the Biden Administration has revealed their partisan agenda, namely, appeasing socialist Democrats. At this critical point when our country is in dire need of economic recovery, the far-Left has decided the solution is to skyrocket the minimum wage to a federally-mandated…
History is best told in photographs which capture a moment in time. Historic photos can place the viewer in another place and time period, demonstration culture, fashion and architecture, such as this one of Westville in the late 1800s.
Care mugs were put together by members of the Oklahoma Nu Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa, an International organization for women educators, at their last meeting. Created for Stilwell Nursing Home workers, the mugs contained hot chocolate, soup and other snacks as well as assorted candies.
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