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This year, six Chickasaw artists attended the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA) annual Santa Fe Indian Market in August. SWAIA is the largest juried First American art show in the world, with more than 100,000 people in attendance annually. Started in 1922, it is also the oldest. Each year they sponsor more than 1,000 First American artists from more than 100 tribal communities in North America and Canada, generating more than $160 million annually in revenues for artists and the community.
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DEAR ABBY: My grandmother passed away 16 years ago. Before she passed, she told me and my two kids that she had an account for each of them for their college. After she was gone, my aunt was in charge of her will. My kids never got their money, and my aunt would never let me see my grandmother’s will.
Read moreAn officer in an organization of motorcycle enthusiasts says there is “nothing” to rumors the group plans to disrupt Halloween activities in Seminole Friday night. Tommy Robertson, Seminole, who said today he is sergeant-at-arms in a motorcycle club known as the Rogues, told the Producer the organization plans no activities in Seminole Friday night, and maintains a policy opposed to violence.
Read moreA new U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility with capacity for more than 2,100 detainees is scheduled to open in Watonga in early 2026. A second may be on the way in Sayre.
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Two senators want a federal law enforcement agency to help address the crisis of missing and murdered Native Americans in Indian Country.
Read moreAs Oklahoma’s leading academic health system, OU Health has earned national recognition — including the Gold Plus award — from the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association for excellence in stroke care through the Get With The Guidelines program, in addition to multiple Honor Roll distinctions for rapid response, advanced therapies and diabetes management in stroke care.
Read moreThe Oklahoma Hospital Association has refreshed a resource that helps seniors choose the Medicare coverage that is right for them. The updated website, MedicareDisadvantaged. org, helps seniors weigh the benefits and disadvantages of Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans during the Medicare open enrollment period, which runs from Oct. 15-Dec. 7, 2025, for coverage starting Jan. 1, 2026. The site also is useful for healthcare providers and hospitals as they look to answer patient questions about Medicare coverage.
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