Cara Cowan Watts

Born in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on March 23, 1959, to Kenneth Malcom and Anita Sue (McBroom) Cooke. Noah was raised and educated in Wichita, Kansas and graduated from Southeast High School in Wichita. On February 14, 1980, at Faith Temple in Wichita, Noah married the love of his life Brenda Chastain. Their marriage was gifted with three children, Sarah, Aaron, and Andrew. Noah provided for his family working for Beechcraft making aircraft parts. He then worked for Kawneer Corporation where

Kara Lee Prather, age 48, was born Tuesday, July 26, 1977, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She passed away Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Vinita, Oklahoma, surrounded by her loving family after a short but courageous battle with cancer.

TULSA, Okla. — Tribal leaders from the Muscogee Creek Nation and Cherokee Nation addressed a full room of attendees Thursday, outlining contracting opportunities and resources available to Native businesses.