Mitchell, a fifth-generation Collinsville native and citizen of the Cherokee Nation, owns and operates Caddy Corner Consignment & Boutique, a consignment clothing boutique on West Main Street. She also serves on the board of a local no-kill animal shelter. During the discussion, Mitchell and Watts traced shared family connections through the Crutchfield line, whose roots in the area date back generations.

Elizabeth Ann Terrill, a longtime Tulsa resident whose quiet professional work helped preserve some of the Cherokee Nation’s most important historic sites, died Nov. 18, 2025. She was 73.

Volunteers with the Toys for Tots Claremore campaign distributed toys to families Friday and Saturday, Dec. 19 and 20, serving children across Rogers, Mayes and Craig counties.