March 21, 1949- Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025 Vicki Lynn Mooney Cherokee Playwright Vicki Lynn Mooney, age 76, died of natural causes on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, at home in Claremore, OK. Oldest child of Jimmie Lewis Gipson and Bonnie (Hamby) Gipson. Born on March 21, 1949 in Tulsa, survived by her brother Jimmie Lewis Gipson Jr. of Tulsa, sister Cathy Jean (Gipson) Stitt of Charlotte, NC, and husband of 46 years Gerard (Gerry) Mooney of Claremore. Her first stage production was “Cake and Sippin’...

TULSA, Okla. — Four juvenile girls were hospitalized Saturday morning after being struck by lightning while swimming at Blue Hole Park on Saline Creek in Mayes County, according to the Grand River Dam Authority Police Department. GRDA Police said the girls were in the water around 10:45 a.m. when lightning struck, injuring all four. Four juvenile girls struck by lightning at Blue Hole Park, Mayes County: GRDA Police reports. (Courtesy: Cortnie Dennis) Two of the girls were transported by...

Story Submitted By James Humphrey At Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Cherokee Nation citizen Gracyn Buckner unveiled a deeply personal exhibition titled “Continuance in Cherokee Nation Tradition and Art Making,” on view November 11–18 at the Meadows School of the Arts. More than a traditional gallery display, Buckner’s exhibition functions as a living installation—one that grows with every visitor who steps inside. Each conversation, reflection, and shared memory becomes another...