Simermeyer named NIGC associate member

  WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (SCIA), praised the proposed appointment of Sequoyah Simermeyer to serve as an associate member of the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC). Simermeyer...

LETTER: Ross and Lossiah families say thanks

  The Ross and the Lossiah families would like to thank everyone who bought a dinner and who helped make the Indian Taco Benefit a success:  Larry Blythe, Perry Shell, Patrick Lambert, Tunney Crowe, Teresa McCoy, Richard French, Frances Reed, Wanda French, Sarah...

Allen Dale Rowland – obituary

  Allen Dale Rowland, 69, of the Birdtown Community, went home to be with the Lord Monday, Sept. 28, 2015. A native of Swain County, he was the son of the late Dewitt Owle and Roxie Wiggins and stepson to the late Walter Wiggins. In addition to his parents, he...

Sherry “Lynn” Owle – obituary

  Sherry “Lynn” Owle, 43, of Cherokee passed away unexpectedly on Sept. 27, 2015 at her residence on Old Mission Rd. in Cherokee.  Sherry is the daughter of Gilbert Smith and the late Ella Mae Owle. Sherry is survived by children, Phillip Joseph Owle,...