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refore, certain comments – such as those accusing someone of a crime when no charges have been filed, or that reveal personal information in conflict with HIPAA laws – will be deleted. We do not allow "hate speech," which attacks a group or person on the basis of race, religion, nationality, vocation, gender, sexual orientation or organization affiliation (including political party), and w**d these out when we find them. We also will delete comments of a vicious or potentially libelous nature that personally attack our mission or other participants in our forum or elsewhere on our page. Repeat offenders will be banned. Recently, we have begun turning off comments on certain posts when they become too problematic, either legally or in terms of hostility among participants. However, we always allow several hours for discussion before we disable comments. We will remove comments that have been repeatedly copied and pasted on several posts. We encourage lively discussion, not "troll" behavior, and we want readers to speak in their own voices; therefore, we are working to curb the use of gifs and memes. Since we cannot monitor the page 24/7 with our small staff, and have an unusually high number of followers for a newspaper our size, we ask readers to notify us privately about violators. Because TDP's is a family oriented forum, we use the strongest Facebook filter available, and Facebook itself has begun to hide or remove comments that peddle disinformation or foul language. Due to our high traffic, we cannot respond to questions asked on unrelated posts; those will be removed. Anyone who has questions for us, or brief news items (of a nonprofit nature) they would like posted, must send them to us as private messages or via email, at [email protected]. Generally, we will respond to PMs within just a few hours, so please take possible delays into consideration when submitting items with a short fuse. We are not a law enforcement agency, so we do not investigate what might be construed as personal or private matters (divorce or child support issues, problems with neighbors, fraud victimization, personal property disputes, etc.) unless in a general way. For briefs, please include pertinent details (who, what, when, where, how). These should be written in narrative text form, not submitted as lists. Do not send flyers or memes; often we cannot read them, and most PDFs will not work for posting, so must be offered as text by the person submitting. Photos of local interest may be submitted, but we do not guarantee their use. Videos and photos produced outside our staff will only be posted if they would be of interest to the community at-large. We do not repost memes or flyers that promote certain issues or causes, political candidates or personal crusades, though we will promote local public events related to those issues, in narrative form. Along those lines, we do not require or pressure our readers to participate in campaigns, whether they require "clicks" to sites or contributions. We may, however, post notices for special events sponsored by our newspaper or its advertisers, or certified nonprofit organizations with legitimate campaigns. Furthermore, due to liability issues, we do not post GoFundMe campaigns or accounts, regardless of the apparent validity of their causes. Except under special circumstances (some of which occur due to COVID), we do not post (or allow comments about) items of a commercial nature or promoting for-profit businesses and other entities; items promoting political candidates in the run-up to an election; submissions about lost pets or "ads" giving away pets; items of a lost-and-found nature, or reward offers for lost or stolen property; requests to help locate relatives, friends or other individuals; obituaries, or wedding, birth, birthday, anniversary or engagement announcements; cards of personal thanks or congratulations; letters to the editor; or notices of garage and/or yard sales, or any other private event, unless proceeds will be donated to charity. Due to potential legal issues, we do not post missing persons reports or photos unless a report has been filed with law enforcement authorities, and they have deemed it to be a legitimate case and have asked us for help. Thanks for respecting our parameters.

The Keys Cougars, playing in their sixth game in night days, also on night 2 of a back to back, found themselves in an u...
01/15/2025

The Keys Cougars, playing in their sixth game in night days, also on night 2 of a back to back, found themselves in an uncomfortable and unfamiliar position, trailing by double digits at halftime at home vs. Pawhuska on Monday, Jan. 13.

The Keys Cougars, playing in their sixth game in night days, also on night 2 of a back to back, found themselves in an uncomfortable and unfamiliar position, trailing by

Attorney General Gentner Drummond has become the first major Oklahoma political figure to throw his hat in the ring for ...
01/15/2025

Attorney General Gentner Drummond has become the first major Oklahoma political figure to throw his hat in the ring for the 2026 gubernatorial race.

Oklahoma House Bill 3190, known as the “Ensuring Transparency in Prior Authorization Act,” went into effect Jan. 1, aime...
01/15/2025

Oklahoma House Bill 3190, known as the “Ensuring Transparency in Prior Authorization Act,” went into effect Jan. 1, aimed at limiting insurance companies from interfering in patient care.

The deadline for legislators to submit proposed bills for consideration in the new session of the Senate and House of Re...
01/15/2025

The deadline for legislators to submit proposed bills for consideration in the new session of the Senate and House of Representatives is Jan. 16, and several bills that address hot-ticket issues have been introduced.

The deadline for legislators to submit proposed bills for consideration in the new session of the Senate and House of Representatives is Jan. 16, and several bills that address hot-ticket

The Hulbert Riders played Mingo Valley in the Consolation finals of the Regent Prep Tournament, Monday, Jan. 13, and fel...
01/14/2025

The Hulbert Riders played Mingo Valley in the Consolation finals of the Regent Prep Tournament, Monday, Jan. 13, and fell short by six points, 59-53.

Tahlequah Public Schools officials are planning the projects the projects they expect to include in the district’s upcom...
01/14/2025

Tahlequah Public Schools officials are planning the projects the projects they expect to include in the district’s upcoming bond issue.

Afternoons with Advertising:Who says Giving Tuesday has to stop? Organizations like Habitat for Humanity operate around ...
01/14/2025

Afternoons with Advertising:
Who says Giving Tuesday has to stop? Organizations like Habitat for Humanity operate around the clock and all year long. Learn more at www.tahlequahhabitat.org or check out the ReStore today.
-TDP Ad Staff

01/14/2025

We work to keep our website fresh for our readers, both with local material written by our staff, submitted by contributors, or state features from online resources and national news from AP. Here's what our writers have for the website:
• Jake Sermersheim and the sports crew continue their prep sports coverage.
• Lee Guthrie attended the Cherokee Nation Tribal Council meeting.
• Hannah Emberton has an update on the 4-H Club.
~Kim

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A few days ago, Hulbert girls head basketball coach Josephy McClure said defensive dynamo Mya Henson doesn’t get tired. ...
01/14/2025

A few days ago, Hulbert girls head basketball coach Josephy McClure said defensive dynamo Mya Henson doesn’t get tired. A couple of days ago, he added Sadie Chambers and Brooke Norton to that list.

A few days ago, Hulbert girls head basketball coach Josephy McClure said defensive dynamo Mya Henson doesn’t get tired. A couple of days ago, he added Sadie Chambers and Brooke

Enrollment is open for the final section of the John Hair Cultural Center and Keetoowah Museum’s “Getting Back to Basics...
01/14/2025

Enrollment is open for the final section of the John Hair Cultural Center and Keetoowah Museum’s “Getting Back to Basics” series, which begins in February.

The Tahlequah Area Habitat for Humanity is now taking applications to participate in the annual Women Build, where women...
01/14/2025

The Tahlequah Area Habitat for Humanity is now taking applications to participate in the annual Women Build, where women come together to build homes and learn building trade skills.

The Indian Women’s Pocahontas Club has announced its annual Wild Onion Feast, which celebrates the beginning of spring a...
01/14/2025

The Indian Women’s Pocahontas Club has announced its annual Wild Onion Feast, which celebrates the beginning of spring and the gathering of members, along with the community, to raise money for the Higher Education Scholarship Program.

CLAREMORE – The Indian Women’s Pocahontas Club has announced its annual Wild Onion Feast, which celebrates the beginning of spring and the gathering of members, along with the community, to

An arctic front was projected to arrive in early January, and it came as predicted. What does this mean for your horses?...
01/13/2025

An arctic front was projected to arrive in early January, and it came as predicted. What does this mean for your horses? Let’s consider what you may need to do depending on how your horses are housed.

An arctic front was projected to arrive in early January, and it came as predicted. What does this mean for your horses? Let’s consider what you may need to do

This month we celebrate an important birthday: our Speaker Services turns three. Its future is bright.
01/13/2025

This month we celebrate an important birthday: our Speaker Services turns three. Its future is bright.

Afternoons with Advertising:Tahlequah Cable called it with their latest campaign: Time to hibernate - snuggle season is ...
01/13/2025

Afternoons with Advertising:
Tahlequah Cable called it with their latest campaign: Time to hibernate - snuggle season is here!
What were some of your favorite activities to help pass time during the recent inclement weather weekend?
-TDP Ad Staff

01/13/2025

We have lots of stuff in the Tuesday TDP, including the Education page, plus AG Gentner Drummond's (not surprising!) announcement that he's running for governor. Plus:
• Jake Sermersheim has some features and some gamers, rescheduled from the snow days.
• Hannah Emberton explains an upcoming school bond issue.
• Lee Guthrie takes a look at some of the bills filed by state legislators, and some are real eye-rollers. (We'll do this periodically until session opens.)
~Kim

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Our bodies are made for activity, but modern conveniences allow us to be increasingly inactive. Physical inactivity can ...
01/13/2025

Our bodies are made for activity, but modern conveniences allow us to be increasingly inactive. Physical inactivity can place our health at risk for many chronic diseases.

A new band featuring area musicians will be bringing “dad rock” to Dewain’s Place at 8:30 p.m., Friday, Jan. 17, with Ky...
01/13/2025

A new band featuring area musicians will be bringing “dad rock” to Dewain’s Place at 8:30 p.m., Friday, Jan. 17, with Kyler Smith and The Sunday Sinners.

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The Daily Press, as an official media enterprise, is obliged to follow laws governing the media, even with regard to social media. Therefore, certain comments - such as those accusing someone of a crime when no charges have been filed, or that reveal personal information in conflict with HIPAA laws - will be deleted. We do not allow “hate speech,” which attacks a group or a person on the basis of race, religion, nationality, vocation, gender, sexual orientation, or organizational affiliation (including political). We also will delete comments of a vicious or potentially libelous nature that personally attack our mission or other participants in our forum or elsewhere on our page. Repeat offenders will be banned. We will remove comments that have been repeatedly copied and pasted on several posts. We encourage lively discussion, not “troll” behavior, and we want readers to speak in their own voices; therefore, we are working to cut down on the use of GIFs. Since we cannot monitor the page 24/7 and have over 30,000 followers, we ask readers to notify us privately about violators. Because TDP's is a family-oriented forum, we use the strongest Facebook filter available. Due to our high traffic, we cannot usually respond to questions asked as comments on unrelated posts. If you have questions for us, or brief news items (of a nonprofit nature) you would like us to post, they must be sent to us as private messages or via email. Generally, we will respond to messages within just a few hours, so take the possible delay into consideration when messaging us. We are not a law enforcement agency, so we do not investigate what might be construed as private matters (divorce or child support issues, problems with neighbors, personal property disputes, etc.) unless in a general way. For briefs, please include pertinent details (who, what, when, where, how). These should be written in narrative, text form, not submitted as lists. Do not send flyers or memes; often we cannot read them, and most PDFs will not work for posting. You may submit photos of local interest, but we do not guarantee their use. Videos and photos produced outside our staff will only be posted if they would be of general interest to the community at-large. We do not repost memes or flyers that promote certain issues or causes, or personal crusades, though we will promote local public events related to those issues, in narrative form. Along that line, we do not require or pressure our readers to participate in campaigns, whether requiring "clicks" to sites or contributions. We may, however, post notices for special events sponsored by the Daily Press itself or its advertisers, or certified nonprofit organizations with legitimate campaigns. Furthermore, due to liability issues, we do not promote GoFundMe accounts, regardless of the apparent validity of their causes. At this time, we do not post (or allow comments about) items of a commercial nature or promoting for-profit businesses and other entities, except under special circumstances; items promoting or attacking political candidates in the run-up to an election; submissions about lost pets or "ads" giving away pets; items of a lost-and-found nature, or reward offers for lost or stolen property; requests to help locate relatives, friends or other individuals; obituaries, or wedding, birth, birthday, anniversary or engagement announcements; cards of personal thanks or congratulations; letters to the editor; or notices of garage and/or yard sales, or any other private event, unless proceeds will be donated to charity. Due to potential legal issues, we do not post missing persons reports or photos unless a report has been filed with law enforcement authorities, and they have deemed it to be a legitimate case and have asked us to post. Thanks for respecting our parameters.