Maple March Citizenship Award honorees, back row from left, Graham Phillips, fourth grade, Ashlyn Hardy, sixth grade, Dustin Stokes, seventh grade, Maddie Moss, eighth grade, and Bryson Cooper, fifth grade; middle row, Case McPeak, kindergarten, Kinsley Bonilla, second grade, John Henry Von Tungeln, first grade, and Brennan Ayers, third grade; in front, Ellie Rose Von Tungeln, pre-kindergarten.
Calumet March Students of Month, from left, Blanca Beard, Jaxon Olive, Connor Goff and Makyla Nitzel.
LAWSUITS
Tinker Federal Credit Union vs. Jamie T. Hollis and Brandy J. Hollis for $52,173.28 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Commerce Bank vs. John Kearby for $17,575.81 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
TD Bank USA N.A. vs. Cie A. Checotah for $10,061.24 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
American Express National Bank vs. Ajin Joy for $29,421.38 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
In 2016, Chickasaw Nation Gov. Bill Anoatubby stressed to members of Congress that there “are no reservations in Oklahoma. People from many backgrounds are neighbors who live, work, play and worship together.” Anoatubby said this created “a sense that we all share in a common destiny in our communities.”
Today, “common destiny” has been shattered by the U.S. Supreme Court’s McGirt decision, which held the Creek Nation’s reservation was never disestablished. Instead, crime victims of all races are seeing claims of tribal sovereignty translate into justice denied.
