Wind group requests eagle kill permit
Wind Capital Group, which is poised to start building a 94-turbine generation facility near Burbank and Shidler, has applied for a federal permit allowing it to kill bald eagles without facing prosecution for the deaths incidental to the operation of the wind farm. Although Oklahoma has several wind farms, the Osage County project, Osage Wind [...]
County road sets the stage for modern range war
The first of two hearings on requests to vacate county roads that oil producers want kept open to access drilling sites drew a crowd on Monday and took on the hue of a modern-day – and unarmed – range war. In February, less than a week after oil company BGI Resources asked permission and received [...]
Assistant chief: rape suspect is a ‘big teddy bear’
The assistant chief of the Osage Nation testified at a bond reduction hearing for a man charged in a brutal rape and kidnapping is “a big teddy bear” who has never been known to be a danger to anyone. Assistant Chief Scott BigHorse made his statements May 7 at a bond reduction hearing for Christopher [...]
Community responds to tornado disaster
She couldn’t get a hold of her sister, who lives with her husband and sons in Moore, after the tornado. Terri Buffalohead, the director of Head Start in Skiatook, posted on Facebook after the storm: “Asking for prayers for my sister Pam and her family. They live in Moore, Ok and they got hit bad. [...]
Gun thief has no time
A man who was linked to a Hominy gun theft by DNA from spittle on a photo frame in 2010 pleaded guilty last week and received a 10-year suspended sentence as part of the plea deal but will serve 10 weekends in the Osage County Jail. Ronald Keith Gilley, 48, pleaded to the second-degree burglary [...]
Company moves ahead with pipeline project
The Osage County Commissioners’ decision to approve and sign road and bridge agreements and permits with Enbridge Pipelines is helping the pipeline process move along at an appropriate pace, said Kevin O’Connor, Enbridge’s spokesperson for the Flanagan South pipeline project in Osage County. The pipeline is planned to stretch from Flanagan, Ill., to Cushing, and [...]
Tribute band brings icon back to life
Country music’s greatest legend Hank Williams Sr. will come to life on the Historic Constantine stage as the band Hankerin’4 Hank performs on Saturday, June 1 at 7:00 p.m. Advance $10.00 tickets are on sell now and can be purchased at the Constantine Box Office Tuesday thru Friday noon to 5:00 p.m. or on line [...]
Uh-oh, Wagon Sho!
The Oklahoma Championship Wagon Races rumbled through Skiatook Saturday and Sunday. Contestants from throughout the Mid-West came to compete in the event which featured not only wagon racing, but horse racing, wild cow milking and burrow racing. Read the full story by Sally Asher. By Louise Red Corn
Osage County Treasurer to retire
The Osage County Treasurer’s office is in for some changes. Treasurer Joyce Hathcoat announced her retirement, effective June 30, at Monday’s County Commissioners’ meeting. “My husband is fixing to retire, and I’ve been here for 30 years and I feel like it’s time for me to move on,” she said. Hathcoat was elected to County [...]
Run for the Health of it
The Osage Nation hosted a 5K run and Littlest Amazing Race during their ‘Run for the Health of it’ event in Pawhuska Saturday morning. The 5K started off at 8 a.m. followed by the Littlest Amazing Race. The even also had food, a dunk tank, music, climbing wall and bounce castle Cultural Park behind the [...]
Pawhuska Native crowned Miss Indian NEO
Robynn Rulo, a Pawhuska native and sophomore at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College (NEO) was crowned 2013 Miss Indian Oklahoma after winning Miss Indian NEO. “I am so pleased with the way Robynn Rulo has represented Northeastern A&M College and the American Indian Center for Excellence as Miss Indian NEO,” said Claudia Little Axe, AICE cultural [...]
Meet the Intern: Sally Asher
My name is Sally, and I promise I work for the Bigheart Times. I am the summer intern here at the paper, so you get to see my face around town for the next couple of months. Some of you have already seen me and have probably wondered who I am and why I’m saying [...]
Sports Results April 30 – May 6
RESULTS Tues., April 30 Barnsdall softball at 2A State G1: Barnsdall 11, Turner 10 G2: Barnsdall 9, Dewar 4 G3: Barnsdall* 17, Soper 11 * State Champions Skiatook soccer at 5A State G1: Booker T 5, Skiatook 0 Season ended. Fri., May 2 Pawhuska baseball 3A Regionals G1: Perkins-Tryon 9, Pawhuska 4 G2: Pawhuska 7, [...]
School van kills 11 bison
At 11:20 p.m. Wednesday, workers at Ted Turner’s Bluestem Ranch had their hands full. One of the bison ranch’s fences had been breached, and about 100 yearling buffalo had streamed out in force and onto U.S. 60 about seven miles west of Pawhuska. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Bluestem ranch manager John Hurd called [...]
Calling in the Calvary: No longer trapped
Spending almost 30 years on her feet as a Pawhuska nurse finally took its toll on L.J. Collier. The steep stairs at her home were more like a locked gate than a pathway. “She bought a house with stairs that were almost keeping her trapped in the house,” her son Jake Collier said. “We knew [...]
Cops work unusual burlargies
Some unusual burglaries have been reported in Osage County in the past week, including the heist of a hefty gun safe containing an as-yet undetermined number of weapons and commercial burglaries in which the thieves took nothing. The gun theft occurred east of Barnsdall on State Highway 11 and was reported by a caretaker at [...]
Barnsdall hires a keeper for chief
Barnsdall, which suffered various public police embarrassments over the past several years, hired a new chief Tuesday that others in the legal community says is a real keeper: John Ferguson, a man with 31 years of law enforcement experience who is retiring as an investigator for the Osage County Sheriff’s Office. The City Council voted [...]
Preordained for the priesthood
When he was just a toddler, Todd Nance stood apart from the other young parishioners at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Hominy. While the other kids climbed over pews, fidgeted and ran around the nave, he was rapt, fascinated by the rites and ceremony administered by Father Jerry Ryan. “Todd would stand there enthralled,” his [...]
A diamond anniversary
The Osage Tribal Museum celebrated its 75th anniversary on Friday and Saturday with a ballet performance, parade and several other events, including a dance at the Cultural Center that drew both young people and adults. By Louise Red Corn
Fire destroys vacant Barnsdall house
A fire gutted a house in Barnsdall’s Wrangle Heights near the Ethel Reese Cemetery on Saturday evening. According to neighbors no one lived in the home and there were no injuries. The house was a total loss. The State Fire Marshall found no evidence of arson and ruled the fire accidental. By Rachel Anne Seymour
Bulldogs singing, art honors
Several Skiatook students received a superior rating at State Solo and Ensemble competition. Those students bringing home a State medal for their solo or all state kids 2013 ensemble are Ashley Ghazal, Drew Tiger, Jacob Turner, Kionna Underwood, Anthony Milligan Gardenhire, Andrew Summers, Nicholas Klein, Elizabeth Wasson, Brittnee Lambillotte, Hannah Vaughn and Jessica Cryan. Seven [...]
Wynona house fire leaves family homeless
Wynonans, Stephen (Gibby) and Maggie Gibson and their grandson Dwayne Pappan lost their home in a fire on Wednesday, May 1. Wynona Fire Department responded as well as Hominy Fire Department. The mobile home was a total loss, according to family members. Donations are being accepted at Wynona Town Hall. The Red Cross has provided some food, [...]
