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NSU warns of marketing scam
Northeastern State University is alerting local businesses about a scam involving a Texas company that is using the institution’s name to solicit money for T-shirt sponsorships.
Jam Sports Marketing is not affiliated with NSU, is not an officially licensed vendor with the university, and does not have permission to solicit money on behalf of any product bearing the university’s name or logo.
Company representatives have contacted at least one local business by email and solicited $350 for advertising on a sports T-shirt that the representative claimed would be distributed to students on campus.
“Anyone approached by a company claiming to represent NSU and soliciting money using our name should contact the University Relations office,” said Dana Boren-Boer, university marketing coordinator. “Do not give them money until you are certain the company has authority to represent the university.”
Call the NSU Office of University Relations at (918) 444-2010.
Offices closing for holiday
Most government offices will be closed Monday, Feb. 15, for President’s Day.
Tahlequah city offices, as well as all Cherokee County offices, will be closed. They will reopen Tuesday, Feb. 16, at the regular time. The United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma has also sent notice they will be closed Monday.
The city’s Solid Waste department will be closed Monday. Monday trash routes will run Tuesday, and Tuesday routes will be done Wednesday. The normal Wednesday route will run Thursday, and Thursday’s will be done Friday.
Banks across the county will be closed, as will U.S. post offices.
Man critical after local crash
A Jay man was listed in critical condition Friday morning after being involved in a crash north of Tahlequah.
Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports state John Robert Burns, 26, was admitted to Tahlequah City Hospital with head and internal truck injuries. Burns’ ability to operate his 2005 Chevrolet Blazer was impaired by alcohol when he ran off the right side of the road, overcorrected and came back across the roadway. He then hit an embankment on the west side of the road and rolled two times.
The crash also injured Jeremy Troy Mallard, 28. Mallard, a Disney resident, was a passenger in the Burns vehicle, and suffered arm and trunk internal injuries. He is listed in stable condition.
Both men were wearing seat belts. The crash was reported at 2:26 a.m., and was investigated by OHP Trooper Steve Meridith assisted by Cherokee County sheriff’s deputies, Illinois River firefighters and emergency medical personnel from Tahlequah City Hospital and Cherokee Nation.
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A chilly masterpiece
Korbin Dietz, 2-1/2, puts the finishing touches on his ice-cube painting at the Tahlequah Public Library.
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Man headed to court on drug charges
A Tahlequah man is scheduled to be in court next week on a drug charge.
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Non-profits in jeopardy?
Several dozen organizations with last-known mailing addresses in Cherokee County could soon lose their tax-exemption status, the Internal Revenue Service said this week.
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Pair of teens injured in crash Wendesday
Two teenagers were injured Wednesday night in a single-car crash near Stone Bluff in Wagoner County.
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Around the County news
The preliminary hearing for a Cherokee County man charged with child sexual abuse and performing a lewd act in the presence of a minor will continue next month.
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Four parents fail to pay child support
Four non-custodial parents allegedly failed to appear for a child support docket this week, and bench warrants have been issued for their arrests.
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Sheriff's Beat - Deputies investigate vandalism report
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Waiting for a cure
Six years ago, Kenny Boling’s life took an unexpected U-turn.
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Woman nabbed for child stealing
A Mississippi woman charged last week with child stealing has been arrested on the charge.
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Man due in court on porn charge
A Cherokee County man charged with pornography is due in court next month.
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