OKLAHOMA – The Cherokee Nation renews its campaign for representation in congress, calling on federal legislators to honor a treaty the US government made nearly two hundred years ago. In a video released last week, the tribal nation reasserted its demand that congress seat its delegate in the house of representatives — a right stipulated by the 1835 treaty of New Echota. Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Junior with the Cherokee Nation said in the video, “For two centuries, congress has failed to honor that promise, however, the treaty of New Echota has no expiration date. The obligation to seat a Cherokee Nation delegate is as binding today as it was in 1835.” Hoskin tapped Kimberly Teehee as the nation’s official representative to congress. If Teehee were to be seated, her role would likely be similar to other non-voting members of congress. Although those members can’t vote on the house floor, they can vote in committee, introduce legislation, and engage in debate.
FOUR STATES – Just a reminder; the voter registration deadline for the November elections is coming up in three weeks.
- Missouri’s deadline is October 12th.
- Oklahoma deadline is October 14th
- The deadline in Kansas is October 18th.
PITTSBURG, Kan. – After a plea agreement, a Pittsburg man learns his fate for sexually exploiting a child under the age of 14. The crimes happened on November 21, 2021, in Crawford County, Kansas. Police arrested him and requested 19 counts of sexual exploitation of a child and 13 counts of internet trading in child pornography. According to court documents, Prosecutors charged Rex W. A. Mills with 5 counts of each. In July of 2022, Mills accepted a plea deal. He pleaded nolo contendere, accepting conviction as though he entered a guilty plea, but not admitting guilt. As part of the deal, prosecutors dropped 9 of the 10 charges. The remaining charge, Sexual Exploitation of a Child Under the Age of 14, is an off-grid, person-felony with a sentence of life imprisonment with the possibility of parole after 25 years and a maximum fine of $500,000. Click here to read more about this story.
GREENBUSH, Kan – Pittsburg’s gifted middle school students on Tuesday participated in stem activities at Greenbush in Girard. Sixth and seventh graders were in the lab learning the difference between animal and plant cells. They looked at their own cheek cells under a microscope. Eighth graders went outside to learn engineering design and problem solving. They worked together to cross a ropes course.
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