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March 19, 2013
Osage Nation donates $75,000 check to Skiatook Community Health Clinic project

Principal Chief John Red Eagle presented the check Oct. 19, 2012

Efforts are underway in Skiatook to bring a community health clinic to the town thanks to a federal grant and a $75,000 matching fund from the Osage Nation.

On Oct. 19, Principal Chief John Red Eagle presented the $75,000 matching fund check to the Focus Health Group overseeing the Skiatook Community Health Clinic project. The group is also a recipient of a $99,600 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to build the clinic in the former junior high school on South Osage Avenue.

December 11, 2012
Awardees for Community Challenge Grants announced

A total of $126,493 was awarded to organizations in Osage County

Seven community organizations received the Osage Nation Community Challenge Grant for 2012.

A total of $126,493 was awarded to organizations within Osage County. The projects include:

•           Pawhuska High School Football, awarded $25,000 to renovate the stadium to include handicap accessible bathrooms, a concession stand and a new sound system. 

November 1, 2012
Osage Nation donates $75K check to Skiatook Community Health Clinic project

Health group overseeing project still finalizing plans; Matching fund donation and $99,600 federal grant are supporting the project

Efforts are underway in Skiatook to bring a community health clinic to the town thanks to a federal grant and a $75,000 matching fund from the Osage Nation.

On Oct. 19, Principal Chief John Red Eagle presented the $75,000 matching fund check to the Focus Health Group overseeing the Skiatook Community Health Clinic project. The group is also a recipient of a $99,600 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to build the clinic in the former junior high school on South Osage Avenue.

September 27, 2012
Osage Casino, tribal officials break ground on Skiatook hotel and casino

Skiatook casino to feature hotel, restaurant and conference facilities; Ponca City hotel and casino also in the works

A cool rainy fall morning proved to be no match for Osage Casino and tribal government officials who celebrated the groundbreaking for the Skiatook hotel and casino project.

Amid the Sept. 26 morning showers, Osage Casino officials set up a white tent west of the current Skiatook casino where a sandbox with shovels was set up for the ceremony. Once completed next year, the Skiatook property will have a larger casino with a 33-room hotel and amenities such as a fitness center, pool, convenience store and restaurant.

March 29, 2011
Osage Nation Head Start Benefit Dance

Osage Nation Head Start Benefit Dance
Gourd Dancing: 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Dinner Break: 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Grand Entry 7 p.m.
Central Elementary Gym, 701 S. Osage, Skiatook

Osage Nation Head Start Benefit Dance
April 9, Central Elementary Gym, 710 S. Osage, Skiatook

Gourd Dancing: 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Dinner Break: 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Grand Entry 7 p.m.
All specials are to be scheduled with the Arena Director for the afternoon.

August 19, 2010
First day of school: Young Osages attend Head Start















[Editor's Note: This story was modified on Aug. 30 for clarification purposes.]

 It’s that time of year again. Young Osages marched to the front doors of the Osage Nation Head Start today, some arriving for their first time, others attending their second year.

July 27, 2010
Osage Nation Community Challenge Grant Announcement
Goals of the Community Challenge are to promote active lifestyles among reservation youth
July 21, 2010
Deadline extension to appeal the Nation's reservation status case granted
The Nation has until Oct. 22 to file an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, ON Congress passes appropriation bill for litigation
July 8, 2010
Proctor credits her law background as an asset for Assistant Principal Chief’s office
If elected, ‘we’ve got to put in some long hours’
December 23, 2009
2009 Social Services Christmas Project Saved!
The Social Services Department staff extends our sincere appreciation to all who stepped forward to help out
December 7, 2009
Osage JOM Students Celebrate Native American Month

The Osage Nation Johnson O’Malley Program (JOM) promoted cultural awareness across the reservation as students celebrated Native American Month

November 11, 2009
Happy 70th Wedding Anniversary

On October 2, 1939 Ernest Lee Johnson and Kathleen Toohey were married in the Christian Church of Skiatook by Reverend Stanley Lecher.

They spent 38 years in California, during which time; they saw him in U.S. Navy-South Pacific as a Radioman.

He spent over 29 years as a maintenance carpenter for a Junior College.

Upon retirement they returned to Oklahoma and settled on his grandfather’s allotment.

He is the son of Ollie R. Javine and grandson of John Baptiste Javine.

Now they are moving on toward their 71st Anniversary.

August 25, 2009
Johnson O’Malley program provides school supplies to Osage students

The Osage Nation Johnson O’Malley program distributed school supplies to over 700 Native American students enrolled at schools within Osage reservation

March 10, 2009
Osages Reeling From Judge's 'Lousy Decision'

Oklahoma tribe asks federal judge to reconsider his decision that the Osage Reservation is not all of Osage County, putting three casinos' status into doubt

The Osage Nation has asked a federal judge to reconsider his "lousy decision" on the reservation status of Osage County that has Nation officials rushing to place tribal casino land into trust. U.S. District Judge James Payne's Jan. 23 decision said Osage Nation employees are not exempt from paying state income taxes and that Osage County is not the Osage Reservation's boundaries. His decision came by summary judgment, which prevented the Nation from going to trial.