In the Ozark Mountains, just north of Tahlequah, is the beautiful Illinois River. From April to October, folks of all ages can be found floating the river. “So looking forward to just relaxing and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From staff reports A Tahlequah woman drowned Thursday evening on the Illinois River in the Horseshoe Bend area. According to the ...

CHEROKEE COUNTY, Oklahoma -- The body of the latest victim in an Illinois River drowning was recovered Sunday. Xenepher Wiley, Jr., 18, had recently graduated from high school in St. Louis, Missouri ...

A man's body was recovered from the Illinois River by authorities on Thursday afternoon. Justin Alberty with the Grand River Dam Authority told News On 6 at the scene that a body was reported in the ...

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — The water levels on the Illinois River are only slightly above normal, but these last few weeks rafting companies are seeing only a third of their normal numbers. During the week ...

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — With more potential showers on the way, business owners in Tahlequah voiced their concerns about potential flooding. County Emergency Manager Mike Underwood said they have a plan ...

Parts of the Illinois River are at major flood levels Monday morning. The National Weather Service shows the Illinois River near Tahlequah will quickly rise to major flood stage levels by Monday ...

Late Monday the river crest at Tahlequah was creeping up over 20 feet to a mark that would likely put it among the 20 highest floods in the area dating back to 1916, Fite said. Of those top 20, eight ...

Dec. 16--TAHLEQUAH-- Statements from witnesses seem to refute the story of a Tahlequah man who claimed unknown suspects sent his car plunging into the Illinois River Dec. 8. Cherokee County sheriff's ...

Slowing erosion along stream banks is the priority for landowners and others who want a cleaner, healthier Illinois River, planners for the watershed agree. The Arkansas Natural Resources Division and ...