Tar Creek

In school auction, who’ll catch Picher gorilla statue? Wed, Jun 10, 2009 | Add a comment PICHER — A concrete statue of the high school mascot is among the thousands of items from the Picher-Cardin School District that will be auctioned on Sunday. The 90-year-old school district...

Concrete gorilla statue to be auctioned Sunday at Picher school Tue, Jun 9, 2009 | Add a comment PICHER -- A concrete statue of the school mascot is among the thousands of items from the Picher-Cardin School District that will be auctioned on Sunday. The 90-year-old school district graduated...

Picher tornado accelerated plans to board up Superfund site Sat, May 9, 2009 PICHER — One year after a tornado ripped through Picher, destroying one-third of an already dwindling Tar Creek community, a town official said there will be no memorial service or marker...

Historic building in Picher collapses Mon, May 4, 2009 | Add a comment PICHER – A decades-old building that was part of the original mining community partially collapsed overnight, city officials said this morning. The collapse was apparently not related to any...

Final graduation set for Picher-Cardin schools Fri, Apr 24, 2009 | Add a comment TULSA — Picher-Cardin Schools will graduate a final class of 11 next month, as the last residents leave an area of northeastern Oklahoma ravaged by decades of lead and zinc mining and a deadly...

Tar Creek community of Cardin to close down Fri, Apr 17, 2009 PICHER - The community of Cardin is expected to be the first town in the Tar Creek Superfund site to close down. The water is expected to be shut off in about a month, said Larry Roberts,...

Tar Creek cleanup gets $25 million in federal stimulus money Wed, Apr 15, 2009 | Add a comment WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency is devoting $25 million from the stimulus bill to clean up the Tar Creek site in northeastern Oklahoma, where pollution from mining decades ago...

In brief: Vote marks end for Picher school Wed, Apr 8, 2009 | Add a comment PICHER — A proposition to dissolve Picher-Cardin Public Schools was overwhelming approved by voters on Tuesday. The proposition was approved by a vote of 55 to 6, or 90 percent to 10 percent....

Tar Creek residents sue over buyout plan Sat, Apr 4, 2009 | Add a comment TULSA — Dozens of Tar Creek residents have joined a civil lawsuit against the chief appraiser and others involved in the federal relocation plan in Tar Creek, alleging they were pressured...

Tar Creek residents file civil lawsuit Fri, Apr 3, 2009 | Add a comment Dozens of Tar Creek residents have joined a civil lawsuit against the chief appraiser and others involved in the federal relocation plan in Tar Creek, alleging that they were pressured into...

Picher Head Start moved to new home Tue, Mar 24, 2009 | Add a comment QUAPAW — Gov. Brad Henry is applauding Head Start officials for taking swift action to remove a preschool program from the Tar Creek Superfund site in Ottawa County. Picher Head Start was...

Fairland makes a pitch for public housing complex Wed, Mar 4, 2009 | Add a comment PICHER — A Tar Creek public housing complex might be on its way to a neighboring community. The Picher Housing Authority is looking to relocate to Fairland, said John Sparkman, authority...

Attorney planning lawsuits for Picher residents Tue, Feb 24, 2009 | Add a comment PICHER — An Oklahoma City attorney who specializes in insurance class-action lawsuits was in attendance Tuesday night at a Tar Creek buyout meeting. Jeff Marr did not address the Lead-Impacted...

Tulsa: Picher Head Start program to move next month Fri, Feb 20, 2009 | Add a comment The Picher Head Start facility is expected to close over spring break and reopen March 23 in Quapaw. CORY YOUNG/Tulsa World PICHER — Head Start officials are heeding the call by U.S. Sen....

Tulsa: Picher public housing costs rise amid buyout Sun, Feb 15, 2009 | Add a comment PICHER — Administrative costs at the Picher Housing Authority have climbed nearly 30 percent despite a decrease in public housing rentals in the past two years within the Tar Creek Superfund...

Tulsa: Buyout didn’t stop Tar Creek area public-housing rentals Sun, Jan 25, 2009 | Add a comment PICHER — During a time when families were being moved out of public housing because of undermined roadways and potential health hazards, the director of the local housing project was...

Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry angered by rentals in Tar Creek public housing Fri, Jan 23, 2009 | Add a comment Gov. Brad Henry said Thursday that moving families into Tar Creek public housing is an "outrage” and called for immediate alternatives. Despite a $60 million federal voluntary buyout of...

Picher officials want to change town's government Wed, Oct 29, 2008 | Add a comment PICHER -- Remaining residents of the tornado-ravaged town of Picher are being asked to change the town's form of government. The proposal, to be voted on next Tuesday, would give Picher a...

Tar Creek buyout complete by Dec. 2009? Tue, Oct 14, 2008 | Add a comment TULSA -- Most of the Tar Creek Superfund buyout process should be complete by December 2009, according to the new chairman of the trust that is overseeing the estimated $60 million project....

Rascal Flatts show to aid Picher Wed, Sep 24, 2008 | Add a comment Along with playing sold-out shows, racking up industry awards and notching hit singles, country music band Rascal Flatts has been honored this year for charitable giving. In spring, the trio of...