Picher, Oklahoma, is emblematic of what happens when a mining boomtown goes bust. When the minerals were exhausted, companies left or went bankrupt. Slab, former home of Gloria and Tom Workman.

The Cherokee County town is adjacent to the Oklahoma border. On the other side of the border is Picher, which is being evacuated. The state of Oklahoma and the federal government have decided it ...

Jimmy Kelly and Moran had met while both in prison, Kelly for the murder of a Picher man, and Moran was being held in the Oklahoma Forensic Center in Vinita in connection with the drowning death ...

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OTTAWA COUNTY, Okla. — A semi rollover near Picher Tuesday morning is expected to impact traffic for a short time. Travelers ...