STILWELL – Cherokee Nation leaders on Oct. 19 announced plans to build a multi-million dollar, 50,000-square-foot wellness center in Adair County as part of the tribe’s Public Health and Wellness Fund Act.
“This is an investment of $10 million,” Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. told a gathering of tribal and city leaders at the Wilma P. Mankiller Health Center in Stilwell. “But I submit to you all that the return on the investment can’t be measured in dollars. We know people who come in here, ge...