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Eufaula’s tornado siren gave area residents warnings four times during Friday’s outburst of severe weather. Students at the Middle and Elementary schools were taken to safe rooms.

Lake Eufaula’s Got Talent 2020

Mark your calendar for February 29, for Lake Eufaula’s Got Talent 2020. Friends of Eufaula Memorial Library (FEML) are once again sponsoring the talent show for the Lake Eufaula area.

Former Porum cop’s preliminary hearing on child sex abuse charges set for April

The preliminary hearing for former Po-rum Assistant Police Chief David Kash, 49, on two charges of child sex abuse has been set for 10 a.m., April 23 in Muskogee County District Court. The date was set at a Jan. 9 hearing.

McIntosh County Election Board Secretary

McIntosh County Election Board Secretary Carole Hayes, left, retired Dec. 31. District 2 County Commissioner Tim Pendley presented her with a plaque of appreciation during a retirement party at the

Muscogee (Creek) Nation ushers in new leadership

The Muscogee (Creek) Nation ushered in a new era of leadership with the inauguration ceremony of Principal Chief David Hill and Second Chief Del Beaver Jan. 4 at the River

YEAR IN REVIEW 2019

There were a lot of big and small stories in 2019. One of the most significant was the start up of replacing Eufaula’s antiquated waterlines, A $7 million project that

News

Trinity Episcopal Church

When was the last time you thought about your baptism into the Christian faith? It may have been a long time ago, perhaps even when you were a child.

Record-breaking year for organ donation

LifeShare of Oklahoma announces its sixth consecutive record-breaking year in the number of organ donors who saved and healed lives through organ and tissue donation.

Hearing set for man charged with raping two teenagers

A 20-year-old Checotah man charged with multiple counts of rape will face a preliminary hearing in McIntosh County District Court on March 3.

Sports

Eufaula sweeps opponents for Warner Cherokee Classic Championship

The Eufaula Ironhead teams rolled tournament victories Saturday at the Warner Cherokee Classic. The boys’ team used great rebounding and forced numerous turnovers to defeat Canadian 53-44.

By Rodney Haltom

Hurts to play in Senior Bowl

University of Oklahoma quarterback and Heisman Finalist Jalen Hurts announced that he will play in the Reese’s Senior Bowl.

By Rodney Haltom

Final riders announced for Team USA Eagles and Wolves ahead of 2020 PBR Global Cup USA

Ahead of the 2020 WinStar World Casino and Resort PBR Global Cup USA, presented by Monster Energy, the final riders set to defend home soil as members of Team USA Eagles and Wolves at the event aki

Commentary

Puking on politics

I can truly say I despise politics - always have and always will. Why? Because it seems to do nothing but divide people and turn many of them into “haters with a so-called cause.”

For the Children: Will 2020 hold a brighter future for Oklahoma’s children?

As we step into a new year, and debatably a new decade depending upon who you ask if decades start with a 0 year or a 1, we at the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy are looking for a brighter f

By Joe Dorman

2020 Challenge

This is Richard Lara-bee, “The Community Entrepreneur,” writing to you as I continue to work in your community through a contract with your Chamber of Commerce.

By Richard Larabee

Lifestyle

Community Calendar

Finding Hope support group formed

Lake Eufaula Fishing Report for Jan. 16

Eufaula: Elevation normal, water murky. Blue and channel catfish good on dough bait, goldfish and worms along channels, main lake and river mouth.

On this day in U.S. Military history

Rodney Haltom

Obituaries

Betty Bailey Hill

Betty Bailey Hill, beloved mother, grandmother and friend, passed into the arms of her Heavenly Father on Dec. 30, 2019 in Boerne, Texas.

Albert Maurice Thompson

Albert Maurice Thompson, 81, of Eufaula, passed away Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, at his home. Albert was born on Aug. 21, 1938, in Edmond, Oklahoma the son of Henry and Adelia Thompson.

Jeremiah Lewis

Jeremiah Lewis, 84, of Eufaula, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020, at the Eufaula Manor Nursing Home. Jeremiah was born on Oct.

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