news
October 6, 2022
City council meeting postponed
Due to a lack of a quorum the Monday night city council meeting was postponed for two days, until 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6.
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January 15, 2025
Fire destroyed the Escalated Greens warehouse and offices at 1200 Birkes Road Thursday, Jan. 9, a plant where medical marijuana is produced and processed. The spectacular blaze and resulting smoke plu...
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January 15, 2025
News that TransAlta had stopped plans to build a wind turbine farm in McIntosh County spread like the wind last week. “They called me Thursday and told me they pulled up stakes,” District 1 County Com...
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January 15, 2025
A traffic fatality has been attributed to the icy roads that covered the county much of the weekend, beginning Thursday and creating hazardous conditions through Saturday. The single vehicle accident ...
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January 15, 2025
Thursday night – low of 41 Friday – high near 59, low 35 Saturday – high near 41, low 22
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January 15, 2025
A whopping eight candidates have filed for the vacant Senate District 8 seat representing Okmulgee, Okfuskee and McIntosh counties in eastern Oklahoma. The special primary election for SD 8 has been s...
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January 15, 2025
The Eufaula School Board is asking voters to approve the issuance of almost $24 million in general obligation bonds for several projects, including an event center that would be used by the school as ...
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January 15, 2025
Ava Rose Johnson, an 18-year-old Osage and Cherokee native from Oklahoma, has been nominated for Best Country Recording and Best Music Video for her song, “Sweet Home Oklahoma” and she couldn’t be mor...
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January 15, 2025
There has never been a shortage of abused, neglected and abandoned animals in any county and locals in McIntosh County are working to make a difference in the lives of these poor animals one at a time...
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January 15, 2025
Kim Limbaugh, longtime volunteer with the McIntosh County Election Board, will take over as secretary of the office on Feb. 2. Limbaugh will replace Janelle McKnight, who became secretary on Jan. 1, 2...
commentary
January 15, 2025
Section III of Article I of the Constitution is all about the Senate. When reading the original Section III before modern amendments, right away one might notice some differences in the Senate today f...
commentary
January 15, 2025
Snow days can be fun days to remember, at least when you are a kid. I am considered a winter baby being born on Dec. 30, 1968. However, the older I get, the colder I get and I’m not as fond of winter ...
