OU Football Spring Game set for April 22

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February 23, 2023

The University of Oklahoma Athletics Department announced that the Sooners’ 2023 spring football game will be held Saturday, April 22 at Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Kickoff time and additional spring game event information will be released at a later date.

Federal single audit shows unprecedented mismanagement

August 28, 2025

“It is past time for Oklahoma to get its financial house in order.” Oklahoma State Auditor & Inspector (SAI) Cindy Byrd today released the Federal Single Audit of expenditures made during FY 2023. T...

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Storm can’t shake Nichols: Local store stands tall after lightning strike

Community rallies in support

By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR

August 27, 2025

The most disastrous event to ever strike Nichols Market during its more than 50year history in Eufaula struck Tuesday evening, according to owner Jeremy Nichols. “We suffered a severe power loss which...

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Dusk ‘til Dawn Blues Festival loses its leader, not it’s spirit

By LENORE BECHTEL CORRESPONDENT

August 27, 2025

What’s billed as the “world’s largest backyard party” will happen this coming weekend as blues lovers far and wide flock to the Down Home Blues Club and the Oklahoma Blues Hall of Fame. Starting at 5 ...

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Lakeside Large Cars show Aug. 29, 30

August 27, 2025

Some amazing semis will be at the annual Lakeside Large Cars truck show Friday and Saturday, Aug. 29-30 at the Xtreme parking area. Friday there is a meet and greet convoy in preparation for the big, ...

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Bridges family honored at street-naming ceremony

By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR

August 27, 2025

The Bridges family has a long and distinguished history in Eufaula. Brendon Bridges is a Mc-Intosh County District Judge who has spent a lifetime of community service. His grandmother, the late Margue...

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Wine & Art Festival only a week away

August 27, 2025

Artist and former Indian Journal news editor Jack Fowler will be doing a mural during the fourth annual Vision Eufaula Wine & Art Festival, set for Saturday, Sept. 6 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 150 N. F...

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Murder suspect bound over for trial

By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR

August 27, 2025

Glen Edward Calvin, 54, of Wilburton, has been bound over for trial for the Dec. 18, 2024, shooting death of Brenda Wilson, 63, at a residence they shared in the remote Paradise Hill area north of Eag...

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City Council retreat takes a step forward

By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR

August 27, 2025

City Manager Jacob Foos described the City Council retreat held Friday, Aug. 22, at the Legacy in Eufaula as a success. “It was a productive meeting to discuss the Council’s vision for Eufaula, along ...

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Suspect shot

August 27, 2025

The McIntosh County Sheriff ’s Office and the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation are investigating an officer-involved shooting Sunday afternoon in Eufaula. According to the OSBI, deputies respond...

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More than 20 dead in traffic accidents before Labor Day weekend

By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR

August 27, 2025

A 74-year-old Ninnekah man was killed in an odd traffic accident that took place on Monday, Aug. 25 in Grady County on U.S. 81 south of county road 1440. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, a ve...

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Find your pack

August 27, 2025

Life has a way of breaking us all. Often we feel like we have been thrown to the wolves and have to fight for our place in this world and possibly for our very existence. Every day, whether animal or ...