Trisha Chain, with the Oklahoma State Fire Marshal’s office, said Thursday an investigation of the fire that destroyed the 27,000-squarefoot Escalated Greens on Jan. 9 is on-going. There has been no d...

The fourth annual 5K Green Run and 1-mile fun run will be held Saturday, March 15, starting at 9 a.m., with check-in at 8 a.m. There are two major changes in this year’s run – the Lake Eufaula Associa...

JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR Charles “Bub” Hammett Jr., a deputy with the McIntosh County Sheriff ’s office, was terminated by the county commissioners at their weekly meeting on March 3. The terminatio...

Vernon, the historic community on the western edge of McIntosh County, has joined the ranks of Oklahoma’s Purple Heart communities. The event was celebrated on Saturday, Feb. 22, beginning at 1 p.m. w...

Old Man Winter assaulted McIntosh County last week. During the coldest part of the freeze, temperatures fell to one degree in some areas, with windchills of -14. Snow, ice and freezing temperatures kn...

If at first you don’t succeed, try and try again. Leaders of the Oklahoma House of Representatives channeled the wisdom of Billy Joe Shaver today, running a revised version of a stringent wind farm se...

Superintendent makes case for passage The January 13th meeting of the Eufaula School Board was the culmination of several months of meetings and planning of the Capital Improvements Committee composed...

WASHINGTON – Former University of Oklahoma president, Oklahoma Senator, and Oklahoma Governor David L. Boren (D) died early Thursday morning. He was 83. “Few individuals have so wholeheartedly dedicat...

African Americans and Labor The 2025 theme highlights African American impact in the workforce. One of the individuals we recognize is A. Phillip Randolph. He is acknowledged as the greatest black lab...

The annual Black History Month Seminar will be held Saturday, March 1 at 11 a.m. at the Mt. Olive Star Baptist Church, 413665 E. 1080 Rd., Checotah, under the direction of Rev. Samuel Cunningham, Past...

A cinderblock building in the 200 block of E Street, between Belt and Broadway, stood for 77 years a few hundred yards from the shore of the cove on Lake Eufaula. For the first 25 years or so it was E...

The Order of the Purple Heart will be presenting the Town of Vernon with its purple heart sign at a ceremony and dinner at 1 p.m. on Feb. 22. For dinner, you must RSVP prior to the event to have your ...

Eufaula voters stayed away from the polls in droves Tuesday, Feb. 11, when they had been asked to decide whether to approve a one-cent sales tax increase to help pay for street improvements. There are...

SKIATOOK – It was a family affair at the Feb. 15 groundbreaking ceremony for Veterans Park. The Park is being created in honor of the late Justin Lambillotte, who was a soldier when he died at Fort Ho...

JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR Sam and Linda Johnson moved to Eufaula in 1967 where Sam worked for the U.S. Army Corps of Engi- neers as a hydro elect powerhouse mechanic. For a time, they lived in a rent...

The following is taken from a handwritten transcript by Ernest “Ernie” Hrdlicka and provided to the IJ by Ernies grandson, Mark Warren. Ernie’s Store and Market was built in 1948, after World War II. ...

Cupid’s arrow struck in a place one would never expect— the Eufaula Senior Center where sexagenarians, septuagenarians, and a few nonagenarians have lunch Monday through Friday. Vera Patterson, 86, a ...

Texanna Lady Crafter’s will be having a Valentine Bake Sale on Feb. 14 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Items offered will be homemade chocolate hearts, caramel chocolate hearts and other candies. Of course,...

The 3rd annual Women’s Luncheon will be held at the VFW hall on Feb. 22, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be a fun time of fellowship, insightful discussions, raffle prizes, and networking! Lunch wil...

Eufaula Elementary School Principal Dorothy Moseley is resigning from her position effective at the end of the 2025 school year. She submitted her resignation letter to the School Board at its monthly...