A 43-year-old Checotah man will stand trial on a charge of sexual abuse of a child under 12. Kenneth Ray Putman pled not guilty to the charge at a hearing on March 26. Associated District Judge Brendo...

Jimmy Doolittle, a businessman and entrepreneur, had never owned a restaurant. But the owner of Little Turtle storage knows what he likes, and he likes what he spent two years creating. Uncle Jimmy’s ...

At press time Tuesday, a shooter was in a standoff with lawmen from numerous law enforcement agencies in eastern McIntosh County. The unidentified suspect was barricaded in a residence on New Texanna ...

MUSKOGEE - A 21-yearold man identified as Ashton Wright of Eufaula has died from severe injuries suffered Monday evening, March 31, according to police. As of Friday, April 4, investigators had not di...

On March 3, Fire Chief Chad French pleaded with the Eufaula City Council to replace an ancient fire truck that routinely broke down. The Council agreed to buy a 2008 E-1 Tanker/Pumper for $111,000. It...

Following the weekly meeting of the McIntosh County Commissioners meeting Monday morning a quarterly meeting of county officials was held. The main topic of discussion at the meeting was whether to cr...

The City of Eufaula and Team Up to Clean Up are leading a community-wide trash cleanup on invite the community to participate in a trash cleanup event on Saturday, April 26. The event lasts from 8 a.m...

After 28 years of serving the public, 62-year-old Dawn Edwards has retired. Her last day was Monday, March 31. Her plans for the future? Probably to serve the public. “I want to do something to help p...

Auctioneer Dennis Vangel helped the Eufaula Area Museum, 118 Selmon Road, raise almost $4,000 at the museum’s pie auction and political speakers’ forum Tuesday, March 25. The event, attended by approx...

A man accused of enabling child abuse in a vaping case is scheduled to appear in court for a pre-preliminary conference at 9 a.m. on April 15. A $60,000 bond was set for Donte Jordan Smith, 32, at an ...

Three candidates who will be on the ballot for the April 1 election spoke at a fund-raising pie auction for the Eufaula Museum Tuesday, March 25, at the VFW Post 8798 Also, Eufaula School Superintende...

The new wing of the Mc-Intosh County Courthouse passed inspection by the State Fire Marshal’s office last week and permission was given to begin moving offices. “Everything is done but for some touchu...

The following entities will hold an election on April 1: - Checotah School District (Board Member Office No. 5) - Checotah (Councilmember Wards No. 1, No. 2, No. 3) - Eufaula School District (Proposit...

Boater T.J. Martin of Claremore caught a five-bass limit weighing 23 pounds, 11 ounces, Saturday to win the Phoenix Bass Fishing League (BFL) Presented by T-H Marine at Lake Eufaula. The tournament, h...

JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR The robbery of a Dollar General Store on Nowata Road west of Checotah in McIntosh County Sunday evening resulted in a high-speed chase on I-40 that ended in a crash near Sha...

On Tuesday, April 1, voters in the Eufaula School District will decide the fate of a proposition that would allow the school to move forward with several construction projects. The $23,970,000 bond is...

McIntosh County Emergency Management Director Leslie Phillips told the Board of County Commissioners at the Monday morning meeting that the fire danger has abated and that there is no need for a burn ...

McIntosh County escaped the horrific wind and fire damage that devastated several communities in other areas of the state Friday, March 14. Leslie Phillips, McIntosh County Emergency Management direct...

The manhunt for a suspect in the shooting of a Webbers Falls police officer Monday ended in Grants, N.M., early Monday morning with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Webbers Falls is in Muskog...