Dear Editor: I want to speak to the City Council’s action on Monday, July 12, 2021 concerning “Hearing of the Citizens.” The council voted 3-2 not to allow the “Hearing of the Citizen.” As a voter I h...

I’ve heard from many constituents over the last year who have had difficulty receiving their Real ID or updating their commercial driver’s license. When Real IDs began rolling out in March 2020, there...

This past weekend God graciously gave my spouse and me the opportunity to say “I do” once again and renew our wedding vows before our immediate family and a few close friends. Though this is sometimes...

The COVID-19 pandemic that swept the world from urban areas to rural countrysides created not only a health crisis, but also an economic crisis which has left many people asking, will we survive? Acco...

Dear Editor: At the 127th Oklahoma state fire association State convention: By the way, Eufaula Fire Department has been a member of the association for over 100 years. The last few years we have sent...

OKLAHOMA CITY - The Board of Trustees for the Teachers’ Retirement System of Oklahoma (TRS) has selected Sarah Green as the agency’s next executive director. Green has served as general counsel for TR...

Welcome to another month of Native Happenings. ECTT- Next meeting-Saturday, July 24 at 11 a.m.- West Eufaula Will discuss Mvskoke singing classes, Mvskoke Spelling Bee and other business items. EIC ne...

Time and time again, Big Tech giants, like Facebook and Twitter, have demonstrated their willingness to ban and censor users they determine do not align with their progressive ideals. They are on a mi...

On July 3, 1776, John Adams, one of the authors of the Declaration of Independence, wrote that he was “well aware of the toil and blood and treasure, that it will cost us to maintain this declaration,...

With the conclusion of the 2021 legislative session, the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) moves into the preparatory work for 2022. Many of our major projects occur over the next few month...

143 Years Ago Saturday, June 28, 1877 OUTBREAK OF THE NEZ PERCES IN IDAHO Fight with United States Troops Soldiers Retreat With Heavy Losses San Francisco, June 19 – Friday morning news was received a...

It is no secret the Biden Administration and radical Democrats have sought to defund or abolish the police. Our country is now seeing the consequences of their actions. In Democratic-run cities across...

As we celebrate our country’s Independence Day this Fourth of July which started with the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, I find myself reminiscing about days ...

Being a writer makes me love to be a reader. Whether I am reading books, newspapers, articles in magazines or even stories that are posted on social media, I love when I am drawn into a story. I belie...

We’ve heard President Biden recite the same line over and over again, that he wouldn’t raise taxes on anyone making less than $400,000 per year. This is a flat out lie. President Biden’s disastrous bu...

There are many opportunities for Oklahoma’s young people to become involved at their State Capitol. The House and Senate each have a page program for high school students, as well as intern programs f...

With the creation this week of Juneteenth as a national holiday, I have seen several posts that, though meaning well in celebrating the day, have made mistakes about the history. Even my own college w...

It’s true. Gratitude goes a long way and I am grateful for my job and the privilege of covering news stories every day. My coworkers and I recently had the privilege of attending the Oklahoma Press As...

Dear Editor: This was a great example of the good ole boys city manager form of government. This city manager has known this building was dangerously out of code. It was very obvious, with a steel bea...

It has been 18 months since the COVID-19 virus emerged from Wuhan, China, and the mainstream media is only just now beginning to acknowledge the fact that President Trump was right to place blame on t...