Oh my! Things changed so much in the last couple weeks or so. The state made the announcement last week schools were to shut down for the rest of the year and move to distanced learning to finish the ...

Our country has been through a lot throughout the past four months. Between the COVID-19 pandemic and violence and rioting in cities across the country, it has been a trying time for everyone. Through...

Most of my life I have been called a control freak, which in the slang of psychology is a person with a disorder characterized by undermining other people, usually by trying to control behaviors manif...

The 4th of July is always a big celebration for Americans. It’s a day filled with fireworks, barbeques, parades, and more. Have you ever stopped to think about what had to happen in order for us to ce...

Mike Strain, managing editor of the Tulsa World, is the new president of the Oklahoma Press Association. Strain was elected on June 18 at the annual business meeting held at the OPA office in Oklahoma...

Forbidden food? Just putting those two words together seems silly right? I mean what food should be forbidden or off limits? Yet from the beginning of mankind in the Garden of Eden, God told Adam and ...

From the beginning of time man has seemed to have a jealous streak that not only angers but also kills. Read Genesis 4:1-13. This is the story of two brothers, Abel and Cain. Abel was a keeper of the ...

If you read this column, then you know my goal is not to persuade to a particular belief but to merely inform with historical knowledge. Such is the case with many online comments I have read over the...

Did you know on average, an American woman is expected to live five years longer than an American man? Since the 1920s, men’s life expectancy has continued to drop compared to women. During Men’s Heal...

Pastor Jeremy Little welcomes you to Lake Eufaula Christian Church. Happy Father’s Day! Our services are currently online on Sunday at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. on LECC Facebook group, and Wednesday evening...

Cruisers were waiting for Corona Cruise night to begin Saturday. Dozens of classic cars lined Main Street in anticipation of the popular event. See more photos on page B6 of this issue.

Recently rioters defaced and vandalized the historical monument of the 54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. The 54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that ...

“Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth,” Jesus tells his disciples. “I have not come to bring peace, but a sword” (Matthew 10:34). That sounds like a rather violent image to associ...

Thank You The family of Dave Williams would like to thank the wonderful people from our community and from afar for such an outpouring of love. We appreciate all of the prayers, calls, text messages, ...

Please call for reservation by 9 a.m.: 918-689-3342 Monday, June 29: Beans with ham; mac & cheese; cabbage; bread; fresh fruit; milk Tuesday, June 30: Chef salad; soup of choice; breadsticks; pound ca...

My father passed away after battling diabetes and all its complications in 2010. He was only 67 years old. Though it’s been ten years since I’ve received his instruction in my every day life, the powe...

Will Rogers, “Oklahoma’s Favorite Son,” once said, “This country has gotten where it is in spite of politics, not by the aid of it.” Even though Rogers said this more than 100 years ago, it remains tr...

A motorcyclist from Harrah was injured in a collision with a car on State Highway 9 about five miles north and seven miles east of Canadian in Pittsburg County last week. According to the Oklahoma Hig...

The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from April business. The monies they reported this period represent sales f...

Now that session has fully completed, I’m glad to be back in District 15 full-time once again! However, the work of a legislator continues even away from the Capitol, and I’ve continued to work with c...