The Checotah Roughriders Annual Toy Drive is in full swing from Nov. till Dec. 4. All the proceeds will go to benefit local elementary school students in McIntosh County. Everyone in the community is ...

Mrs. Morris’s First Grade Class From the kitchen of Chef Jacob. First, preheat the oven to 25 degrees. Before you cook the turkey, you will first need to put it on a pan. Stuff the turkey with meat. C...

Community Culture Church received a $1,000 check Nov. 16 as part of the city’s beautification program. Pastor Chad Randleman said the grant will be used to install an awning on the church building at ...

143 Years Ago Thursday, December 29, 1877 Carrying Firearms We have before this urged upon the citizens of the Territory our views upon the propriety of carrying fire arms upon the person, and we feel...

There is not a bigger Oklahoma Sooner than me but after Saturday’s performance at Kansas it has me questioning a lot of things. For one, the Sooners should trail Kansas, a team that barely gets one vi...

Halloween is a peak time of year for spooky celebrations and activities, but it also presents some scary fire safety hazards. As the holiday nears, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is e...

Pastor Jeremy Little invites and welcomes you to join us at Lake Eufaula Christian Church. We were blessed this week with gospel singing and a full house. We are on week six of the I AM series from Jo...

Why is life so surprising? Life is unpredictable and we never know for sure what may happen next. However there are some things that should not surprise you. Here are some examples. First – God works ...

Southeastern Oklahoma Association of Realtors last week contributed $12,000 to area youth services organizations. “That’s the most we’ve donated since we began doing this project eight years ago,” sai...

The Pride of Eufaula has had a very successful marching season. One of the most exciting parts of this season is how much the band has grown. We are now marching 75 members and we couldn’t be happier ...

143 Years Ago Thursday, November 10, 1877 Puyallup Tribe, By the Numbers On the Puyallup reservation, in California, the number of Indians is 531, of whom 149 are members of the Presbyterian church. T...

The House is wrapping up its final interim studies for this year, and we expect to complete them by early November. On Thursday, I attended an interim study before the House County and Municipal Gover...

For Muscogee Nation citizen and Freedman descendant Eli Grayson, Indigenous Peoples’ Day brings a personal upset around the issue of tribal sovereignty. Grayson, 59 is a retired interior designer who ...

The Annual Curtis Eugene Woodfork Turkey Shoot will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, at the Warrior School Grounds. The location is across from the Mt. Olive Star Baptist Church in th...

A fairly famous movie line makes the statement when a person demands the truth, “you can’t handle the truth.” How true this appears when we begin to study God’s word, the Bible. Most groups that meet ...

Longtown got a head start on Halloween with trunk-or-treating and a chili dinner Saturday evening, Oct. 16. Hosted by Cross The Line Ministries, the event took place at Marina 9 in Eufaula State Park....

Porches & Pastures will host the third annual BARKtoberfest on Saturday, Oct. 30 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. at 114375 N. Old Highway 69, Eufaula. The event is designed to bring the community together for a...

We held our business meeting on Oct 15, with Becky starting the meeting with or pledge to the flag and Ms. Becki Roe doing our prayer. Claudia read the minutes. Lisa did our treasurer’s report. Both w...

Friendly Lake Eufaula Area Supporters (FLEAS) met at the VFW on Aug. 24 for their monthly meeting. Hostesses were Connie Heyer, Janis Rinker and Carol Evans. President Joy Hamilton called the meeting ...

Ryal Public School announces its policy to serve nutritious meals every school day under the National School Lunch Program, effective July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. Children are eligible for free...