distributed clothing and other items during its annual Coats and Sweats giveaway held Sunday at Under One Roof. (Staff photo)

RENTIESVILLE — Honey Springs Battlefield and Visitor Center has announced a Civil War-Era Concert and Presentation to be held at the battlefield’s new Visitor Center at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 17,...

STILLWATER — Oklahoma State University’s Office of International Students and Scholars held a naturalization ceremony for 149 individuals who wanted to become United States citizens at 11 a.m., Friday...

An open house was held at Eufaula Elementary and Middle School Thursday, Oct. 25. Parents and others had the opportunity to see what students in classes pre-K through 8th grade who are enrolled in the...

Dance instructor Brittany Moore, who is branch manager of Eufaula Memorial Library, will conduct ballroom dance classes at Legacy on Main Street starting Nov. 1. Classes will be from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30...

CHECOTAH - The Checotah Masonic Fundraiser Breakfast is back by popular demand. This happening will take place from 7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. (or until the food is gone) on Nov. 3. .Location is the Checota...

The October fleas meeting was called to order by the reigning President Kay Owens at the Highway 9 Community Center on a beautiful autumn day. Kay Owens read the thought for the day, entitled “Bits an...

FAMILY FEATURES It can be easy to impress your holiday guests without overdoing it in the kitchen by putting to use recipes that require little time to prep. After all, those precious moments with lov...

Vision Eufaula will host its annual Casino Night Fundraiser from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 10, at Legacy on Main Street, 224 N. Main St. The organization’s goal is to revitalize Eufaula’s down...

EUFAULA PLAYHOUSE MEETINGS The Eufaula Playhouse’s monthly meetings will take place on the second Sunday of every month at the Eufaula Public Library at 6 p.m.   We would like to encourage anyone who ...

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The McIntosh County Oklahoma Retired Educators Association, OREA, met Friday, Oct. 12, at the Jim Lucas Library, Checotah, Oklahoma. The association meets on the second Friday of every month during th...

The Eufaula PTA hosted a donkey basketball game Tuesday, Oct. 9, at the Eufaula Middle School Gym. About 200 fans attended the event, which was put on by Dairyland Donkey Ball of Chippewa Falls, Wisc....

Prep time: 15 minutes Servings: 1-2 7 cups arugula 2 ounces goat cheese 1/2 cup pecans, toasted 1 cup mixed berries (such as blackberries or strawberries) Dressing: 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemo...

Native American artist Bill McCulley, a citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation won first place in Saturday’s annual Lake Eufaula Art Festival art competiton. McCulley received $300. The second place p...

2 eggs 8 1/3 tablespoons sugar 8 1/3 tablespoonsBertolli Extra Virgin Olive Oil 8 1/3 tablespoons flour 1 teaspoon cocoa powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 10 1/3 tablespoons pumpkin 1/4 teaspoon baking powder ...

Did You Hear That? “The public library is where place and possibility meet.” – Stuart Dybek What’s Going on at the Library? 10/26 9:30 am Movin’ to the Music 10/26 2 pm Pinterest 10/29 9:30 am Movin’ ...

Eufaula Memorial Library will be spending the week of October 21-28 celebrating its Friends of the Library group as part of the 13th annual celebration of National Friends of Libraries Week. The Frien...

1872 – Already appearing as a well-known figure of the Wild West in popular dime novels, Buffalo Bill Cody makes his first stage appearance on this day, in a Chicago-based production of The Scouts of ...

“Whoever does not receive the Kingdom of God as a little child will never enter it,” Jesus says (Mark 9:14-15). What does he mean? Children weren’t considered with much regard back in Jesus’ day. They...