February started off with a warm and pleasant stretch, reaching a summery 89 degrees in several locations on Feb. 3, breaking the all-time high temperature record for that date—87 degrees, set in Eric...

A proposal to end noexcuse absentee voting in Oklahoma narrowly advanced 4-3 through the House Elections and Ethics Committee last week. Critics fear the measure could discourage voter participation a...

The following businesses, non-profits and individuals have joined the Eufaula Chamber of Commerce this year. A partial list of the latest membership includes: - Serenity Quest Solutions (Individual) -...

The Eufaula-Canadian Tribal will host a wild onion dinner from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 8 at the Eufaula Indian Community Nutrition Center, 800 Berkes Road. Dinner will include onions, salt p...

The third annual Bedouin Shrine Fish Fry will be held Friday, March 7 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. the Bedouin Shrine Temple, 201 S. 6th St. W. in Muskogee. Cost of the meal is $15, which includes fish, Fre...

147 YEARS AGO Wednesday, February 20,1878 The Modocs - Strange Custom Several Modoc Indians were again in the city yesterday and sold quite a number of bows and arrows. It is not generally known that ...

OKLAHOMA CITY - Rep Tim Turner, RKinta, commented on the death of former House District 15 Rep. Bobby Frame, who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1997 to 2001. “It is with heavy he...

The Department of Education is, again, trying to spend public money on Bible lessons, Oklahoma Watch recently reported. Last week, the agency issued a request for proposals for materials that will int...

Carl Acuff, Jr. will be performing here March 15 after appearances in Nashville, Branson and Ft. Worth, Texas, where he was on The Malpass Brothers TV show to honor Randy Travis. This will be Carl’s t...

OKLAHOMA CITY – In the wake of growing unrest and controversy over the proliferation of wind farms in rural Oklahoma, Attorney General Gentner Drummond has unveiled a related Frequently Asked Question...

The Board of Education on Thursday advanced new academic standards for social studies that would require public schools to teach the Bible. Academic standards outline what students are expected to lea...

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Senate Retirement and Government Resources Committee unanimously approved Senate Bill 432. The measure by Sen. Avery Frix, R-Muskogee, increases pension benefits for volunteer fire...

Oklahoma students in grades 9-12 in fall 2025 are welcome to register to attend a free summer STEM camp at Northwestern Oklahoma State University-Alva June 1-6. Registration for “Renewable Energy – Th...

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Senate on Tuesday approved legislation to prohibit teachers and other school personnel from using corporal punishment on students with disabilities. Sen. Dave Rader, RTuls...

The deadline to submit a voter registration application for the April 1 Board of Education and Municipal Elections is rapidly approaching. Friday, March 7, is the last day to apply for voter registrat...

When Isaac, a young Oklahoma City man, was 7 years old, he and his mother moved from Las Vegas to Oklahoma City. Just two years later, Isaac’s mother died. He never met his father. His grandparents to...

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

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Old Man Winter assaulted McIntosh County last week. During the coldest part of the freeze, temperatures fell to one degree in some areas, with windchills of -14. Snow, ice and freezing temperatures kn...

If at first you don’t succeed, try and try again. Leaders of the Oklahoma House of Representatives channeled the wisdom of Billy Joe Shaver today, running a revised version of a stringent wind farm se...