On May 13 there will be a general election for State Senate District 8 and for Green Country Tech Center Proposition. Early voting for those two elections will be at the Mc-Intosh County Courthouse fr...

Utility rates for the City of Eufaula will increase 2.9 percent effective July 1. The City Council approved the increase following a discussion at Monday’s monthly council meeting. Vice Mayor Tisha Mo...

Olivia Shackelford became a member of Youth Action for Health Leadership (YAHL) to make a difference in her school and oh what a difference she has made! Olivia affectionately known as Livy to her fri...

Property owners along a five-mile stretch of Texanna Road west of Duchess Creek Bridge were alerted by the Cherokee Nation Department of Transportation last week that a major reconstruction was going ...

Get ready to dive in and make waves! Make a splash by donating blood with Our Blood Institute this May and June to help save lives! Successful Our Blood Institute donors will receive a limitededition ...

CASA for Children proudly announces Helen Stemmer as the 2025 CASA Volunteer of the Year. Helen was recognized on April 29 at the nonprofit’s annual Volunteer Appreciation and Awards Banquet with an a...

The McIntosh County Democratic Party will hold their monthly meeting on May 13 at 6:30 p.m. in Checotah at the Jim Lucas Public Library, 626 W. Gentry Ave.

Join the fun on Saturday, May 24 for a free 5k and Community Fun Run, hosted by Neighbors Building Neighborhoods. Preregister for “Just Glow With It” to save your spot and for a free event t-shirt and...

Eufaula Public School will be participating in the Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided free to children on a first come, first serve basis at the elementary school, 1705 W. J.M. Bailey...

The DAV Chapter 3 McIntosh County will host a Memorial Day Service on Monday, May 26 at 10 a.m. at Checotah’s Greenlawn Cemetery. USMC Veteran and Chaplain Don Nichols with the Military Order of Purpl...

An 86-year-old Prague woman drowned Wednesday, April 30, when the car she was driving was overcome by high water. Eileen Sanders was driving her 2020 Chevy Trax west on East 1020 Road in Lincoln Count...

147 YEARS AGO Wednesday, April 3,1878 OKMULGEE, C.M., March 24,1878 Editor Journal - The laying of the corner stone of the new capitol building of the Muskoke Nation, will take place April 24, 1878. A...

Cookie Eller’s birthday party, joining the over 80 club, brought everyone out. The title holder, for 20 years of youngest ever at Theatre, Zack Lisk, was broken by Nanna Cookies’ Great Granddaughter, ...

Summer is almost here, and we have many programs and activities to keep your kids busy this summer! Starting May 19, patrons of all ages can register for Beanstack, eols. beanstack.org, the platform w...

TAHLEQUAH — Abby Savage of Eufaula has been named one of 10 Outstanding Freshmen of 2025 by Northeastern State University. The Outstanding Freshmen award is an annual honor that celebrates first-year ...

Oklahoma City – Oklahoma Museums Association is pleased to announce it has received a $10,000 grant from the Carolyn Watson Rural Oklahoma Community Foundation Fund at the Oklahoma City Community Foun...

SEMINOLE — Bryan A Lynn, Eufaula, is among 16 area students to receive scholarships Canadian Valley Electric Cooperative (CVEC) inaugural Operation Round Up Scholarship Program, administered by the Op...

Our Blood Institute is thrilled to announce that REVIVR™, a new educational card game designed to build awareness about the importance of being a blood donor, is currently being tested in classrooms. ...

MUSKOGEE – Cody Ray McFadden, 36, of McAlester, was sentenced to 132 months in prison for one count of Maiming in Indian Country, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern Distr...

Josh Johnston was playing basketball with some friends one Thursday when his entire world stopped. Johnston, 21, fell to the court as he suffered a cardiac arrest inside the Colvin Recreation Center o...