In May of this year, Iris Park flew to Italy to visit her son and while she was there she visited the gravesite of her cousin, Burton Kidd, who died during World War II. Burton was born June 25, 1924,...

Congress remains closed amid the dispute between Democrats and Republicans in Washington D.C. over health care benefits. Due to the closure, SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Program, came close to clo...

Vision Eufaula is proud to announce the launch of this year’s Shop Eufaula campaign, alongside our presenting sponsorship by The City of Eufaula. Shop Eufaula is a community wide effort to encourage r...

Sports Editor Rodney Haltom continues his personal mission to help feed those in need during the upcoming holiday season in McIntosh County. He has launched a food drive, seeking canned or dry food th...

The Eufaula Ag Booster Club will host a free spaghetti dinner and pie auction Sunday, Nov. 23, at the Eufaula Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall. Dinner will start at 1 p.m. with the pie auction to follow at 3 ...

Out with the spooky Halloween picture book! In with “Run, Turkey, Run,” a read-aloud story about turkey trying to out-trick and out-run Mr. Farmer to escape being part of the family’s Thanksgiving din...

The 2nd annual Spooky Dance, cosponsored by Eufaula Area Arts and the Eufaula Performing and Arts Club (EPAC), brought chills, laughter, and plenty of dancing to the community this past weekend in the...

Richard M. Phillips, a Porum police officer, was killed Thursday, Oct. 30, when his motorcycle went out of control on a curve on SH71 and crashed into a ditch, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol...

Honey Springs Battlefield will host its biennial Education Day and reenactment of the Battle of Honey Springs on November 7, 8 and 9. The three-day-long program kicks off on Friday, November 7, with a...

Don Nichols with the Military Order of the Purple Heart announced a special wreath laying ceremony that will honor the lives of veterans who lost their lives in Vietnam. The ceremony will take place a...

The Department of the Interior announces National Native American Heritage Month, an annual celebration held each November. This November and every month, we celebrate the culture and heritage of thes...

OKLAHOMA CITY — The First Presbyterian Church of Oklahoma City has donated approximately 300 works of art by the Shepherd sisters, who were longtime members of the congregation, to the Oklahoma Histor...

The McIntosh County Democratic Party will hold their General Monthly Meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 11 at 6:30 p.m. This month, due to Veterans Day, our venue will be Charlie’s Chicken in Checotah. Come hun...

The bomb threat that emptied the courthouse on Wednesday, Oct. 22 was an open and shut case. By the end of the day Cheyenne Cree Simpson, 32, of Eufaula, had been arrested and faces charges related to...

The City of Eufaula has reported a notable decline in sales tax receipts for the month of October, marking the largest year-over-year drop for a single month in more than a decade. Sales tax receipts ...

Haltom’s Huddle Holiday Food Drive started October 20. Non-perishable food can be dropped off at the Eufaula Indian Journal or the McIntosh County Democrat newspaper offices.

Get ready for Eufaula’s Downtown Merchant Trick or Treat, only a day early. This year Halloween will be celebrated Thursday instead of Friday, due to football games. Trick or Treat downtown from 4:30 ...

A free virtual conference for caregivers will be held at Under One Roof on Thursday, Nov. 6 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Doors open at 9 a.m. There’s only room for 20 people, so register ASAP. Call Under On...

The Eufaula 2nd Hometown Hero Award for this season went to a wonderful local couple, Ivan and Becky Musselman! They are a couple who completely embodies the spirit of the Eufaula Ironheads. Ivan and ...

Local business owner and musician Jeannie Ehrhardt of Muskogee shared her personal story of survival Thursday during the “Boo to Domestic Violence” awareness event hosted by The McIntosh County Democr...