After 28 years of serving the public, 62-year-old Dawn Edwards has retired. Her last day was Monday, March 31. Her plans for the future? Probably to serve the public. “I want to do something to help p...

Auctioneer Dennis Vangel helped the Eufaula Area Museum, 118 Selmon Road, raise almost $4,000 at the museum’s pie auction and political speakers’ forum Tuesday, March 25. The event, attended by approx...

A man accused of enabling child abuse in a vaping case is scheduled to appear in court for a pre-preliminary conference at 9 a.m. on April 15. A $60,000 bond was set for Donte Jordan Smith, 32, at an ...

SHAWNEE – The man accused of robbing a store on Nowata Road west of Checotah on March 23 is in the Pottawattamie County Jail, where he has been since his arrest following a high-speed chase out of McI...

Wes Watkins, who represented Oklahoma’s 3rd Congressional District for a cumulative 20 years, died of cardiac arrest on Wednesday, March 26. He was 86. Watkins took congressional office in 1976 after ...

Two major Bassmaster fishing tournaments are scheduled on Lake Eufaula in the days ahead. The Bassmaster College Series was scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, April 2 and 3 at the Nichols Point Boa...

Billy Dawson, 49, and Devin Ramsey, 31, both Quinton residents, have pled guilty to charges of drug trafficking and conspiracy. Charges against a third suspect, 22-yearold Shakeya Keeton of Atoka, wer...

147 YEARS AGO Wednesday, March 13, 1878 CURRENT TOPICS Late: News from China give particulars of the horrible disaster that recently occurred at the Tienstin Rouge-House, in which the famine-stricken ...

OKLAHOMA CITY - Reps. Tim Turner, RKinta, and Neil Hays, R-Checotah, today applauded the passage of legislation in the House that would create setback requirements for industrial wind turbines in affe...

Now is a great time to check out one of our apps to download ebooks, audiobooks, TV shows, movies, and music. If you are unsure, see one of our friendly staff members at the front desk to help you get...

FORT GIBSON — The smell of freshbaked bread will once again permeate the Fort Gibson Historic Site. The annual Spring Bake Day will take place on Saturday, April 12, from 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Staff wil...

MUSIC! MUSIC! MUSIC! The Alversons, Carla and Royce. will be bringing the house down this Friday night, April 4, 7 p.m., with some of the best, refreshing, hand clappin’, toe tappin’ music around. Jam...

Please call for reservation by 9 a.m.: 918-689-3342 April 7 – April 11 Monday, April 7: Glazed ham; baked sweet potato; tossed salad; dinner roll; pie Tuesday, April 8: Chicken salad sandwich; tomato ...

Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters awarded nearly $600,000 in end- of - ye ar bonuses to Department of Education staff in 2024. Most employees received an amount equal to 2.5% of their ...

On the fourth Tuesday of most every month, the DHS Mobile Unit stops by Under One Roof, 107 McKinley in Eufaula, to take care of folks who need medical and other services. Last month the visit took pl...

OKLAHOMA CITY - This measles situation update released last week by the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) will reflect nine measles cases, among unvaccinated individuals in northeastern Oklah...

Transportation meeting at the Eufaula Area Chamber of Commerce brought together different organizations to discuss local mobility challenges and explore opportunities to enhance transportation service...

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Senate on Thursday passed a key energy bill from Sen. Grant Green, R-Wellston, that would establish the state’s first residential property setbacks for wind turbines. Sena...

Eufaula Boys team placed third and girls team placed 10th overall Boys’ 4x100 Relay High School Finals Team Relay Finals Pts 1 EUFAULA ‘A’ 44.41 20 2 OKMULGEE ‘A’ 44.59 16 3 VALLIANT ‘A’ 45.57 12 4 WI...

The new wing of the Mc-Intosh County Courthouse passed inspection by the State Fire Marshal’s office last week and permission was given to begin moving offices. “Everything is done but for some touchu...