One more week and a new school year begins, but a few things will be happening before that first day parents and students have been waiting for all summer. New student enrollment takes place Thursday ...

“What is something you wish you would have known when you were younger?” One of the harder lessons that I would teach my younger self would be that the world is not fair, life is messy and sometimes y...

Another historic building bites the dust. Close on the demolition of the Morthart Building at Main Street and Foley Avenue was the razing of the former Stafford grocery store at First Street and Foley...

The Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS) and the Friends of Honey Springs Battlefield announce the premiere of a new film documenting the Battle of Honey Springs. The first showings of “The Battle of Hon...

The annual McIntosh County Fair will be held at the fairgrounds in Eufaula Sept. 1-4. Activity begins at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Exhibit Hall with a variety of displays and concludes Saturday with the...

Work crews last week began putting fencing on the west side of U.S. Highway 69 near Bunny Creek and Eunice Burns roads. The white fence is part of a beautification project, which is a collaboration wi...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Teachers at rural public schools in McIntosh County are invited to apply for Classroom Enhancement Grants of up to $5,000 from the Carolyn Watson Rural Oklahoma Community Foundation. T...

On July 27, our FLEAS meeting was held at the Eufaula VFW. Our hostesses were Cheryl Tanner, Reba Thompson, Gayle Cooke and Gwyn Sylvester Ȧfter an hour of socializing, President Joy Hamilton called t...

143 Years Ago Thursday, August 2, 1877 U.S. COURT TO OPEN AT FORT SMITH Judge Parker to preside The United States Court will be opened at Fort Smith next Monday, Aug. 6, Judge I.C. Parker presiding. I...

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association, in partnership with Boehringer Ingelheim, invites young cowboys and cowgirls to participate in the LongRange kids dummy roping contest on Saturday...

A 31-year-old Salina man who pled guilty in McIntosh County District Court to second degree rape in 2018 wants his plea tossed based on the McGirt decision issued by the Supreme Court of the United St...

As summer comes to an end, a new school year begins for the Stidham Redhawks. We are proud to announce Angie Yandell is the new superintendent. Chris (Rippy) Williams is a new member of the Redhawk Na...

After a lengthy discussion about the cost of tapping into city water lines outside the city limits, the Eufaula City Council put the issue on hold. The discussion came up in the Public Works portion o...

A 52-year-old Eufaula motorcyclist was injured on Wednesday, July 28, when he collided with a pickup truck, according to the Eufaula Police Department. Heath Ainsworth reportedly was riding a 1999 Har...

The McIntosh County Assessor’s office will be closed from now until Monday, Aug. 9, for statutorily required OTC Annual Assessor School. Clerks will not be able to do any mobile home transactions (936...

Felony Cases Michael J. Messer: possession of a firearm after a former felony conviction; reckless conduct with a firearm Misdemeanor Cases Brandon Michael Bowen: driving a motor vehicle under the inf...

A $28,000 grant from the AARP’s Community Challenge program will be music to the ears of Eufaula residents and visitors. At the Monday night meeting, the City Council approved the grant, stating that ...

It may not have been the hottest Whole Hawg Days Festival on record, but it sure felt like it. The temperature seemed to be about 105 degrees or hotter, though the actual temperature may have been clo...

The Oklahoma National Wild Turkey Federation, in partnership with the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, is proud to present the 2021 NWTF Oklahoma Deer Hunting Conference and Expo, schedul...

Lyn Detpthong, a single mother balancing her job as a full-time nurse with ownership of a Thai restaurant, thought the worst of her struggles were ending earlier this year as the COVID-19 pandemic beg...