Same song, second verse. An elderly male driver hit the gas instead of the brakes and turned L.A.K.e Country Diner into a drive-in restaurant Sunday, May 11. The same event occurred on Thursday, Sept....

Sign up for the Golden Eagle Poker Run! There’s a little more than a month left until the Golden Eagle Poker Run on the beautiful waters of Lake Eufaula — and this year’s theme is Pirates & Parrots. T...

The Eufaula Police Department will be working with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol in the OHP’s “Click it or ticket” campaign, promoting the use of seatbelts beginning May 19. The annual campaign is highl...

- Col. W.P Ross informs us that there are a large number of cases of mumps at the Park Hill Male Seminary, and several cases of pneumonia. - Ben Brown will be one of the ticket takers on the new train...

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 at eols.beanstack.org, the platform ...

If you ask lawmakers to describe Rep. Tom Cole and his more than 20 years of service in the House, Republicans and Democrats will both give him praise. Knowledgeable. A bipartisan negotiator. A friend...

If you would like to list your meeting or event in the Community Calendar, please email all the information to jerry@cookson.news, call the Indian Journal at 918-689-2191 or drop the information off a...

visit to the State Capitol. Waldron, along OKLAHOMA CITY – Over the past week, the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) has not only been busy with promoting youth-related policies at the stat...

As we have seen over the past few months, there has been a lot of debate as to who is eligible to vote and where the power belongs. However, in federal elections, it is up to the states to make these ...

OKLAHOMA CITY – “This is a great victory for Oklahoma’s students with special needs,” said Joe Dorman, CEO of the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA). Dorman was speaking about the fact that ...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Reps. Neil Hays, RChecotah, Chris Sneed, R-Fort Gibson, and Tim Turner, R-Kinta, today issued statements on the death of Muskogee County District Attorney Larry Edwards: “It’s incredib...

A police union has sued to prevent the release of officer disciplinary records after The Frontier asked Tulsa for the documents. The Tulsa Police Department already released over 100 pages of records ...

Elevation is 10 ft above normal and rising, water temperature 65°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, lipless baits, and plastic baits aroun...

3x9 Through the Close to Home Fishing Program, there are 46 ponds and small lakes open to the public statewide, offering quality fishing opportunities to anglers of all skill levels. Agreements with m...

May 17 Fisherman’s Choice May 17 Future Bass Trails May 30-31 Gary Nichols June 1 Future Bass Trails June 7 Fisherman’s Choice June 18-20 NPFL June 21 & 22 South Central Bass Anglers June 27& 28 Natio...

More than seven inches of rain have fallen during the past week. That, coupled with severe rainfall north and west of McIntosh County, has swollen the Eufaula Lake Level to 595.3 feet, which is 10.3 f...

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...