EASTERN OKLAHOMA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (EODD) AREA AGENCY ON AGING The FREE Respite Care Provider Training program will help you provide respite care as a job or volunteer activity. You will also learn...

Voters in McIntosh County who want absentee ballots mailed to them for the April 1 elections should apply now, County Election Board Secretary Kim Limbaugh said. The deadline for requesting an absente...

EDMOND - Four students from McIntosh County have made the 2024 Honor Rolls at the University of Central Oklahoma. On the President’s Honor Roll are Lindsie Paige Ambrose and Vanessa Danielle Oxtoby fr...

WASHINGTON, DC – Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Deb Fischer (R-NE) introduced the Protecting Rural Seniors’ Access to Care Act. The legislation would reverse a Bidenera nursing home staffing rule ...

WILBURTON – Eastern Oklahoma State College has announced honor rolls for the fall 2024 semester. There were 120 students named to the President’s Honor Roll, which requires a 4.0 grade point average i...

Members of Oklahoma’s congressional delegation were united in their support of proposed policies impacting the state in President Donald J. Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday eveni...

SEMINOLE – Canadian Valley Electric Cooperative (CVEC) is excited to announce its sponsorship of two eighth-grade students to attend the 2025 Energy Camp, a four-day adventure designed to build leader...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Prepare to embark on a three-day road trip adventure with Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom. Applications are available for the 2025 Summer Road Trip set for June 10-12, 2025. “The professi...

WAS H I NG TON – Rep. Tom Cole (RMoore) announced in a statement on Friday that three federal offices, including Norman’s National Weather Center and the Social Security office in Lawton, will not ter...

Almost two dozen additional businesses, non-profits and individuals have joined the Eufaula Area Chamber of Commerce, Executive Director Serina Kleveter announced. The latest members include: - Hard C...

Legislation backed by the governor and leaders of the House and Senate would give Board of Education members the power to add items to meeting agendas. An amendment to House Bill 1492 by Rep. Ronny Jo...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Gentner Drummond is naming a new agent for the Office of the Attorney General: 13-yearold Devarjaye “DJ” Daniel. President Trump honored the Texas native last night at...

It was a day of ladies, leadership and lots of giveaways at the Eufaula Chamber Women’s Luncheon at the VFW Post 8798 on Saturday, Feb. 22. The Eufaula Area Chamber of Commerce hosted the third annual...

Following the executive session at Monday’s monthly City Council meeting, City Manager Jeb Jones resigned effective April 12. The vote to accept the resignation was unanimous. There was speculation as...

There was an item on the agenda for the Monday, Feb. 4, City Council meeting asking the council to purchase a used pumper truck for $111,000. The money was to come from the city’s CIP (Capital Improve...

Trisha Chain, with the Oklahoma State Fire Marshal’s office, said Thursday an investigation of the fire that destroyed the 27,000-squarefoot Escalated Greens on Jan. 9 is on-going. There has been no d...

The fourth annual 5K Green Run and 1-mile fun run will be held Saturday, March 15, starting at 9 a.m., with check-in at 8 a.m. There are two major changes in this year’s run – the Lake Eufaula Associa...

JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR Charles “Bub” Hammett Jr., a deputy with the McIntosh County Sheriff ’s office, was terminated by the county commissioners at their weekly meeting on March 3. The terminatio...

Vernon, the historic community on the western edge of McIntosh County, has joined the ranks of Oklahoma’s Purple Heart communities. The event was celebrated on Saturday, Feb. 22, beginning at 1 p.m. w...

February started off with a warm and pleasant stretch, reaching a summery 89 degrees in several locations on Feb. 3, breaking the all-time high temperature record for that date—87 degrees, set in Eric...