Voters who receive absentee ballots by mail should be aware that a temporary absentee ballot verification option which was put in place by state legislators last year has expired. The temporary verifi...

MUSKOGEE - Porum residents Ashley Alyssa Johnson, 47, and Douglas Lee Sail Jr., 42, have been indicted on multiple charges by a Federal Grand Jury. Charges include conspiracy to interfere with commerc...

MUSKOGEE - Dozens of indictments by a Federal Grand Jury in Muskogee were announced last week by U.S. Attorney Brian J. Kuester. The majority of the 41 unsealed and 11 sealed indictments involved crim...

Using extra caution, courthouses across the state have been put on alert about possible demonstrations that have been discussed on social media outlets. The alert was issued Thursday, Jan. 14, and is ...

The man charged last year with first degree manslaughter in connection with the May 31, 2020 traffic death of Taylor Renee Daniel, 28, has been charged in federal district court with involuntary mansl...

Tressie Dan, 94, prayed for the nation and its newly elected leaders on Monday, Jan. 18, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. She was among worshippers who attended a prayer breakfast at the Mt. Olive Star Ba...

Patrick Dwayne Murphy, 51, will have his day in court - again. This time it will be in federal court. Murphy, a former resident of Vernon, was convicted in state district court in May, 2020, for the A...

Floyd Joseph Ball Jr. 35, of Checotah was indicted by a Federal Grand Jury last week on charges of kidnapping in Indian Country and aggravated sexual abuse in Indian Country. The indictment states tha...

The ring-necked pheasant is a beautifully colored game bird hunted here in Oklahoma. If you’ve ever thought these birds have an exotic look, well you are right. These exotic birds are native to China ...

MUSKOGEE – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Muskogee County residents, Colton Delain Edwards, age 19, and Jakeyvious Dune Lee Key, age 19, each e...

The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from November business. The monies they reported this period represent sale...

After pleading guilty to a charge of manslaughter in the Sept. 15, 2017 stabbing death of Damion Martin, 21, William Clayton Brown, 37, was handed a life sentence in McIntosh County District Court. Br...

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol plans to spend the last two weeks of January focusing on distracted driving violations. This special emphasis is in honor of Trooper Nicholas Dees who was killed by a distr...

A formal protest against a petition that seeks to change the form of government in Eufaula will be heard Thursday, Jan. 21 at the McIntosh County Courthouse before District Judge Michael Hogan. The he...

Coronavirus watch – Wednesday, Jan. 20 Two Checotah residents were among the 48 most recent victims across the state who died from COVID-19, according to figures released Wednesday, Jan. 20, by the St...

Coronavirus watch – Monday, Jan. 18 The State Health Department released the following COVID-19 numbers on Monday, January 18. According to the Department’s figures the total number of positive cases ...

Coronavirus watch – Friday, Jan. 15 The State Health Department released the following COVID-19 numbers on Friday, January 15. The last figures reported by the local newspaper were published on Thursd...

Coronavirus watch – Thursday, Jan. 14 Another female in the 65 or older age group has died from COVID-19 in McIntosh County, according to a report by the State Health Department on Thursday, Jan. 14. ...

Eufaula senior Madeline Brown escorted by her mother Angelyn Brown. Eufaula senior Madison Mote escorted by her mother Danielle Burchfield. Eufaula senior Lexy Gastelum escorted by family members Meli...

WILBURTON – Eastern Oklahoma State College’s scholarship applications for the 2021-22 academic year are due by midnight on Sunday, Feb. 21. Current and prospective students who plan to attend Eastern ...