Lawmen from around the county and beyond drove in a procession Friday morning from Eufaula to Checotah to honor the late Dewayne Hall, 63, chief deputy of the McIntosh County Sheriff ’s Department. Ha...

With lights flashing and sirens blaring, lawmen escorted youngsters into town for a Christmas shopping spree during the annual Shop With a Cop program. There were Eufaula and Checotah police officers,...

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma National Guard, in cooperation with the Oklahoma State Department of Health, successfully delivered the first COVID-19 vaccines on Tuesday, Dec. 15 Ṫwo teams of Guardsmen ...

Earlier this week, the Southeast Oklahoma Subcommittee on Redistricting, which I chair, hosted its first public meeting on redistricting. The meeting took place on Wednesday evening in McAlester. We h...

The bill to rename the downtown Oklahoma City post office after a civil rights icon is headed to the president’s desk. The Clara Luper Post Office Building bill, originally introduced in the House of ...

President Joy Hamilton has been setting up a few meetings for FLEAS (Friendly Lake Eufaula Area Supporters) to get together and discuss upcoming events. In October we met at E’s Hideaway Restaurant in...

A Christmas gift from the Eufaula Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors to the community is a new executive director. Former Director Pam Rossi resigned recently and the search was on for a repl...

Coronavirus watch – 12/21 The Health Department released the following COVID-19 numbers on Monday, December 21. ▶️McIntosh County total positive cases, 1,150 (an increase of 42); Recovered, 920 (an in...

December is a month full of fun holiday celebrations and traditions for loved ones to enjoy together. However, there are many children, across our community, in the foster care system who do not have ...

Jazzmynn Meeks, 9 years old, and her mom Brooke Meeks at Checotah First Assembly of God. “Boys will be boys” and these local boys worked hard to make their girl snowman. HOLLY LACKEY | COURTESY Three-...

When University of Oklahoma student Leslie Miller’s niece realized in the spring she probably had COVID-19, before it was clear how widespread the pandemic would be, she tried not to talk about it. Ev...

MUSKOGEE – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Dorion Martin, age 29, of Muskogee, entered a guilty plea to assault with a dangerous weapon with int...

Estelle Hughes, a lifelong resident of McIntosh County, celebrated her 100th birthday on Dec. 1. She thanks everyone who called, sent cards and attended her celebration. Estelle was born in Vivian to ...

MUSKOGEE – Joshua Townsley, 29, of Muskogee, has pled guilty to sexual abuse in Indian Country, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. He faces a possib...

A Eufaula area resident who claims to have fallen on hard times, including being the victim of a theft, has been charged in McIntosh County District Court with second degree burglary and knowingly con...

Each year, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation proposes changes in Title 800, the administrative rules that govern hunting, fishing and Wildlife Department operations. The public comment ...

The Eufaula Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony for Munchie’s Donuts & Diner restaurant, 419042 Texanna Road, last week. Hours of operation are Monday through Thursday: 6 a.m. to 3...

MUSKOGEE – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Johnathan Zamudio, 33, of Muskogee, entered a guilty plea to second degree murder in Indian Country. ...

The Pay It Forward Livestock Show is set for Dec. 20 in Eufaula at the McIntosh County Fairgrounds. The Pay It Forward Show is all about helping McIntosh County kids in need. Participants will fill an...

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