A 16-year-old, selftaught artist from Eufaula has won the coveted 2020 Junior Duck Stamp art competition for the State of Oklahoma. London Peterson now advances to the national competition, with the c...

STILLWATER – While the country is rightfully concerned about the COVID-19 pandemic, Oklahomans have another concern this time of year – tornado season. For those who typically take cover in public sto...

OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma continues to parallel the nation in the extraordinary number of initial claims for unemployment insurance as COVID-19 related closures and declines in the oil patch put more p...

McIntosh County Sheriff Kevin Ledbetter, 50, of Checotah, didn’t draw an opponent in this year’s county elections. However, there are multiple candidates in each of the races for court clerk, county c...

OKLAHOMA CITY – As COVID-19 surges its way across the world, public and private agencies are frantically searching for treatment options for the rapidly increasing numbers of patients. On Monday, Apri...

Due to COVID-19, the Heritage Days community partners have decided to cancel this year’s event. “However, we realize that our heritage remains important all year round so, to that end, we have decided...

ALVA - Northwestern Oklahoma State University undergraduate and graduate students in the teacher education area are encouraged to submit their application for the Future Teachers Scholarship before Ma...

Oklahoma’s tribes have spent the last decade ensuring their members are better counted by the U.S. Census. But the coronavirus pandemic is making that harder. Some counties where tribes are predominan...

McIntosh County District Court has announced the creation of the McIntosh County Mental Health Court to serve high risk/high needs persons who suffer from clinically diagnosed mental illness or disord...

Imagine being with Jesus’ disciples that third day after he was crucified when all of a sudden Mary Magdalen burst into the room exclaiming, “I’ve seen the Lord! He talked to me! HE IS HERE!” (John 20...

Folks began lining up early for the free COVID-19 tests offered by the McIntosh County Health Department in Eufaula Thursday, April 9. More than a dozen cars showed up for the testing. Apparently none...

STILLWATER – Stocking up on essential groceries and other supplies as the new coronavirus threat spreads across the country will require consumers to rely on their storm season preparedness skills, bu...

The City of Eufaula is urging everyone to complete and turn in their 2020 census, which is critical for receiving federal and state grants. Currently, only 30.7% of the city’s residents have responded...

STILLWATER — A team from Oklahoma State University’s College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology’s (CEAT) ENDEAVOR lab is prototyping and manufacturing protective masks and face shields for do...

COVID-19 has created nationwide anxiety, so it helps to have a sense of humor. This bear, carved out of a tree stump in the Coon Creek Addition, is following the rules of the Centers for Disease Contr...

The coronavirus has impacted enormous numbers of people, but the disease is suspected to have started in animals. While the specific animal source hasn’t been identified, the virus originated at a wet...

Former Ft. Gibson head basketball coach Jerry Walker will be inducted into the Oklahoma Coaches Association Hall of Fame at its annual gathering. Walker coached 26 seasons, 22 as head coach at Fort Gi...

The dreaded COVID-19 didn’t stop Emily Lopes from celebrating her 100th birthday Monday morning. With the help of her daughter and a few friends and acquaintences who took great pains to practice soci...

Elevation above normal, water murky. For current elevation conditions go to the US Army Corps of Engineers website at https://www.swt-wc.usace.army.mil/EUFA.lakepage.html . White bass excellent on gra...

When my grandmother, Lavon Gore, died in early March, every pew in the local Methodist church was full and many other people, unable to find a seat, congregated along the walls. Just a few weeks later...