The question of whether to expand Medicaid and extend health insurance to thousands of Oklahomans promises to be a major topic over the next year. The Healthcare Working Group, a bipartisan legislativ...

STILLWATER – The holiday season is upon us and in full swing. Menus are being planned and long standing family favorite recipes will likely grace the table as family and friends gather to celebrate. T...

A $10,000 grant to help purchase a new patrol car for the Eufaula Police Department has been awarded to the city by the Justice Assistance Grant – Local Law Enforcement (JAG-LLE). “Our average cost fo...

STILLWATER - When the last bite of turkey is consumed and the plates are cleared, the next item on the Thanksgiving agenda is a nap. Because turkey makes you sleepy, right? Darren Scott, food scientis...

The most highly anticipated day of the year arrives Saturday for many thousands of Oklahoma hunters. The state’s deer gun season officially began a half-hour before sunrise Nov. 23. For many sportsmen...

Checotah Rough Riders Annual Toy Drive underway The Checotah Rough Riders Annual Toy Drive is underway. Toys will be collected from now until Dec. 13. Proceeds will benefit McIntosh County elementary ...

Founders of the Eufaula Wetlands Park project will have something to be thankful for after Thanksgiving. Phase II of the project is expected to begin shortly after the holiday. Phase I, which began tw...

The means of entrance into the kingdom of heaven, the church, was promised t the Apostles by the Lord as he described that which he would establish, Matthew 16:18-19. And in Luke 11:52 he speaks of th...

OKLAHOMA CITY – EPIC Charter Schools, the state’s largest virtual charter school, announced its development of EPIC News Network (ENN), the state’s first and only statewide journalism program for high...

Current Series: SS: Romans Worship Message: Jeremy Little Wednesday Night: 1 Corinthians Welcome to Lake Eufaula Christian Church. Jeremy Little blessed us with the message, “True Thanksgiving” from L...

Town Hall Meeting Dec. 5 District 15 State Rep. Randy Randleman will hold a Town Hall Meeting at 6 p.m., Dec. 5 at the Eufaula Community Center. Annual Christmas Box Giveaway Dec. 21 God’s Helping Han...

City streets are lined with Christmas decorations, signaling the start of the Christmas season.

The candidate filing period for the Board of Education in McIntosh County school districts is December 2, 3 and 4. All candidate filings will occur at the McIntosh County Election Board office from 8 ...

WASHINGTON––Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt told a Senate committee that some states are blocking energy projects due to personal environmental politics of state leaders. Sen. John Barrasso, (R-Wyo.), chair...

President Joy Hamilton called the meeting to order on a beautiful fall day in November. The meeting hall was decorated with sunny fall flower arrangements, which also were given away as door prizes. T...

Felony Cases Georgina Hill: larceny of merchandise from retailer; trespassing after being forbidden Misdemeanor Cases Shandy Sharai Farrimond: public intoxication Savannah Lea Kerr: allow individual u...

The staff of The Eufaula Indian Journal welcomes Letters to the Editor on subjects of interest to our readers. Short letters are most likely selected for publication, but the use of any material is at...

Honey Springs Battlefield and Visitor Center announces its second annual Civil War Christmas event to be held from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14. The event will be fun for adults and children ...

OKLAHOMA CITY - The Carolyn Watson Rural Oklahoma Community Foundation is accepting grant applications for projects in McIntosh County communities with a population less than 6,000. Designed to improv...

MUSKOGEE – Rafael Torres, 35, last week entered a guilty plea in federal court to the February 3 kidnapping of a wrecker driver in McIntosh County. The Oklahoma City resident could be punished by up t...