Orville Jones, 63, of Turpin, was injured in a single-vehicle accident Nov. 12 on Interstate 40 west of Checotah. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Jones apparently became sleepy while driving...

Huge F.L.E.A.S. bake sale Nov. 23 The non-profit FLEAS (Friendly Lake Eufaula Area Supporters) organization will hold a gigantic bake sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, at Lake Life, 139 N...

In the Nov. 7 issue of the newspaper, a court report stated that Checotah resident Steven Ogle was cited for failure to restrain a dangerous dog. Ogle said the animal was a calf, not a dog. “I don’t h...

The district attorney’s office has filed charges against ten parents for neglecting or refusing to compel their children to attend school. Eight of the defendants live in Checotah, two in Eufaula. Tho...

OKLAHOMA CITY – State Rep. Avery Frix (R-Muskogee) on Friday hosted a bipartisan interim study examining Cost of Living Adjustments (COLAs) for those in Oklahoma’s seven pension plans. Several lawmake...

Once again, this is Richard Larabee, “The Community Entrepreneur,” writing to you as I work in your community on the “50 Square Holiday Raffle” as a partnership with your Chamber and First Family Fede...

A single-vehicle accident three miles west of Hitchita Sunday claimed the life of a Beggs woman. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Sarah Owens, 33, was driving a 2010 Polaris Razor ATV south o...

WASHINGTON––The fate of nearly 13,000 undocumented Oklahomans and 700,000 undocumented nationwide now rests with the six men and three women justices of the U.S. Supreme Court. Thousands of advocates ...

At the beginning of the 2019-’20 school year the Eufaula Public Schools launched a new program aimed at helping students who might do better in a different kind of classroom. Eufaula Virtual Academy b...

Local Flavor, the annual event that brings together area restaurants to give folks a sample of their menus, will be held Dec. 3 at the Xtreme Banquet Hall on Lakeshore Drive. The popular event, which ...

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...

Current Series: SS: Romans; Worship Message: Joel Godard, Wednesday Night: 1 Corinthians Welcome to Lake Eufaula Christian Church. Our adult Sunday School class is having a great study in the Book of ...

The McIntosh County Shop with a Cop Spaghetti Dinner and Silent Auction will be held Thursday, Dec. 5 at the Checotah High School Cafeteria. The event begins at 5 p.m. Tickets are $5. Among the items ...

WASHINGTON - A veteran organization and the nation’s largest social media companies told a congressional hearing this week that imposters from foreign countries are using social media to exploit forme...

Karli Wilkinson, a junior at Eufaula High School, displayed her hammock garden project during the annual EAST Night Out last week. The garden, a proposal for the city, includes a number of hammocks to...

Remember when Jesus and his disciples were in the Temple in Jerusalem and the disciples were marveling at all the majestic buildings and beautiful stonework? Jesus made the dire prediction, “The days ...

In the word of inspiration are found that which denies the various and many doctrines claimed by those who claim “Christianity” today. That “Christianity,” of the denominational bodies which from grou...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma State Treasurer Randy McDaniel has announced the five winners of the Oklahoma 529 College Savings Plan (OCSP) Making a Difference Essay Contest. Each winner received a $1,529 ...

SAPULPA—Tyse Buck, Eufaula, placed first in his category at the American Farmers & Ranchers (AFR) Northeast District Speech Contest held in Sapulpa, Nov. 12. He competed in the Novice AFR/OFU category...