Library to discontinue fines for late returns The Board of Trustees The Eastern Oklahoma District Library System has decided to eliminate overdue fines for late returns of library DVDs and equipment. ...

One of two men charged with operating a whiskey still has pled guilty and the second suspect is scheduled to enter a plea in district court on Feb. 26. Clinton Riley Potts, 45, who lives near Checotah...

Friday, Feb. 7, is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the March 3 Presidential Preferential Primary Election. Persons who are United States citizens, resid...

Why go to Vegas when Vegas is coming to you? Casino Night will be held from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Feb. 15 at Legacy on Main Street, 224 N. Main. The gaming will include black jack, roulette and craps. ...

The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) has received confirmation through laboratory testing conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that two persons under investigati...

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...

Eufaula senior athlete Trae Hampton will continue his football from high school to the collegiate ranks as he signed to play at Northeastern State University. Hampton’s skill set made available for hi...

On January 30, 1798 – A brawl broke out in the House of Representatives in Philadelphia. Matthew Lyon of Vermont spat in the face of Roger Griswold of Connecticut, who responded by attacking him with ...

PRINCIPAL’S HONOR ROLL Aaron, Starrleigh Adams, Ami Adams, Sami-Jo Adams, Savanna Anderson, Paydin Ballard, Gavin Ballard, Landen Bastian, Shyanna Beaver, Hannah Beck, Kendra-Rose Bell, Thaddaeus Bhak...

PRINCIPAL’S HONOR ROLL Atwood, Kaden Ballard, Maddie Bradford, Miya Burch, Kaylie Burdine, Addelyn Burke, Gracie Byrd, Keegan Chiles, Kylar Conard, Mya Cox, Trinity Culbreath, Kiercey Degman, Lani Dic...

According to Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary, greatness is defined as “the quality or state of being great as in size, skill, achievement, or power.” Is it mere coincidence that those said traits so accu...

A courtroom can be intimidating. Especially if you are a child, one whose life may be in a state of turmoil. Foster children may be especially vulnerable to the terror they face in court – an uncertai...

Associate District Judge Brendon Bridges on Friday denied a request by former Checotah school employee Jeremy Hayes to have his bond reduced from $250,000 to $25,000. A pre-preliminary hearing confere...

Eufaula High School Senior Journi James knows what makes America great, and in March she will be traveling to Washington D.C. to tell the world. Journi, 17, recently won the statewide Voice of Democra...

OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma Humanities (OH) has announced increased grant funding amounts available for cultural programming. OH is accepting applications by March 2 from nonprofits wishing to apply for ...

If you are a registered voter of McIntosh County and live in the Dewar School District, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, is the last day to apply for absentee ballots to be mailed to them for the Feb. 11 Dewa...

I am a native of southwestern Oklahoma, but now reside and work in central Oklahoma. I have proudly served the people of our state for 18 years. In that time, I have worked as both a Special Victims C...

Friends of Eufaula Memorial Library (FEML) is looking for all of the talented people in the area to perform in this year’s Lake Eufaula’s Got Talent. The deadline for submitting applications is only d...

MUSKOGEE – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced last week that 12 defendants, primarily residents of Haskell and Pittsburg counties, have been indicted fo...

Oklahoma’s Presidential Preferential Primary election is scheduled for March 3, according to the McIntosh County Election Board. The last day to register for the Presidential Preferential Primary is F...