Eastern Oklahoma Development District Area Agency on Aging announces the availability of Older Americans Act Title III funding. EODD AAA will be accepting proposals to provide Outreach Services to per...

Virginia Tech Helmet Lab rates helmets used by most high schools. Its “best overall helmet” receives a five-star rating, a “very good” helmet gets four stars, and the ratings go all the way to zero-st...

Respite vouchers available for caregivers Do you need a break? Are you caring for someone 60 years or older that needs assistance with bathing, dressing, eating, walking, transferring or toileting? Do...

A 26-year-old McAlester man died in a single-vehicle accident on Texanna Road Saturday. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Stoney Nicholson was riding a 2006 Suzuki northbound at about 11:45 p....

Greetings and Yahweh God bless our appreciated readers. We met for Wednesday, August 28, evening services for all ages. The Adults met in the Sanctuary. Bill Brown led prayer and the Praise Team. We s...

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...

In a world where truth is considered a liability, how can one know the truth concerning his spiritual future and salvation of the soul? The Lord himself tells us the source from which untruth comes in...

The Henryetta School District Special Election is Tuesday, September 10. McIntosh County voters must be registered at and reside at an address within the geographical boundaries of the Henryetta Schoo...

FOOD Oh my! My mother suggested this column and I said yes! I can’t believe I haven’t done a column dedicated to chocolate yet. I am a self-diagnosed chocaholic- to the core. Then, I started looking i...

OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association (OCA) Board of Director's approved an increase in the brand registration and renewal fee from $20 to $40 during a special meeting held, Saturday, A...

Once when invited to dinner at the home of a Pharisee, Jesus chided the other guests for the way they tried to sit at the places of honor. “Go and sit down at the lowest place,” he said. “For all who ...

ASSEMBLY OF GOD Assembly of God - 473-6670 Eufaula First Assembly of God - 689-2129 Checotah First Assembly of God - 473-6969 Lakeside Assembly of God - Crowder BAPTIST Artussee Indian Baptist Church ...

TULSA – In eastern Oklahoma, one in four children struggles with hunger and may go to bed hungry on any given night. In response, the Masonic Fraternity of Oklahoma has launched its matching campaign ...

Thanks to a lot of generous donors, McIntosh County Deputy Sheriff Casey Torix has a new K-9 partner. Torix’s first partner, Bruno, died unexpectedly on April 22. It was devastating for Torix, who wor...

For three days last week Eufaula became a movie set for Jeenyus Entertainment, a Bixbybased production company filming a faith-based motion picture. “It is a story of redemption and forgiveness,” Prod...

For 11 years Team Up to Clean Up (TUCU) has been leading the effort to clean up Eufaula and surrounding areas, and to keep them clean. Made up entirely of volunteers, the group has collected hundreds ...

To say the least, Greg Anderson has had a distinguished and inspiring career. The Eufaula High School and University of Oklahoma Graduate currently is Secretary of Education and Training for the Musco...

The Eufaula Area Chamber of Commerce cut the ribbon for the LA Tire Shop on Saturday at their new location in Eufaula at 48 Cedar Drive. The shop is owned and operated by Melissa Llanas. Melissa comes...

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