OKLAHOMA CITY – Local and national experts say this year’s influenza season is arriving earlier than usual – and hitting hard. The time to be prepared is now. Annual flu predictions are based largely ...

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...

The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) announced the first death caused by the flu in the state. The death occurred in Tulsa County in a patient who was 65 years of age and older. There have b...

Pomegranate is a deciduous (it sheds it leaves and hibernates) shrub that grows anywhere between 16 and 33 feet tall. It produces a bright red fruit that is categorically a berry. The skin is inedible...

The family of Dale Simmons would like to send an extended heartfelt thank you to the Eufaula Police Department, EMT and emergency services for their professionalism, generosity and the way took person...

On November 1,1620 – 41 Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower, anchored off Massachusetts, signed a compact calling for a “body politick.” 102 Pilgrims stepped ashore. They called themselves Saints and the ot...

A 46-year-old Rentiesville man who allegedly starved dozens of dogs pled not guilty to a cruelty to animals charge last week, Oct. 29, in McIntosh County District Court. Frederick Burkhalter was order...

WILBURTON – The Eastern Oklahoma State College Agriculture Division is set to host the inaugural Agricultural Hall of Fame Celebration Nov. 9 as part of the college’s homecoming festivities. The celeb...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Scott Fetgatter (R-Okmulgee) commented on the death of his father-in-law, former State Sen. Roger Ballenger, who passed away after a battle with melanoma. Fetgatter is married to ...

WILBURTON – Eastern Oklahoma State College will host a special senior visit day for prospective students who are in their senior year of high school on Tuesday, Nov. 19 in Wilburton. Mountaineer Mania...

Will a new Christmas tree attract enough tourists to Eufaula to help off-set the low sales tax revenue typical during the winter months? City Manager Jacob Foos hopes so. He presented a plan to the Eu...

Covering sports across Oklahoma, I come in contact with countless students and athletes at games, sidelines, restaurants and convenient stores and it floors me when I see a man not hold the door for t...

One of the pleasures of getting to work with the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) is meeting people who are so inspired to help young Oklahomans that they dedicate a significant portion of...

What did the inspired Apostle Peter intend when he, in inspiration, penned 2 Peter 1:3? Too many calling themselves “Christians” of today seem to think he is mistaken. If everything pertaining to life...

Today through November 15, Casey’s General Store is hosting a round-up promotion to raise funds and awareness for Hope For The Warriors, a national nonprofit dedicated to restoring a sense of self, fa...

Remember Zacchaeus, the short, rich tax collector who climbed up a tree to see Jesus as he passed through town? Tax collectors were considered the worst sinners ever because they worked for the Roman ...

Veteran’s Day was established in 1919 to celebrate the end of World War I. The World War I Armistice was signed on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month 1918, officially ending the war. It w...

Lake Eufaula Playhouse’s annual Christmas play is almost ready for showtime. This year LEP chose to bring “Miracle on 34th Street” to the citizens of McIntosh County. Performance dates will be 7 p.m.,...

Eufaula resident Greg Anderson is one of 11 new members named to the Board of Trustees of Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence. The foundation is a statewide charitable organization that recognizes and ...

Fundraiser for outreach and ministry set A bingo, Indian taco and silent auction fundraiser will be held Saturday, Nov. 9 at the Eufaula Community Center. The silent auction begins at 4:30 p.m. follow...