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...

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...

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 ...

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...

A community Thanksgiving Dinner will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 28, at VFW Post 8798. The cost of the meal is a donation. If you can afford to pay please make a...

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...

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...

Native Heritage Month was celebrated Saturday with Arts & Crafts, dominoes, horseshoes and more. The results of the various tournaments, sponsored by the Eufaula Indian Community Smokeshop, are: Domin...

Anthony Shane Hammer, 36, is scheduled to stand trial in January on a charge of threatening the McIntosh County Courthouse. He will appear in court for a sounding docket at 9 a.m. on Jan. 24, at which...

Eufaula middle and elementary school students paid homage to veterans during an assembly on Veterans Day, Nov. 11.

Starting on Dec. 6 Eufaula will begin a tree limb disposal and chipping program. City Manager Jacob Foos says a common request from the community has been for a way to get rid of tree limbs. Now there...

Felony Cases Christopher Tyler Duncan-driving a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol Angela Jean Franklin-assault and battery w/ a dangerous weapon Jeremy Lewis Hayes-knowingly concealing/hold...