On October 24, 1590 – John White, the governor of the second Roanoke Colony, returns to England after an unsuccessful search for the “lost” colonists. 1861 – Western Union completed the first transcon...

5k Run/Walk Nov. 9 Helping Hands’ annual 5k Run/Walk will be held on Saturday, Nov. 9 at 9 a.m. The race begins and ends at Under One Roof 107 E. McKinley. Registration on site begins at 8 a.m. The 5K...

Felony Cases Tony Jack Holt-rape by instrumentation Charles James Sallee-bail jumping Terry Lee Smalley-driving a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol Misdemeanor Cases Michael Leroy Cosper-po...

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 ...

Cold and flu season is almost upon us. If you read my column on a regular basis and read it completely, you will notice a lot of the foods I have covered have all sorts of great benefits from reducing...

A Holdenville resident won’t have to worry about laying out a feast for Thanksgiving. All he needs is a turkey to put beside his 25-plus pound sweet potato. Fred Millard, Jr. has been featured by Nati...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Seven anglers have completed the Oklahoma Fishing Trail Grand Slam in the two months since the fishing trail launched, the Oklahoma Tourism & Recreation Department announced on Monday....

Porum resident Anthony Michael Grant, 35, was sentenced last week in federal court to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. Following his...

The Pride of Eufaula competed at the Beggs Marching Contest this past Saturday, Oct. 12. Eufaula was first place in Class 3A Gold, first place percussion and first place color guard. Out of all 3A ban...

Two people charged last month in connection with a theft ring in Hanna have pled guilty. James Mason Fletcher, 18, of Frederick was charged with unauthorized use of a vehicle and possession of CDS. Af...

Eufaula: Elevation above normal, water 84 and murky. Striped bass hybrids and white bass fair on flukes, small lures and spoons in the main lake and along sandbars. Crappie fair on minnows and tube ji...

The McIntosh County Oklahoma Retired Educators Association, OREA, met Friday, October 12 at the Jim Lucas Library in Checotah. The association meets on the second Friday of every month during the scho...

Current Series: SS: Galatians; Worship: Brother Dale Lilly; Wed. Night: 1st Corinthians Welcome to Lake Eufaula Christian Church. We were blessed as Brother Dale Lilly brought us the message of “The M...

Prescription drug overdoses kill more Oklahomans than motor vehicle crashes. According to the Oklahoma State Department of Health, prescription painkillers (opioids) are the most common class of drugs...

Linda Montgomery and Kathy Johnson and Cliff Sinyard have a mission. They are determined to preserve what little remains of the town of Texanna. Not the Texanna most people today are familiar with – t...

Assistant District Attorney David Pierce has filed an application to terminate the ownership of 20 dogs allegedly owned by Frederick Burkhalter, 46, of Rentiesville. Burkhalter was charged on Oct. 10 ...

Eufaula’s downtown streets were lined with booths Saturday, featuring arts and crafts by many local artists. Artwork was also on display inside several stores. In addition to arts and crafts, folks we...

Stella Tracy, 10, of Eufaula won first place in the 2019 Nautique Masters Wakesurf Championships held September 27-29 at Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, Georgia. The Masters was the culminating, in...

Matt 7:24 “Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them,” … Despite the efforts of the multitudes of error the word has not changed. The message of the Gospel is the message of “d...

The Eufaula Police Department has been awarded a grant to aid in the purchase of six new bulletproof vests. The grant funds 50 percent of the cost of the vests, which is about $3,400. The city will ma...