Investigators have busted a possible theft ring in the Hanna area 20 miles east of Eufaula. Eight suspects face multiple felony charges, including possession of stolen property, knowingly concealing s...

A preliminary hearing for the suspect charged with threatening to shoot up the McIntosh County Courthouse has been set for 9 a.m. October 8. Anthony Shane Hammer, 36, was arrested near Tahlequah on Au...

Water bills due Nov. 5 will increase by a minimum of $7.50 for all customers, according to City Manager Jacob Foos. “The increase was approved by the City Council at a meeting on Sept. 10, 2018,” Foos...

Inspiration Gardens could use some fall color If you would like to help us bring a little fall color to the Inspiration Gardens by way of some Mums, Pumpkins, Hay or other fall décor, the Chamber of C...

The state’s new liquor laws have increased the importance of a free class offered by Neighbors Building Neighborhoods. In the past you could buy liquor at a liquor store or bar. Today, you can buy it ...

On September 26, 1789 – Thomas Jefferson was appointed America’s first Secretary of State; John Jay the first chief justice of the United States; Samuel Osgood the first Postmaster-General; and Edmund...

Associate District Judge Brendon Bridges last week dismissed a lawsuit against the City of Checotah filed by motel owner Ahmad Zulfiqar, who objected to his Budget Inn Motel being condemned. Neither Z...

On a March morning in 2017, Tamera Moore, a 38-year-old woman living in the southeast Oklahoma town of Valliant, began the day with a bitter argument. She and her boyfriend, Geoffrey Briley, began qua...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma’s statewide prison lockdown will continue, Oklahoma Department of Corrections officials report. All visitation remains canceled until further notice. ODOC enforced the lockdow...

MUSKOGEE – Three employees of the Seminole Nation last week pleaded guilty to charges filed by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. Lucinda Lindsey, 44, of Earlsbo...

Felony Cases Selena Cassidy Jarnotpossession of firearm after former felony conviction Dustin John Lance-bail jumping Misdemeanor Cases Jeff Dwayne Burns-driving a motor vehicle under the influence of...

Participants saluted the raising of the flag during a ceremony on September 11 hosted by McDonald’s in honor of first responders and other emergency personnel who daily put their lives on the line. Mc...

DON'T MISS IT. Gerald Crabb, writer of more than 475 songs, with 26, and counting, number 1 positions on radio charts, will be at our 6th Annual Gospel Music Fest on Friday, Sept. 27, starting at 4 p....

ROLAND – Attorney General Mike Hunter last week filed charges on a midwife for practicing medicine without a license after an investigation revealed she performed a medical procedure during a recent h...

MUSKOGEE - Former Muscogee (Creek) Nation Principle Chief George Tiger, 69, pleaded guilty Friday to a federal bribery charge which could result in 10 years imprisonment, up to a $250,000 fine or both...

A group of McIntosh County firefighters joined other firefighters in Oklahoma City on September 7 to pay homage to first responders and others who were killed in the September 11, 2001 attacks by terr...

All parents and legal guardians of Indian children in the Eufaula School District are hereby notified of the upcoming election of parent members of the Johnson O’Malley Local Indian Education Committe...

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

Jack Dean Williams, 92, sometimes affectionately called “Mr. Democrat,” died September 10. A service celebrating his life was held Friday, September 13, at Garrett’s Serenity Chapel with Reverend Stev...

A Eufaula woman driving south on U.S. Highway 69 in Checotah allegedly rammed a pickup truck in front of her because God told her to do it, Police Chief Darren Glover said. Four people were injured in...