The tumultuous weather of May calmed somewhat with the transition to June, the first month of climatological summer. Despite the seasonal switch, however, there was still plenty of unsettled weather i...

On July 11, 1656 – Ann Austin and Mary Fisher, two Englishwomen, become the first Quakers to immigrate to the American colonies when the ship carrying them lands at Boston in the Massachusetts Bay Col...

James writes, in chapter two of his epistle, of the failure of faith without obedience. The examples he gives are undeniable. That of Abraham and Rahab, who believing in God exemplified their faith in...

Eufaula is spending a substantial amount of money on improvements to the city. The most expensive project is a $7 million Loan from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board to replace some 68,000 feet of wa...

The cottonmouth or water moccasin snake has many different nicknames including: black moccasin, gaper, mangrove rattler, water mamba and is our critter of the week. The cottonmouth is a semi aquatic (...

WARNER – The Board of Regents for the Oklahoma A&M Colleges recently approved a budget for the fiscal year starting July 1 that keeps tuition flat for Connors State College. “We are grateful to the le...

Welcome to Lake Eufaula Christian Church. Our theme for 2019 is RELATABLE: Connecting with God. Our current sermon series is “Walking with Jesus.” This week’s sermon was “Walking to Emmaus.” From Luke...

Dirt, or rather soil, falls into two interesting measurements of time in Blane Stacy’s life – eight hours and eight seconds. Rodeo and dirt – or as Stacy calls it, “Soil” – have each come to garner a ...

OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association's 67th Annual Convention and Trade Show is scheduled for July 19 and 20. A key element of OCA Convention is the Cattlemen's Educational Series, inc...

The Oklahoma City Thunder and Enable Midstream Partners invited the McAlester community to take part in the dedication of a new outdoor basketball court at Chadick Park on June 26. The team will be br...

CLAREMORE – Eufaula native Brandon Hawkins is on the Rogers State University Dean's Honor Rolls for the spring 2019 semester. To qualify for the Dean's Honor Roll, a student must complete a minimum of...

OKLAHOMA CITY – State Treasurer Randy McDaniel reminds Oklahomans that time is running out to enter the fourth annual Summer Savings Adventure Sweepstakes, which will see one Oklahoma family win $5,52...

More than 80 new laws went into effect on July 1, including one that gives state employees a long-awaited pay raise. State workers making less than $40,000 will receive a $1,500 raise, the first for s...

Members of VFW Post 8798 raised flags Saturday morning, July 6, at the City Hall on Main Street in honor of Independence Day.

A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS It’s hot outside and we have reached the point of the year I don’t even want to turn on the stovetop, let alone the oven, for fear of heating up the house too much. There a...

The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission will welcome southwestern Oklahoma bank executive Rick Holder, 60, of Creta in July. Gov. J. Kevin Stitt appointed Holder to an eight-year term from Distr...

The Eufaula Round-Up Club Rodeo will be July 25, 26, and 27 at 8 p.m. at the McIntosh County Fairgrounds and one lucky contestant will walk away with the title of Rodeo Queen on Saturday. Queen contes...

A report of a stolen vehicle led to a high speed chase and a dramatic confrontation between law enforcement and a suspect in the case. Following the chase and altercation, Allen William Terry, 32, of ...

Red Oak native Ava Pendley has competed in a series of Oklahoma Kids events that has landed her a spot in national competition to be held in Nashville on July 29. Ava first competed locally in the six...

The gates are open and the lake level is receding! That means it’s time “To Get Your Poker On” for the first poker run of the season on Lake Eufaula. Lake Eufaula Association will host the Golden Eagl...