A sheriff’s deputy and Eufaula police officer rescued two men on a Sea-Doo stranded in the middle of Lake Eufaula Saturday afternoon. The two unidentified men, both from McIntosh County, were riding t...

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Children’s Hospital held a grand opening celebration of its newly expanded Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), Friday, July 19. The PICU expanded areas will open to patients on J...

Kelley Memorial Chapel in Eufaula was standing room only Friday as an estimated 150 family members and friends bid farewell to Gene Dobson. Dobson, 67, died July 13 in a drowning accident near The Cov...

FAIRVIEW – A 25-year-old suspect is in custody after authorities uncovered a murder for hire plot. On July 10, the Major County Sheriff’s Office requested the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (O...

In his request for a search warrant, a law enforcement agent described Epic Charter Schools as being set up a decade ago as a profit-generating “scheme.” And he described the school’s co-founders as d...

The annual Native Arts & Crafts show will take place during the Whole Hawg Festival on July 27 from from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Eufaula Indian Community Center, 800 Birkes Road. Many native artisa...

OKLAHOMA CITY – This past spring, more than 181,000 Address Confirmation Notices were mailed to certain Oklahoma voters, as required by law. Nearly two months later, more than 134,000 notices remain o...

OKLAHOMA CITY— Coming soon, August 2-4, Oklahoma will celebrate its sales tax holiday. Intended to coincide with back-to-school shopping, Oklahoma’s tax-free weekend benefits both consumers and retail...

Raccoons The raccoon, also known as the common raccoon, North American raccoon, Northern raccoon or simply “coon,” is a medium-sized mammal in North America. They grow to about 23 to 37 inches long an...

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

McALESTER – Eastern Oklahoma State College’s McAlester Campus will host a special Saturday enrollment event on July 27 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. as part of a statewide initiative. Oklahomans who have succ...

Whole Hawg Day Horseshoes A Horseshoes Tournament will be held on Whole Hawg Day, July 27, behind the Eufaula Indian Community Center. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. and the tournament begins at 10 ...

Last year the Eufaula Area Museum received a $4,000 grant from Oklahoma Humanities to create a railroad exhibit that aides in telling the history of this area. Recently, the organization’s Exectuive D...

US 69 south of Eufaula was blocked for more than two hours beginning at about 8:30 a.m. Friday after a chain reaction accident involving a semi-truck and at least three cars. The OHP did not report an...

Choosing to become a surrogate in a small town was no small decision for Mandi Pitts and her family. "My husband, Marcus, and I wanted to make sure that everyone was on board with my decision to be a ...

Summer is here and temperatures are rising. Each year, more than 600 people die from heat-related illness in the United States. In Oklahoma, there were 145 deaths associated with exposure to excessive...

The Eastern Oklahoma Development District (EODD) recently held its 52nd Annual Awards Banquet and Annual Board of Directors Meeting at the Checotah Senior Center. The meeting was attended by business ...

We all have times where money is tight. Life happens and sometimes it leaves us short. Let’s be honest though. No one really wants to go to the store at any time and spend a couple hundred dollars on ...

F.L.E.A.S. holding huge bake sale F.L.E.A.S. will hold a bake sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 27 at Lake Life, 139 N. Main St., Eufaula to raise funds for Friendly Lake Eufaula Area Support...

Truth is the standard by which God communicates with man, John 17:17. Truth was/is through Jesus Christ by the working of grace, John 1:17. The result of truth believed and obeyed is the separation of...