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...

CLAREMORE – About 2,400 antique firearms from the private collection of J.M. Davis – part of the largest privately held firearms collection in the world, one spanning multiple conflicts and generation...

Monday, July 22: Beef stew; breaded squash; cheese cubes, cornbread; rosy pears; milk Tuesday, July 23: Chicken – cook’s choice; broccoli/cauliflower; corn; bread; fruit cobbler; milk Wednesday, July ...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Arvest Bank announced that its mortgage division has originated more than $1 billion in mortgage loans for the 17th year in a row. That includes both purchase-money and refinance ...

Folks are preparing to fire up their cookers for the 2019 Whole Hawg Days festival, which begins Thursday, July 25, and continues through Saturday, July 27. The 35th annual Whole Hawg Days will be big...

McIntosh County Chief Deputy Sheriff Dewayne Hall warns people not to be fooled by a company selling advertising space on magnates with a misleading sales pitch. “They make it sound like the money wil...

STROUD – A Stroud been charged in connection with the murders of his parents, Pauletta Pittman, 63, and Mark Pittman, 65. The Pittmans were discovered deceased in their Stroud home the morning of July...

A 69-year-old Eufaula man riding a motorcycle was killed in a traffic accident Friday, July 12 on State Highway 9 in Haskell County. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Douglas Parkinson was pro...

Felony Cases Raul Guillen-actual physical control Zachary Madison Lovett-bail jumping Marla Sue McDaniel-unlawful possession of controlled drug with intent to distribute Mary Bell McGee-assault and ba...

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 ...

Faithfulness is like a rare and precious gem. It is difficult to find a real such gem, though there are many who will offer their virtues as a substitute. Who is faithful? Scripture has much to say ab...

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...

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 ...

Two people died on Lake Eufaula during the long July 4 holiday weekend, including a four-year-old girl from Edmond who drowned Sunday morning at Sandy Bass Bay and a 64-year-old Poteau man who died in...

OKLAHOMA CITY — On Monday, July 22, the Oklahoma History Center will open its newest exhibit, “Wanted: Dead or Alive.” This photography exhibit is comprised of images of some of Oklahoma’s most infamo...