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...

Hello and Yahweh God bless all of our appreciated readers. We met for Wednesday evening Services for all ages, Children's, Teens and Adult classes at 6:30 p.m. on July 3. We prayed, sang and enjoyed S...

Over and over again Jesus calls people to follow him, but then he also says things like, “The Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head,” “Let the dead bury their own dead,” and “No one who puts a hand t...

The family of Althea Mae Shaver would like to express our sincere appreciation for all of your thoughts and prayers, assistance from our local churches and any and every kind word and deed during our ...

Monday, July 8: Chili cheese dog; fiesta corn; pea salad; fruit ; milk Tuesday, July 9: Oven fried chicken; mashed potatoes/gravy; glazed carrots; bread; pudding; milk Wednesday, July 10: Sausage; scr...

President Joy Hamilton called the FLEAS meeting to order at 11a.m., June 25, 2019 at the Methodist Church. The Hall was decorated with a Paris theme, with small flashing Eiffel Towers. Fun decorations...

Contest: Who can make the best pie/cobbler Show off your pie/cobbler making skills at the Farmer’s Market in Kiwanis Park on July 13. Bring your creation by the park the morning of the contest. Judgin...

When you think of the tropical fruits of summer, pineapple always comes to mind almost immediately. This fruit is prevalent in restaurants, grocery stores and homes. The pineapple is second only to th...

The location of Thursday’s July 4 fireworks show has been moved from the soccer fields to the south side of Eufaula due to the high lake level. Thursday, July 4 Starting at 5 p.m., July 4 at the Eufau...

Felony Cases Diana Lavone Knox-assault and battery upon an emergency medical tech. Allen William Terry-possession of stolen vehicle Jason Floyd Thrall-possession of stolen vehicle Misdemeanor Cases Ro...

Hundreds of folks turned out Saturday at the McIntosh County Fairgrounds for the annual pre-July 4 Watts Family Picnic Saturday – about 200 more than expected. “We had planned on about 500, but we exp...

A woman arrested after allegedly driving her car into a power pole in the Coon Creek addition in April has pled guilty to leaving the scene of an accident and public intoxication. Rhonda Jo Farnsworth...

“Many worldly minded people tend to resent the Bible as a book of prohibitions, or “thou shalt not”s”, as in the Ten Commandments. The fact is, however, that many of God’s most precious promises use t...