I am Danner Burn of Texanna. I am the 18-year-old daughter of Blaine and Lisa Burn. I work as a sales associate of Kastenberry Credit Card Processing. I was the Sedan Round-Up Club Queen in 2021 and a...

Best Friends Animal Society, a leading national animal welfare organization working to end the killing of dogs and cats in America’s shelters, released new data indicating Oklahoma saved 77% of cats a...

Bingo Night blazed a trail for the Lake Eufaula Out of Darkness Walk on June 12. Many patrons and volunteers came out to help raise money for the walk set for September 20. All the proceeds of the fun...

TODAY IS THE DAY! FREE PULLED PORK DINNER at the VFW in Eufaula on Thursday, 6/26/25, at 6:30 PM. We have some great speakers on hand, but all will only be speaking for 5-15 minutes each which gives u...

The monthly Give Back Day, held the fourth Tuesdays at Under One Roof, will feature a couple of new professionals this month. On June 24, joining the Health Department’s visit will be Jacob Guinan, fr...

In June 2013, the vision of serving nutritious meals in a welcoming atmosphere of friendship and spiritual acceptance became a reality in the Eufaula Lake community. On opening day, thirteen guests we...

Vacation Bible School at Lake Eufaula Christian Church concluded with many rip-roaring “Yee-Haws” as children demonstrated how they felt after two days of learning about God’s greatest gift. When Asso...

Rain or shine—nothing could stop the 2025 Golden Eagle Poker Run from being one of the most exciting and memorable events on Lake Eufaula! Despite a surprise storm that soaked participants and volunte...

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

Muskogee - Every child in foster care deserves someone in their corner. This summer, you can be that someone. CASA for Children is offering a new volunteer training class beginning this July. The trai...

If you would like to list your meeting or event in the Community Calendar, please email all the information to jerry@cookson.news, call the Indian Journal at 918-689-2191 or drop the information off a...

WASHINGTON— Kalyn Free — a Native American attorney and longtime Oklahoma Democrat — is running again for DNC vice chair, hoping to reshape the party’s focus on rural and Indigenous communities follow...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Tom Cole (R, Moore), an enrolled member of the Chickasaw Nation, has spent 22 years in Congress fighting to protect tribal funding and says he won’t allow cuts to the Indian Hea...

We have another exciting week of fun Summer Reading Programs planned! Join us at the library! We have Summer Reading calendars available at the circulation desk. Come by and pick one up today! You can...

OKLAHOMA CITY — County officials across Oklahoma are celebrating a major legislative win as House Bill 2758, which allocates up to $75 million for county roads and bridges, has officially been signed ...

All-American is back and better than ever! Show your patriotic spirit by giving blood at one of Our Blood Institute’s All-American Blood Drives happening across the state June 13 through July 21. Whet...

The theme of the May meeting was, appropriately, May flowers. Our hostesses Jan Kreiger, Karen Willoby and Janis Davis did a great job! The door prizes were lovely, freshly potted flowering plants. Th...

The superintendent of the state’s largest online charter school stepped down this week amid a massive downs i z i ng. Another top administrator resigned in mid-April. And the Statewide Charter School ...

Bixby head football coach Loren Montgomery has firmly cemented his legacy as the most accomplished large-school football coach in Oklahoma history and he’s now the highest-paid in Eastern Oklahoma to ...

On June 19, 1862 – Slavery was outlawed in U.S. territories. President Abraham Lincoln outlined his Emancipation Proclamation. News of the document reached the south and Texas through General Gordon G...