Who likes dealing with road construction?? We all get frustrated with the detours, delays, torn up pavement and those orange barrels everywhere! John the Baptist has a kind of “road construction” in m...

Did You Hear That? “After college, read only books you like. Should you find yourself reading one you don’t enjoy, skip to the last page and be done with it.” Life’s Little Instruction Calendar 2009 W...

Weather delays 2 events; Rescheduled for Dec. 15 The McIntosh County Toys for Tots Motorcycle Run and the Eufaula Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, both originally scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 8, have...

ADA – Three Eufaula residents will receive degrees from East Central University during Fall Commencement at the Kerr Activities Center at 10 a.m. on Dec. 15. Ashton Mayle will receive a bachelor’s deg...

INDEPENDENCE, MO. - Carl Wayne Felsinger, 78, formerly of Eufaula, Oklahoma, passed on Dec. 1, 2018 at his home in Independence. Neptune Society of Kansas City Cremation.

Janiece Vest will perform a selection of holiday music for the Friends of Eufaula Memorial Library Christmas program during the FEML’s meeting on Dec. 19. Vest, who retired as Eufaula’s State Farm Age...

Despite the denial of Luther, Calvin and so many others, the epistle of James continues to show that “faith only” has no life. Thus as is state expressly by James, like a spiritless body, faith withou...

State Sen. Roger Thompson has been given the Guardian of Free Enterprise Award from the State Chamber of Commerce for his legislative initiatives and leadership in the Oklahoma State Senate. The award...

With the highs barely in the thirties, the Checotah Rough Riders Toy Drive was held on December 8 at 10 a.m. The Rough Riders were led by Luches Warrior in his wooden wagon pulled by Old Red and his s...

OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute at Quartz Mountain (OSAI) is accepting online applications and scheduling auditions for the state’s premier arts academy for high school students. He...

Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commissioners reviewed some findings from last year’s Game Harvest Survey of active hunters as part of their regular December meeting held Monday in Oklahoma City. Overa...

Christmas came early for Mayor James Duty and the City of Eufaula. The Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB), at its Dec. 6 meeting in Oklahoma City, gave its approval to loan $7,185,000 to the Eufaul...

1969 team brothers bonded Friday night was more than honoring the 1969 State Championship Checotah Boys’ Basketball team for me. Team members talked about how together they overcame segregation when r...

Local Flavor, the recent benefit hosted by Under One Roof, raised an estimated $6,000. Ten restaurants and other food services participated in the event, held at the Eufaula Indian Community Center on...

Welcome to Lake Eufaula Christian Church. Sunday, we had a wonderful class, a great sermon, and a fabulous Christmas dinner. Thanks to everyone who made it a special day.   Our theme for 2018 is THE J...

La Finca Mexican Grill opened for business Monday. Restaurateur Abel Gonzales was thrilled to cut the ribbon, marking the beginning of his fourth restaurant, which features Mexican food with a Tex-Mex...

We met for Wednesday evening services on Dec. 5 at 5:45 p.m. for food and fellowship.   We gathered in our service groups, the adults in the sanctuary, at 6:30 p.m. for worship.   Bill Brown greeted u...

From the kitchen table to the boardroom table, the USDA brings people together across the nation for: healthier food, natural resources, and people; a stronger agricultural industry; and economic grow...

As these divergent practices began to emerge in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th centuries, the New Testament (N.T.) writings were circulated among the established churches. Remember, the Canon was not finalized ...

Folks turned out in huge numbers to see the inaugural Holiday Boat Parade of Lights. Hundreds of fans lined the shore of the cove, stretching from Katt Daddy Cove Restaurant all the way to the Stuffed...