After acquiring the empty space left behind by the fire that consumed the renowned JM’s Restaurant, new owner Karen Weldin wanted to fill it with something special to draw people to Eufaula. “I kept l...

WILBURTON – Twenty-eight area middle school math and science teachers recently participated in a three-day workshop sponsored by Eastern Oklahoma State College GEAR UP. The workshop was designed to he...

District Attorney O.R. “Rob” Barris III died Saturday, apparently from complications following cancer surgery. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 11 at the Okmulgee First Bapt...

The Beta Sigma Phi Chapter XP 3902 started their new year with a meal beside the lovely pool at the home of Gretchen Payne, followed by the business meeting. President Shirley Davis opened the meeting...

A rural McIntosh County man was given a five-year deferred sentence last week after pleading guilty to cruelty to animals. Vincent Leon Williams, 55, who lives near Henryetta, was ordered by Associate...

A handful of small Oklahoma cities have become owners of dozens of Oklahoma nursing homes across the state in the past 15 months, hoping to tap into a federal program that will bring them millions of ...

Eufaula Area Arts and Eufaula Area Chamber of Commerce will host the Lake Eufaula Art Festival Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.   Glenna McBride, executive director of Eufaula Area Arts, describes this ...

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 Bi...

FELONY CASES C olton Ray Doshier: DUI (aggravated); allowing use of motor vehicle without required interlock; transporting open bottle or container of liquor R achel Diane Dawn Eden: distribution of C...

William Clayton “Clay” Brown, 35, has pled guilty to the Sept. 15, 2017 stabbing death of Damion Martin, 21. Brown initially was charged with first-degree murder, but at a hearing on Oct. 2 the charge...

Eufaula police are investigating the death of a motorcyclist that took place Saturday. Christopher Crawford, 27, was killed shortly before 3 p.m. when he ran into the side of a Dodge pickup truck driv...

The Eufaula School Board approved a medical marijuana policy during its monthly meeting that is similar to policies in other districts across the state. “Most districts have approved this policy, at l...

STATE QUESTION 793 Allow Optometrists & Opticians to Operate in Retail Stores INITIATIVE PETITION 415 STATE QUESTION 793 This measure adds a new Section 3 to Article 20 of the Oklahoma Constitution. U...

OKMULGEE – As a result of the National Opioid Crisis, Muscogee (Creek) Nation has reacted by filing a federal lawsuit against major opioid manufacturers distributors and pharmacies; now the Nation is ...

Students as young as 4 spend the day at Le Monde International School learning to speak, write and read in French or Spanish. On a recent day, a class of boys and girls greeted their principal with an...

The Oklahoma Farming and Ranching Foundation board of directors recently announced the non-profit foundation has changed its name to the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture. With the suppo...

The 8.5-month-long wait is nearly over for thousands of hunters as archery hunting seasons open Monday, Oct. 1, for deer and several other game animals.   “This is an exciting time of year for hunters...

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The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Fountainhead Creek Golf Course held its ribbon cutting on Monday, Oct. 1 to celebrate the new facility updates. Golfers first noticed the new, improved greens and updated g...