STILLWATER – It is a sure bet that a quick look through just about any barn, storage building or garage in Oklahoma will turn up some old, unused pesticides. Instead of letting these chemicals take up...

On Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018, Pafford EMS Special Response Teams went to Spartanburg, North Carolina, to assist hurricane victims. They are currently staging in Spartanburg for assignments related to Hu...

DOMINO TOURNAMENT OCT. 13 A domino tournament, sponsored by the Eufaula Smokeshop, will be held at 10 a.m. on Oct. 13 at Auntie Faye’s Place, corner of Main Street and Mckinley. Entry fee is $10. Priz...

The McIntosh County Oklahoma Retired Educators Association, OREA, met Friday, Sept. 14, at the Jim Lucas Library. The association meets on the second Friday of every month during the school term excep...

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) has released an updated report from the Teacher Shortage Task Force that State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister ori...

Lenna School Reunion Sept. 29 The Annual Lenna School Reunion will be held at noon on Saturday, Sept. 29 at the Lenna Baptist Church. Please bring a covered dish and any old photos you have to share. ...

STILLWATER - Oklahoma State University’s Robert M. Kerr Food & Agricultural Products Center launched a Food Safety Professional program to recognize food industry leaders who complete a significant nu...

ENID — On Friday, Sept. 28, the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center will host its annual Lantern Tours. Costumed interpreters will host entertaining and educational vignettes in each of the four b...

National POW/MIA Recognition Day is observed across the nation on the third Friday of September each year (can fall on any date from the 14th to the 20th of a given year). Many Americans take the time...

Sharon Spencer, 67, of Eufaula died at the scene of a single-vehicle accident in Pittsburg County on Sept. 14, possibly from a medical condition. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, at about 3:3...

Foss Reservoir, a U.S. Bureau of Reclamation lake in Custer County, is now among the 20-plus lakes in Oklahoma where invasive zebra mussels have been confirmed. This non-native aquatic nuisance specie...

MUSKOGEE – They Muskogee Art Guild (MAG) schedules exciting workshops and classes year round. Two new workshops are coming up that will be offered to the public as well as guild members. Whether you a...

Family Features Natural disasters come in multiple forms and can quickly devastate many lives in a matter of moments. While they all can cause nightmares for those affected, few are as powerful and de...

FELONY CASES Christopher Gatwood: unauthorized use of a vehicle; assault and battery with a dangerous weapon; leaving scene of accident involving damage; possession of CDS; unlawful possession of para...

The Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association has no immediate plan to implement rules altering the treatment of private schools within the organization’s structure. A OSSAA committee likely wi...

American Business Women’s Day is celebrated on Sept. 22. And there is indeed cause for celebration, because, in recent decades, the number of women business owners has risen sharply, to the point wher...

Eufaula:Elevation normal, water murky. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs in the main lake, along shallows and under bridges. Striped bass good on shad, small lures and topwater lures below the dam and ...

INDIANOL A - On Thursday Oct. 11, the Bynum Historical Foundation and the Indian Territory and Oklahoma Statehood Settlement located in Indianola will host an exhibit of the art of Danny Kaler and Peg...

“Who do you say that I am?” Jesus asked his closest disciples, not long before their final trip to Jerusalem. Some people thought he was John the Baptist, others Elijah or another prophet. But Peter, ...

MUSKOGEE – Erickson Clay Ward, age 57, of Eufaula, has pled guilty in United States Eastern District Court to possession of methamphetamines with intent to distribute. Ward faces a possible prison sen...