Lake Eufaula Art Festival on Oct 13 is off to a great start.   This year’s theme is “Happiness is ‘Gone Fishing’.” The festival promotes visual, performing artists and crafters. This is the 10th year ...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma’s Native Americans have a long history of proud and distinguished service in the Oklahoma Army National Guard. On Sunday, Sept. 9, the military career of one Native-American w...

On September 20, 1797 – The U.S. Frigate Constitution (Old Ironsides) was launched in Boston. 1944 – Operation Market Garden continues. A joint attack by the British Guards Armored Division and the US...

Eufaula Firefighters Cooper Sullivan and Randal Sullivan and Muskogee Firefighters Matt Goodmiller and John Lollis were among the dozens of firefighters from across the state who participated recently...

NORMAN – Muscogee (Creek) Nation Principal Chief James Floyd joined other Oklahoma tribal dignitaries at the University of Oklahoma’s Inaugural Native Nations Reception for Tribal Leaders event Sept. ...

Preachers are notorious for using ‘big’ words when ‘expounding the Word.’ Words like: inerrant, infallible, edify, sanctification, etc. Perhaps the most difficult of these to understand is “PROPITIATI...

At the most recent City Council meeting, Mayor James Duty recounted taking trash to his dumpster and being startled by a woman who jumped up from the depths of the trash bin. “Scared me to death,” he ...

The Checotah Lady Wildcats (14-7) earned a big win with a 11-1 victory over rival Eufaula (4-21), 11-1, sweeping the series. It was an emotional night as seniors Brianna Coe, Hay-lee Winkle and Sara M...

How about spending a weekend fishing, shooting clay targets and learning about wildlife — all for free? That’s what you can do when you attend the 2018 Wildlife Expo on Sept. 22-23 at the Lazy E Arena...

Ron Henry and his wife Mary led a tour of their Xtreme Resort project last week, giving a peek behind the curtain of the $4 million project. “We’ve completed 15 spaces for RVs. There will be 105 space...

OKMULGEE - On Wednesday, Sept. 12, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve H.R. 2606, the Stigler Act Amendments of 2018, advancing the legislation to the U.S. Senate for their consideratio...

The Plumb Theatre in Longtown will host its annual Gospel Mega Fest Sept. 28-29. Among the performers will be Gerald Crabb, The Bilderbacks, The Alversons, Crystal River and The Plumb Theatre’s Uprigh...

OKLAHOMA CITY - Freedom of Information Oklahoma is offering cash prizes to high school students who enter and win the annual Zach Taylor First Amendment Essay Contest. Students in grades 9 to 12 must ...

The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Legal Foundation, along with a coalition of agricultural organizations, last week filed an application supporting private property rights in a lawsuit between county commissio...

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. ...