The Department of Education is, again, trying to spend public money on Bible lessons, Oklahoma Watch recently reported. Last week, the agency issued a request for proposals for materials that will int...

Carl Acuff, Jr. will be performing here March 15 after appearances in Nashville, Branson and Ft. Worth, Texas, where he was on The Malpass Brothers TV show to honor Randy Travis. This will be Carl’s t...

OKLAHOMA CITY – In the wake of growing unrest and controversy over the proliferation of wind farms in rural Oklahoma, Attorney General Gentner Drummond has unveiled a related Frequently Asked Question...

The Board of Education on Thursday advanced new academic standards for social studies that would require public schools to teach the Bible. Academic standards outline what students are expected to lea...

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Senate Retirement and Government Resources Committee unanimously approved Senate Bill 432. The measure by Sen. Avery Frix, R-Muskogee, increases pension benefits for volunteer fire...

Oklahoma students in grades 9-12 in fall 2025 are welcome to register to attend a free summer STEM camp at Northwestern Oklahoma State University-Alva June 1-6. Registration for “Renewable Energy – Th...

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Senate on Tuesday approved legislation to prohibit teachers and other school personnel from using corporal punishment on students with disabilities. Sen. Dave Rader, RTuls...

The deadline to submit a voter registration application for the April 1 Board of Education and Municipal Elections is rapidly approaching. Friday, March 7, is the last day to apply for voter registrat...

When Isaac, a young Oklahoma City man, was 7 years old, he and his mother moved from Las Vegas to Oklahoma City. Just two years later, Isaac’s mother died. He never met his father. His grandparents to...

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

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Old Man Winter assaulted McIntosh County last week. During the coldest part of the freeze, temperatures fell to one degree in some areas, with windchills of -14. Snow, ice and freezing temperatures kn...

If at first you don’t succeed, try and try again. Leaders of the Oklahoma House of Representatives channeled the wisdom of Billy Joe Shaver today, running a revised version of a stringent wind farm se...

Superintendent makes case for passage The January 13th meeting of the Eufaula School Board was the culmination of several months of meetings and planning of the Capital Improvements Committee composed...

WASHINGTON – Former University of Oklahoma president, Oklahoma Senator, and Oklahoma Governor David L. Boren (D) died early Thursday morning. He was 83. “Few individuals have so wholeheartedly dedicat...

African Americans and Labor The 2025 theme highlights African American impact in the workforce. One of the individuals we recognize is A. Phillip Randolph. He is acknowledged as the greatest black lab...

The annual Black History Month Seminar will be held Saturday, March 1 at 11 a.m. at the Mt. Olive Star Baptist Church, 413665 E. 1080 Rd., Checotah, under the direction of Rev. Samuel Cunningham, Past...

For the March 4 Special Election Primary Senate District 8, early voting begins Thursday, Feb. 27. Voters who will not be able to make it to the polls on Election Day, have the option of voting early ...

Conservative and local businessman, Hoss Durrett, wants to represent his rural community so he is running for the State Senate District 8. Durrett, has been married to his wife, Misty, since 2007 and ...

The McIntosh County Democratic Party will hold their monthly meeting on March 11 at 6:30 p.m. in Checotah at the Jim Lucas Public Library, 626 W. Gentry Ave. Two candidates will be there, Nathan Brewe...