Oklahoma will have to use state money for family planning services at county health clinics after it lost an emergency bid to restore $4.5 million in federal grants because of the state’s refusal to p...

McIntosh County as a whole has seen its fair share of animals being abandoned. Eufaula pound has picked up four dogs just this past week and local shelters like Happy Paws in Checotah has also seen th...

Every weekend through the first of October marks a community pollinator celebration, illustrating the growing interest, especially in monarch butterflies, as private, municipal, state, and tribal enti...

Unlike the public image of people experiencing homelessness, recently evicted Oklahomans might push a cart with an antique clock or an ottoman that was their grandmother’s prized possession. A person ...

Freshman pitcher Leah Green has helped lead the Lady Ironheads to a 17-2 record. She threw 12 strikeouts while only surrendering five hits and one run over seven innings with zero walks against Warner...

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Blues fans, young and old, enjoyed the 34th Rentiesville’s Dusk Til Dawn Blues Festival put on by Selby Minner , staff and volunteers this past weekend. The Labor Day festival that started in 1991 wit...

Editor’s Note: September is National Suicide Prevention and Recovery Month and therefore we will be covering a critical and often overlooked issue: the alarming rate of suicides in rural Oklahoma. In ...

The race for District 2 McIntosh County Commissioner in last week’s primary runoff election was a photo finish, with challenger Clifford McElhaney defeating incumbent Monty Grider by a nose. McElhaney...

MUSKOGEE – Fredrick Cody Burkhalter, 27, of Rentiesville, was sentenced to 222 months in prison for causing the death of a person by firearm during a crime of violence, according to the United States ...

Wine & Art Festival Don’t forget to mark your calendar for one of the biggest events of the year in Eufaula – Vision Eufaula’s Wine & Art Festival, set for Saturday, Sept. 7, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Th...

SALLISAW – Zachary Aaron Bandy, 44, who once operated the Flamingo Fish and Marine store in Eufaula, pleaded no contest on Aug. 26 to eluding/attempting to elude police in Sequoyah County. Sequoyah Co...

MUSKOGEE -Elijha Dewayne Taylor, 34, of Okmulgee, was sentenced to life in prison for first degree murder, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. Taylor...

Lately, the United States has been experiencing increasing inflation rates, and Oklahoma is no exception. Acc ording to March 2024 data from the U.S. Census Bureau, 60% of Oklahoma respondents reporte...

Four consecutive revival evenings—featuring different ministers and musicians each night—begin Sunday, September 8, at Lake Eufaula Christian Church, 415987 Highway 9, Eufaula. The public is invited t...

On August 22, OSU Institute of Technology conferred degrees to nearly 400 students in its 228th graduating class. The milestone was marked by two ceremonies honoring the achievements of Oklahoma’s fut...

The Jefferson Highway Association is proud to announce the installation of new signage across Oklahoma, officially marking the historic route through the state. This significant development comes afte...

MUSKOGEE – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Xavier Sean Wilson, 23, of Park Hill, was sentenced to 480 months in prison for Murder in Indian Coun...

Checotah trucker Buck Crombie’s second annual Lakeside Large Car Truck Show took place Friday and Saturday, Aug. 23 and 24 at Xtreme RV Resort. More than $8,000 raised by last year’s event went to the...

The McIntosh County Clerk is one of the principal “Record Keepers” for the county. Historically, county governments were created to, among other things, record deeds and manage land transfers and othe...