When most people look at dandelions, they see a nuisance—a weed that can easily take over the yard. When researchers at the University of Central Oklahoma look at dandelions, they see a potential cure...

OKLAHOMA CITY – For the 14th year, the Oklahoma Hall of Fame will be awarding the Oklahoma Hall of Fame Scholarship to one Oklahoma high school senior. The $6,000 scholarship is awarded based on the s...

YUKON - George Thomas Cheatham, 73, formerly of Eufaula, passed away on Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at the Integris Canadian Valley Hospital in Yukon, OK. A graveside service was held Wednesday, August 7 a...

An NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions panel has ruled on a case involving Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh, issuing a four-year show-cause order and a one-season suspension to the ex-Wolverines coach...

Elevation is 1 ft. below normal and falling, water temperature 86°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass, Smallmouth bass, Spotted bass fair on crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, lipless bai...

Tickets for the 2024 Dr Pepper Big 12 Football Championship game will go on sale beginning at 10 a.m. CT on Monday, Aug. 12, exclusively via SeatGeek. No sales will be available through the Big 12 Con...

The Cowboys will open the season at home in Boone Pickens Stadium against two-time defending FCS national champion South Dakota State on Aug. 31 with kickoff to be determined. The game will be broadca...

The Checotah Lady Wildcats and Eufaula Lady Ironheads will have to wait a little longer as rain forced delays on Oklahoma high school softball games Monday. Eufaula tops Checotah in scrimmage action T...

The fireworks wrapped up this year before July at the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. The rush was on after Gov. Kevin Stitt signed the Oklahoma Wildlife Modernization Act in late March,...

The McIntosh County Department of Human Services was one of more than 30 DHS offices to close over the past three years due to budget cuts and the COVID-19 pandemic. The County Health Department remai...

On July 25, at the Oklahoma State 4-H Round Up in Stillwater, 4-H celebrated a remarkable achievement with the recognition of Billy Haltom for his outstanding contributions to youth development. Halto...

JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR Some run for fun. Some run for exercise. An international organization of Indigenous natives run for peace and dignity. Since 1992, every four years the Indigenous First Nat...

The $7.2 million water project has been completed and the $2.2 million sewer project is about half finished, so now the City Council is turning its attention to city streets. “It’s going to be expensi...

There has been a noticeable increase lately in the number traffic stops by the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics on I-40 in the Tiger Mountain area that have resulted in drug arrests. In the past three wee...

Four people were injured July 28 in a headon collision involving a Lincoln and a GMC Yukon on SH 9 east east of the intersection of Dabbs Road near the fairgrounds. Eufaula Police Sgt. Kelly Stubblefi...

A gang of juveniles who broke into a Checotah gun store on July 12 and made off with 16 handguns are in the custody of their parents and awaiting criminal proceedings in juvenile court. The five, rang...

A 21-year-old Missouri man who was arrested on juvenile pornography charges has been ordered to undergo a mental competency exam. Ryan Michael Catron, 21, of Camdenton, Mo., is charged with procuring,...

A The Modocs, you will remember, have been in the Nation but little over three years. When they had been here long enough to become partially accustomed to their new life, all the children of the trib...

Checotah area resident Jacob Stephen Sparkman, 37, faces several charges related to domestic abuse. He is charged in Mc-Intosh County District Court with domestic assault and battery by strangulation;...

For the Aug. 27 Runoff Primary Election, the deadline to request absentee ballots by mail is Aug. 12. Applications must be received by the County Election Board no later than 5 p.m. Voters can submit ...