Gifts that God’s Helping Hands receives to help feed the needy are inspiring. “A man came by the other day and handed me $900 in cash,” Richard McCool said as volunteers distributed boxes of food to f...

Dec. 16 – Dec. 24 Felony Cases Caldwell, Justin Andrew: larceny of automobile, aircraft or other M/V Casto, Jeremy Sean: unlawful possession of controlled drug with intent to distribution; possession ...

U.S. Army, 1963-66 Texas, Korea, San Francisco “Poor is the nation that has no heroes, but poorer still is the nation that having heroes, fails to remember and honor them.” - Marcus Tullius Cicero (10...

At a ceremonial ribbon cutting Tuesday, Dec. 17, Eufaula Memorial Library Branch Manager Amanda Grantham thanked dozens of people who made the recent renovation of the facility. possible. “Without all...

A passionate reader who says she has probably read a million books in her 77 years finally wrote one of her own, a novel entitled “Wees Are Kneak Moments” that combines fact and fiction and Native Ame...

Heartland Bazaar was a great success, we had a lot of fun meeting all the kids and telling people about what we have going on. Caleb Shipman, the winner of our AR Giveaway, was very happy when we call...

Legacy on Main Street, 224 N. Main, will present Red, a Taylor Swift Tribute on Tuesday, Dec. 31. Admission is $55. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. Showtime is 7:30 p.m.

The rapid disappearance of game from the plains of the West is becoming a serious matter to the Indians and has no little to do with the wars we are having with them. In one sense this disappearance i...

MUSKOGEE – Bryson Noel Miller, 19, of Fort Towson, has entered a guilty plea to one count of Murder in Indian Country, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Okla...

School districts could soon be required to create new policies ensuring students can fly the American flag on school grounds, according to proposed rules published Monday by the Oklahoma Department of...

There are 86 missing Indigenous persons in Oklahoma, according to data from the National Missing and Unidentified Persons Systems. At a Nov. 20 House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Inter...

If you would like to list your meeting or event in the Community Calendar, please email all the information to jerry@cookson.news, call the Indian Journal at 918-689-2191 or drop the information off a...

When students go home for a two-week winter break at the end of the school day Thursday, Dec. 19, Cheryl Wilkerson and Mindy Vincent will make sure those in need will have food to eat and Christmas gi...

Saturday, December 21 12 p.m. -2 p.m. (or until turkeys are gone) Limit one turkey per car Location: 3LFARMS, the “People’s Garden” 515 N.E. 3rd St. in Checotah

The plan to create a 645- mile long, 18-mile-wide swath of land across Oklahoma from the Panhandle to Arkansas came to a screeching halt on Friday, Dec. 12. The announcement that the Department of Ene...

The following letters were written to Santa by first grade students in the class of Ms. Galliton. More letters are inside, written by students in the classes of Ms. Morris and Ms. Henley. Some of the ...

The December 21 North Beach event planned by the Eufaula Area Arts Council to welcome the first day of winter has been canceled.

Wednesday, December 25 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Checotah Multi-Purpose Building 201 Owens Ave. No inside dining Call in ordering or curbside pickup only Donations accepted & appreciated Sponsored by Mt. Olive...

Pet the alpacas The Eufaula Area Chamber of Commerce will host a Christmassy evening in Kiwanis Park from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20. Mr. & Mrs. Claus will be the featured attraction, but kids w...

Eufaula VFW Post 8798 Auxiliary will host a Youth Christmas Party Saturday, Dec. 21 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. There will be games, refreshments and gifts and a visit by Jolly Old Saint Nicholas. For more ...