The City Council, at a special meeting Wednesday night, May 7, hired Larry Mitchell as the new Interim City Manager. His salary will be $60 an hour for 30 hours per week with a weekly travel per diem ...

This is a press release issued Friday, May 9 by Interim City Manager Andrea Weckmueller-Behringer, who resigned effective May 9, to accept a job in Ennis, Texas. She had high praise for French: “The C...

We have been busy with the OKGOP State Convention where we have completed the circle in cleaning up the GOP by taking back the entire central committee. We are excited for the future and would love to...

Drenching overnight rains sent the lake up even more than it already was, which turned the Toyota Series Presented by Phoenix Boats Southwestern Division event on Lake Eufaula into a one-day tournamen...

Please call for reservation by 9 a.m.: 918-689-3342 MAY 19 – MAY 23 Monday, May 19: Chicken tenders; tater tots; mixed fruit; sliced bread; cookie Tuesday, May 20: Chili mac; tossed salad; buttered co...

The theme of our meeting was “Spring is finally here!” Our hostesses Barbara Johnsen, Becky Harris, Cindy Troop and Kim Dawson brought on the flowers. The door prizes were lovely pots full of fresh, b...

Same song, second verse. An elderly male driver hit the gas instead of the brakes and turned L.A.K.e Country Diner into a drive-in restaurant Sunday, May 11. The same event occurred on Thursday, Sept....

Sign up for the Golden Eagle Poker Run! There’s a little more than a month left until the Golden Eagle Poker Run on the beautiful waters of Lake Eufaula — and this year’s theme is Pirates & Parrots. T...

The Eufaula Police Department will be working with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol in the OHP’s “Click it or ticket” campaign, promoting the use of seatbelts beginning May 19. The annual campaign is highl...

- Col. W.P Ross informs us that there are a large number of cases of mumps at the Park Hill Male Seminary, and several cases of pneumonia. - Ben Brown will be one of the ticket takers on the new train...

Summer is almost here, and we have many programs and activities to keep your kids busy this summer! Starting May 19, patrons of all ages can register for Beanstack at eols.beanstack.org, the platform ...

If you ask lawmakers to describe Rep. Tom Cole and his more than 20 years of service in the House, Republicans and Democrats will both give him praise. Knowledgeable. A bipartisan negotiator. A friend...

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...

visit to the State Capitol. Waldron, along OKLAHOMA CITY – Over the past week, the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) has not only been busy with promoting youth-related policies at the stat...

As we have seen over the past few months, there has been a lot of debate as to who is eligible to vote and where the power belongs. However, in federal elections, it is up to the states to make these ...

OKLAHOMA CITY – “This is a great victory for Oklahoma’s students with special needs,” said Joe Dorman, CEO of the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA). Dorman was speaking about the fact that ...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Reps. Neil Hays, RChecotah, Chris Sneed, R-Fort Gibson, and Tim Turner, R-Kinta, today issued statements on the death of Muskogee County District Attorney Larry Edwards: “It’s incredib...

A police union has sued to prevent the release of officer disciplinary records after The Frontier asked Tulsa for the documents. The Tulsa Police Department already released over 100 pages of records ...

Elevation is 10 ft above normal and rising, water temperature 65°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair on Alabama rigs, crankbaits, lipless baits, and plastic baits aroun...