Stories from the past 147 YEARS AGO Wednesday, September 18, 1878 Distinguished Arrivals C.C. Warfield, formerly a citizen of this city but now of Ft. Sill, I.T., arrived yesterday evening with two Co...

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Unfortunately for Oklahoma students and their families, our schools have gone from bad to worse since Gov. Stitt first appointed Ryan Walters as Secretary of Education. We have gone f...

Have you ever noticed how often the real story is hidden in the fine print? Advertisements promise free merchandise or bargain prices, but then come the tiny words: “You only pay $49.95 for shipping.”...

I wish that I would have known about this secret. We love secrets. We tell them in whispers to our friends. We all have them. However, there is one secret that should be shouted from the rooftops. Tha...

Get in the spirit for Gospel Fest at the Plumb. To get in the mood for Gospel Fest, Paul Maloy and his faithful crew will lift the rafters with toetappin’ gospel on Friday, Sept. 12, and turn the stag...

In 1968, Paul McCartney wrote the Beatles’ song Hey Jude to comfort Julian Lennon, John Lennon’s five-year-old son, who was heartbroken when his father left home. Paul’s words were meant to steady a l...

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...

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports that a witness saw a motorist’s rear tire have a blowout causing the vehicle to hit a concrete barrier. The accident took place at about 4:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 6...

A mother/daughter Cherokee duo will display their beadtelling art and discuss their ancient craft at the Friends of the Eufaula Memorial Library meeting. The program will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Sep...

Jack Fowler painted a mural on the walls of the restroom south of the Xtreme Liquor store while Alex Eickoff painted on nearby, on the walls of the lift station south of the restroom. While technicall...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Representative Ron Stewart, D-Tulsa, Interim Chair of the Oklahoma Legislative Black Caucus (OLBC), has announced that due to circumstances beyond the control of the caucus, the upcomi...

After threatening to take legal action against Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters if he did not post the legally required Open Meeting Act notice for the Oklahoma State Board of Educati...

Texan Matt Langston has kept his campaign business running while collecting a six-figure salary as the Department of Education’s chief policy advisor, though he rarely comes into the office. Langston ...

The theme of the meeting was sunflowers, and the decorations were bright yellow and orange with the cutest bumble bee balloons. The door prizes were unique vases prime to spruce up any bouquet or plan...

Elevation is .5 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 85°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Striped bass, striped bass hybrids, and white bass fair on Alabama rigs, flukes, hair jigs, and sass...

New this year, nonresidents accessing certain public hunting and fishing areas for any reason must check in and out of the area, and most nonresidents hunting game birds on a WMA (this includes any GM...

“You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don’t make money your goal. Instead, pursue the things you love doing, and then do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off you...

September 13 & 14 Fisherman’s Choice September 25-27 Crappie Masters September 26-28 Paralyzed Veterans October 4 & 5 Future Bass Trails LLC October 4 & 5 Hawg Hunter’s Bass Circuit October 18 & 19 XF...

On September 11, 1783 – Benjamin Franklin drafted the Treaty of Paris. 1857 – Mormon guerillas, stoked by religious zeal and a deep resentment of decades of public abuse and federal interference, murd...