Blow out causes Muskogee accident

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September 25, 2025

A 36-year-old Webbers Falls resident was injured Monday, Sept. 15, when a tire on the driver’s vehicle blew out causing it to depart the roadway to the left, roll over and come to a stop. The extent of the injuries to the driver, identified as Kara Ely, was not revealed by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

The accident took place at about 1:30 p.m. on U.S. 74 and South 75th Street.

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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

October 2, 2025

The Muscogee (Creek) Nation is offering free coffee and donuts during two Domestic Violence Awareness Month events in October. On Friday, October 3 from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. at Nichols Market, 200 S. 2...

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Invasion by armyworms an annual lawn problem

By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR

October 2, 2025

About this time every year wide swaths of territories in Oklahoma are attacked by an infestation of armyworms – also known as cutworms. Technically, they are classified under the genus Spodoptera and ...

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Walters resigns to fight unions

By KAYLA BRANCH THE FRONTIER

October 2, 2025

State Superintendent Ryan Walters said nothing about his pending resignation during what was expected to be his last Board of Education meeting, one day after he announced on FOX News that he planned ...

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Martin again sentenced to life for murder

By Martin

October 2, 2025

MUSKOGEE – For the second time, on Wednesday, July 17, David Deval Martin, 40, of McIntosh County was sentenced to life in prison for the vicious 2013 murder of a Checotah woman. In 2016, Martin, whos...

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Walters to head teachers’ anti-union

October 2, 2025

Dallas — Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters has been named incoming Chief Executive Officer of the Teacher Freedom Alliance, a new national organization founded by the Freedom Foundation that ...

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Davis named Sister of the Year

October 2, 2025

Members of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority recently named Shirley Davis 2025 Sister of the Year. A 47-year member, Shirley actively promotes all activities and has opened her home frequently for meetings thro...

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The importance of not just good friends but godly friends

October 2, 2025

Over my fifty plus years of being on this earthly journey I have come to realize the importance of not just good friends but godly friends. I’m not talking about just good ol’ buddies that you can han...

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Letters

October 2, 2025

Letter to the Editor, Facts for Snacks was published in your paper a few months ago, by someone sending in a copy of my email explaining the program. I would like to thank whoever did that for the pro...

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Living in interesting times

By JOE DORMAN, OICA CEO

October 2, 2025

OKLAHOMA CITY – There are some days when I wonder if the person who first said, “May you live in interesting times,” was applauded for this statement or condemned. The world has certainly become an in...

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The hardest part of parenting is saying goodbye

October 2, 2025

Two years ago, as I sat in an airport, distraught and brokenhearted, I tried to distract myself by watching a young mother struggle with a couple of infant children. I wanted to help but knew most mot...

Obituaries

DEATH NOTICES

October 2, 2025

EUFAULA - Jackquline Ann Monies, 81, of Eufaula, OK, passed from this life on Wednesday, September 10, 2025 in Tulsa, OK. CHECOTAH - Cathy Arlene Stanley, a lifelong resident of Checotah, OK, passed a...