Donors urgently needed As winter weather moved into the area this past week, blood donors began canceling appointments and blood drives were delayed, forcing an already struggling blood supply to crit...

MUSKOGEE –Michael David Patton, 31, of Holdenville, was sentenced last week to 210 months in prison for one count of Second Degree Murder in Indian Country, according to The United States Attorney’s O...

Grant applications available An estimated 14,000 volunteers in Oklahoma will join millions nationwide to participate in the 2024 Great American Cleanup in Oklahoma. The statewide litter remediation an...

Oklahoma State Auditor & Inspector Cindy Byrd today released her forensic audit report for the Payne County Sheriff ’s Office. The Payne County Board of County Commissioners requested the State Audito...

The free Dolly Parton Imagination Library kick-off party date, originally scheduled for Jan. 16, has been reset for Tuesday, Feb. 6. Inclement weather forced the postponement of the party, which will ...

The annual Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma cookie season has begun. This year’s theme is Unbox the Future. “Girl Scouts unbox their futures as young female entrepreneurs using the world’s largest entr...

Mine eyes behold.......... the windblown snow My face the bite......... of the arctic blow Nevertheless............ it’s feeding time....... at Cattle Call Ranch Cattle are frisky.......anticipatory d...

Porum resident Tylor Joseph Crain, 37, waived a preliminary hearing and pleaded guilty to multiple charges at his court hearing on Jan. 17. Charges included bail jumping, assault and battery on a poli...

JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR A Checotah man who was arrested on burglary charges shortly after his release from prison is headed back to prison after pleading guilty to the charges. Jeffrey Ray Sullivan...

This is flu and COVID season The county is in the middle of flu and COVID season and so it was appropriate that the Eufaula Area Chamber of Commerce invite a speaker to its monthly membership meeting ...

Street to honor the late Emmy Stidham At the recent city council meeting a motion was made by Councilman Jay Hayes and passed by the entire council to move forward with renaming Enterprise Ave to “Emm...

The Checotah Chili Cook-Off is celebrating its 16th year of benefitting the Heartland Heritage Museum & Gallery and Director Iris Park is looking for the best cooks in the county. There will be cash p...

Do you know someone whose life’s mission is to help those in need? Is there someone who puts others above themselves and makes an impact on the community and those around them without looking for reco...

MUSKOGEE - On Saturday, Jan. 13, Amanda Harms walked away from her home near 44th and Denison after 8 p.m. in freezing temperatures and never returned. Five days later her frozen body was finally foun...

Friends, family and coworkers came to wish Ernie Moore a happy retirement this past December. Moore had been the Executive Director with Eastern Oklahoma Development District (EODD) for over 14 years;...

When Aberdeen Enterprizes II threatened to have her arrested over $1,200 in outstanding court fines and fees, Kendy Killman became a prisoner in her own home. The mother of eight feared being arrested...

Oklahoma spent more than $544,000 for the state’s National Guard to help secure the U.S. border with Mexico, money that came from a disaster fund typically used for National Guard response to tornadoe...

McIntosh County District Court Report Felony Cases Patrick David Weller: failure to comply w/sex offender registration; failure to notify address change as sex offender Misdemeanor Cases Terry Glenn C...

In response to the deadly home fires that have occurred in the past week, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is reminding the public about the increased risk of home fires during the wint...