The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from January business. The monies they reported this period represent sales...

March 15 Plumb Theatre is excited to bring TV recording star, Carl Acuff Jr. to Longtown! Carl tours Nashville, Branson and is just coming in from Fort Worth Texas, where he was a guest on The Malpass...

McLOUD – In an environment where hope often feels lost, the Guardian Angels Dog Program shines a light on second chances. The program operates inside a 2,982-squarefoot animal training facility at Mab...

Voters in McIntosh County who want absentee ballots mailed to them for the April 1 elections should apply now, County Election Board Secretary Kim Limbaugh said. The deadline for requesting an absente...

With spring on the horizon, warmer weather invites us outdoors for cookouts, gardening, and quality time with family and friends. However, spring and summer also bring the potential for severe storms....

A 25-year-old Houston man working on his broken-down vehicle on U.S. 69 was struck and killed Thursday night, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. Dead is Brandon Antonio Venitez-Sanchez. The OHP...

EASTERN OKLAHOMA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (EODD) AREA AGENCY ON AGING The FREE Respite Care Provider Training program will help you provide respite care as a job or volunteer activity. You will also learn...

With all precincts reporting Tuesday evening, Bryan Logan and David Nelson advanced to an April 1 runoff for the Republican primary to represent State Senate District 8 in eastern Oklahoma. The two me...

WASHINGTON, DC – Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Deb Fischer (R-NE) introduced the Protecting Rural Seniors’ Access to Care Act. The legislation would reverse a Bidenera nursing home staffing rule ...

Following the executive session at last Monday’s monthly Eufaula City Council meeting, City Manager Jeb Jones resigned effective April 12. The vote to accept the resignation was unanimous. There was s...

The University of Oklahoma Athletics Department announced it will debut a new fancentric football event at Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium to replace OU’s traditional spring game. “Crimson ...

It was a culinary showdown of steaming hot chili during the 17th Annual Chili Cook-Off in Checotah on Feb. 22. The community showed up as 21 competitors showed out with some serious spicy chili and so...

Trisha Chain, with the Oklahoma State Fire Marshal’s office, said Thursday an investigation of the fire that destroyed the 27,000-squarefoot Escalated Greens on Jan. 9 is on-going. There has been no d...

The fourth annual 5K Green Run and 1-mile Fun Run will be held Saturday, March 15, starting at 9 a.m., with check-in at 8 a.m. There are two major changes in this year’s run – the Lake Eufaula Associa...

Checotah Masonic Lodge #86 will host a Community Breakfast on Saturday, March 8 from 7 a.m. – 10 a.m. at 625 W. Gentry. Start the day off with a homemade breakfast consisting of local farm fresh eggs,...

Charles “Bub” Hammett Jr., a deputy with the McIntosh County Sheriff’s office, was terminated by the county commissioners at their weekly meeting on March 3. The termination came following an executiv...

The Eufaula-Canadian Tribal will host a wild onion dinner from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 8 at the Eufaula Indian Community Nutrition Center, 800 Birkes Road. Dinner will include onions, salt p...

It was a day of ladies, leadership and lots of giveaways at the Eufaula Chamber Women’s Luncheon at the VFW Post 8798 on Saturday, Feb. 22. The Eufaula Area Chamber of Commerce hosted the third annual...

The third annual Bedouin Shrine Fish Fry will be held Friday, March 7 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. the Bedouin Shrine Temple, 201 S. 6th St. W. in Muskogee. Cost of the meal is $15, which includes fish, Fre...

February started off with a warm and pleasant stretch, reaching a summery 89 degrees in several locations on Feb. 3, breaking the all-time high temperature record for that date—87 degrees, set in Eric...