Kevin Bush, 54, of Stigler died early Monday, July 11, when the vehicle he was driving collided with a horse on U.S. Highway 69. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, at about 4 a.m. Bush was driv...

After denying requests for them for months, Oklahoma purchasing officials have released details on more than 1,400 projects asking for billions in federal pandemic relief under the American Rescue Pla...

In 2017 William Clayton Brown, 39, at the time a resident of Eufaula, was charged with murder in the stabbing death of 21-year-old Damion Martin. Following a preliminary hearing, in October, 2018 Brow...

This story was produced in partnership between the Oklahoma nonprofit newsrooms Oklahoma Watch and The Frontier. Just get the money to families. That was the driving force behind Gov. Kevin Stitt’s pl...

Northwestern Oklahoma State University will begin offering qualified high school juniors tuition-free enrollment in up to nine credit hours with the start of the fall semester on Aug. 15. This is an i...

Jon Tiger, noted Mvskoke artist from Eufaula, recently placed first in the Annual Red Earth Art Festival held at the Cowboy Hall of Fame Museum in Oklahoma City. The drawing was in the graphics catego...

The Eufaula-Canadian Tribal Town will host its annual Commemoration Walk July 15 in remembrance of those who have passed on and to rekindle our Green Corn “Busketv.” Participants will gather at 6:45 a...

The Eufaula-Canadian Tribal Town hosted its first Mvskoke language and hymn classes on June 4. The next classes will be held July 23 at 11 a.m. at the West Eufaula Indian Baptist Church, located three...

Don’t miss the Honey Springs Memorial this Saturday, July 16, at 10:30 a.m. The memorial service will be held outside on the lawn of the visitor center. Adam Lynn, site manager for Honey Springs Battl...

Oklahoma State University awarded degrees to 4,084 students this past spring, including 2,465 from Oklahoma, according to the Office of the Registrar. McIntosh County graduates included: Eufaula Jase ...

Don’t miss the chance to play in the 3rd Annual Charity Softball Tournament coming Saturday, July 30 at Checotah Sports Complex. Games will start at 10 a.m. and all proceeds will go towards care packa...

If the temperatures are hovering in the triple digits, it must be about time for the 38th annual Whole Hawg Days Festival. The theme of this year’s festivities will be celebrating the 75th year of the...

Dawn Edwards was heading back to Eufaula from Checotah when she saw $100 bills floating in the air, coming toward her windshield. She, and her sister, Cheryl Wilkinson, were just entering the U.S. 69...

The wreckage of the USS Samuel B. Roberts DE-413, which sank in a World War II battle against Japan, was recently found just off the coast of the Philippines at 22,600 feet, more than four miles deep....

Two people died in a single vehicle accident near Checotah on July 4. Killed were Bobby Gordon, 54, of Checotah, and Deborah Hines, 51, of Holdenville. Both were pronounced dead at the scene. Accordin...

It was no surprise to Greg and Darby Berry who breed AKC registered bloodhounds that a beautiful be-wrinkled bloodhound named Trumpet recently won Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show...

A new therapy pup is headed to Checotah Public Schools (CPS) through a therapy dog program started by Morris Public Schools (MPS). “This is a wonderful opportunity for your community,” MPS Elem. Couns...

A suspect in a domestic violence case escaped from custody Monday morning but was captured a short time later still wearing handcuffs, according to McIntosh County Sheriff ’s Department Detective Jare...

The Biden administration took another step to improve relations with the nation’s nearly 575 Native American tribes by signing an agreement giving the Cherokee Nation greater control over road improve...

The Checotah Lions Club served the community well by bringing in the Oklahoma Lions Mobile Health Screening Unit during the holiday festivities. STAFF PHOTO | LADONNA RHODES