Following his guilty plea, Burns released a statement. “I take full responsibility for my actions and have started a year-long batterers intervention program and am getting treatment for Post-Traumati...

WILBURTON – Eastern Oklahoma State College Director of Marketing and Communications Jacob Sitton and Administrative Assistant and Cheer Coach Emma Beck were recently named NextGen Under 30 award winne...

Oklahoma Department of Corrections Director Steven Harpe, one of the highest paid officials in state government, will step down on Sept. 30 to take a private sector job. “I’m extremely proud of my tim...

Get ready for a soulstirring night of praise and worship as the Saved by Grace Trio and Friends from First Assembly of God in Webbers Falls take the Plumb stage on Friday, September 5. This spirit-fil...

A public hearing will be held Tuesday, September 9, 2025, at 3:30 p.m. at the Eufaula Public School Administration Building located at 1684 JM Bailey Hwy. in Eufaula, Oklahoma. The purpose of the hear...

So far, five candidates are running to lead Oklahoma’s public education system as state superintendent in 2026. Former Tulsa school board members Jennettie Marshall, a Democrat, and Jerry Griffin, an ...

OSU’s Fire Protection Society and Firefighter Combat Challenge Team, along with the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology, will host the 2025 Memorial 9/11 Stair Climb on Sept. 6 inside ...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued a formal opinion on Thursday, Aug. 27 declaring the Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) is bound by law to continue serving the state’s major metropo...

Dozens of semis made their way to Eufaula Friday and Saturday for the third annual Large Car Show, an event that is loads of fun for truckers and fans and a fund-raiser for children. Friday there was ...

Felony Cases Castro, Israel: driving a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol (aggravated)

- Friday 10 p.m. and Saturday 12 a.m. Mainstage outside: QUEEN IRETTA is known for her riveting vocals with the Johnie B. Sanders Blues Band. - Friday 9 p.m. Mainstage outside: Cecil Gray with his Nat...

The Heartland Heritage Museum & Gallery had a wonderful turnout for their 40th Commemoration of the Bombing at Checotah on Aug. 7. Several locals told their recollection of what happened that day and ...

Two commercial vehicles collided on the morning of Aug. 12 at I-40 and US 69 in McIntosh County resulting in the death of one of the drivers, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. Dead is Patrick ...

The City of Checotah is proud to announce the hiring of Greg Carmack as the city’s first full-time Fire Chief, marking a historic step forward for the community’s public safety services. Chief Carmack...

The City of Checotah is pleased to announce the promotion of Laurie Burkhalter to the position of Finance Director. Burkhalter has served as Asst. Deputy City Clerk for the past year and has quickly d...

Eufaula Police Chief David Bryning signed the contract but has decided to cancel it. He says he’s never had a problem with any of the handful of immigrant families living in his town, and gang activit...

Artists and vendors are gearing up for the fourth annual Vision Eufaula Wine & Art Festival, set for Saturday, Sept. 6 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 150 N. Front Street. If you have a food truck, winery o...

This past Friday afternoon, the Follansbee Room of the Eufaula Memorial Library filled not just with guests and folding chairs—but with memory, reverence, and the soul of the blues. What was originall...

The 2025 Lake Eufaula Association Golf Tournament will be held Friday Sept. 26 at Arrowhead Golf Course, 3657 Main Park Rd. , Canadian. Registration is at 8 a.m., shotgun start is at 9 a.m. and lunch ...

When summer ends, and the children return to school, the library breathes a quiet sigh of relief -for a moment, anyways. Then it’s back to work! Come and see how we are shaking things up at the Jim Lu...