Oklahoma Equestrian Trail Riders Association, Inc., the state’s trail riding association dedicated to trail advocacy, is encouraging individuals and families to join for 2020. Those who join now, the ...

At approximately 10:15 a.m. on Sept. 23, a fire occurred in the production area at McAlester Army Ammunition Plant. Three employees were transported to the MCAAP’s Occupational Health Clinic for medic...

The Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) applauded a federal court decision that ordered the extension of the Census deadline to the original October 31 date. “This is great news for those of ...

The Fallen Journalists Memorial (FJM) Foundation, News Media Alliance, National Newspaper Association and National Association of Broadcasters today commended the U.S. House of Representatives on pass...

The Eufaula-Canadian Tribal Town will host two activities on Saturday, Oct. 3. An Arts & Crafts show and sale will take place beginning at 9 a.m. in Alexander Posey Park on Selmon Road. This park is n...

Homecoming 2020

COURTESY PHOTO Jade McPeak won Reserve Overall Doe and Champion Junior Goat Showman at the Arklahoma Sheep and Goat Show on Sept. 27.

The 5th Annual Eastern Oklahoma State College Mountaineer 5K will be held virtually this year from Nov. 9 – Nov. 15. The entry fee will be $30. “As champions of the Mountaineer community and beyond, w...

As the elite PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Unleash The Beast returned to Des Moines, Iowa, for the first time in four years with the PBR Lucas Oil Invitational, the sociallydistanced crowds inside We...

They called it the “Indian problem.” The white settlers wanted more land, and the tribes held rich acreages. Removing tribes from the Southeast was more than just an idea by the time Andrew Jackson w...

From a flight deck to the stage, United States Navy veteran Sailor Jerri, turned country music artist, received a warm welcome from McIntosh County locals and several United States veterans on Sept. ...

Gov. Kevin Stitt announced a “safer-at-home” policy on March 24, but six months later Oklahomans are still feeling the side effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in more ways than one. Rural areas, like M...

An 88-year-old Henryetta woman died in a single-vehicle accident at about 5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18. Pronounced dead at the scene was Annie Brown. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Brown was ...

The following are the results of the 2020 McIntosh County Fair held last week in Eufaula. Jr. Chicken Show Results Grand Champion Bantam - Briley Gragg, 4-H - Brown Leghorn Rooster Res. Grand Champion...

United States Attorney Brian J. Kuester today announced the results of the August and September 2020 Federal Grand Juries. The combined grand juries returned 32 unsealed and 4 sealed indictments on cr...

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

With the state Capitol restoration project just two years away from completion, Senate Appropriations Chair Roger Thompson called the Wednesday, Sept. 16, grand opening of the new ground floor visitor...

Darrin Cooper, 58, of Checotah is listed in stable condition after the 2003 Harley Davidson motorcycle he was riding missed a curve on New Texanna Road and came to a rest on its side, according to the...

Homecoming Parade Sept. 24 The Checotah Homecoming Parade is set for this Thursday, Sept. 24, at 7 p.m. The parade will travel north from the middle school The parade will travel north from the middle...