Two Chectoah High School graduates were among more than 8,000 Oklahoma State University students named to the school’s 2020 fall semester honor rolls. Mattison D. Creekbaum is studying for a BS in ele...

Oklahoma’s oil and natural gas industry continues its long, slow march to better days, but the influx of federal dollars into the state in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic clouds the economic impact ...

Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, Company C, 2d Battalion, (Mechanized), 22d Infantry, 25th Infantry Division. Place and date: Tay Ninh Province, Republic of Vietnam, 14 January 1969...

On January 14, 1891 – General Nelson Miles, commander of the U.S. Army troops in South Dakota, reports that the rebellious Sioux are finally returning to their reservation following the bloody massacr...

Jan. 18-22 Monday, Jan. 18: CLOSED FOR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY Tuesday, Jan. 19: Turkey pot pie; stewed tomatoes; fruit; milk Wednesday, Jan. 20: Country fried steak w/ gravy; mashed potatoes; mixe...

Felony Cases Teddy Darwin Bogle: domestic assault & battery by strangulation Jayme Lynn Gill: domestic abuse – assault & battery; disrupt/prevent/interrupt emergency telephone call Ryan Mundell-Sorrel...

Coronavirus watch – 1/ 8 The State Health Department released the following COVID-19 numbers on Friday, January 8. According to the Department’s figures today, Jan. 8, the total number of positive cas...

Sometimes teaching is a work of art and other times teaching is a work of heart. For reading teacher Casey (LeMasters) Bone, it has been a little of both. Bone, who received her Elementary Education ...

Nicholas John Bloyen, 39, of Jacksonville, Florida, has been charged with drug possession and other related crimes after being found sleeping in his car at Love’s Travel Stop. Eufaula Police Officer T...

The winner of Under One Roof’s Ugliest Sweater Contest was Lakeside Pharmacy. Accepting the plaque is Chynne Ramsey, right, an employee of the pharmacy. Under One Roof Executive Director Kim Woodruff ...

COVID-19 has been tough on almost everyone these past 10 months, especially the most vulnerable and the organizations that help them. One such non-profit is Under One Roof, which benefits more than a ...

Bench warrants have been issued by District Judge Mike Hogan for two Eufaula area suspects, one wanted on a child endangerment charge and the other on a charge of failure to register as a sex offender...

We lost many family members, friends and acquaintances in 2020, making a tough year brought about by the new coronavirus even tougher. This is a list of those who passed away, but will always be remem...

Shryl Hulme, chair of the Under One Roof Board of Directors, talks about the organization’s first Ugly Sweater Contest. Behind her are several of the entrants. “This was our first one,” Hulme said. “N...

County officials were sworn into office on Thursday, Dec. 31, by Associate District Judge Brendon Bridges. Left to right are new District No. 2 County Commissioner Monty Grider, new County Clerk Deena...

After more than 18 years of working for the county, Ronda Prince is joining the ranks of the retired. “I’m so excited,” she said in a departing statement. “My enjoyment is my family time. That will co...

The Southeastern Oklahoma Association of Realtors (SOAR)on Dec. 29 presented a $5,000 check to the Youth Emergency Services Executive Director Greg Contreras. Under normal circumstances the SOAR would...

Members of VFW Post 8798 and the VFW Auxiliary worked non-stop on Christmas Day to feed more than 270 people. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic the Post could not have its annual Dec. 25 sit-down meal...

Court Clerk Lisa Rodebush, right, repeats the oath of office to Associate District Judge Brendon Bridges during the annual swearing in ceremony Thursday, Dec. 31. STAFF PHOTOS Sheriff Kevin Ledbetter...

Applications for absentee ballots must be renewed every year. Voters interested in voting by absentee ballot during the 2021 election year may use the Oklahoma Absentee Ballot Application form to requ...