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

Nov. 2-6 Monday, Nov. 2: Country fried steak; scalloped potatoes; peas; bread; mixed fruit; milk Tuesday, Nov. 3: Chili w/ beans; spinach and onions; rice pilaf; fresh fruit; Rice Krispies Treat; milk...

Elderly Without Families held a raffle drawing for a Camo Savage Axis .243 rifle with scope on Oct. 22. Joey Marion’s name was drawn live on the McIntosh Democrat’s Facebook page. Marion had bought $5...

Eufaula resident Cody James Cooper, 27, pled guilty last week in federal district court to drug and gun charges, according to The United States Attorney’s Offce for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. C...

Oh my okra! Virgil Housley’s okra officially grew to 13 feet 3 inches and yielded 85 gallons this past season. Not bad for his first-time crop of okra. COURTESY PHOTO

Everything old is new again when it comes to battling a novel coronavirus with no cure or vaccination. Public health offcials point to face masks, social distancing and good hand hygiene as pillars of...

Thousands of lives were lost during the “Hard Walk” west, but the destruction of culture in Indian Territory turned out to be a second kind of death. Thlopthlocco Tribal Town originated near Macon, G...

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 wa...

When it comes to “hunting hacks,” taking advantage of deer muzzleloader season may be our favorite. Opening Oct. 24 and spanning nine days, there’s so many reasons not to miss this chance to honor the...

Honey Springs Battlefield will host “Veteran Surgeon’s View of the Civil War,” a special presentation about Civil War surgery and medicine by Dr. David Harris at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7. Harris...

Jade McPeak was a couple months shy of 6th grade when she took home the National Junior Miss United States Agriculture title back in June and she has been staying busy ever since. By wearing a tear d...

Oklahoma State Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax issued a voter alert Monday, warning voters about a text message that was received by a voter last Friday, that falsely claimed the voter’s polling ...

Brian Taylor Gaines, 50, of Checotah, alleged to have had sex with a girl under the age of 16, has been placed on the January, 2021 jury docket. Gaines is charged with child sex ual abuse and aggravat...

The Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) has received a nearly $2 million grant to implement a statewide STOP School Violence program, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeiste...

Domestic violence is prevalent in every community. Affecting more than just the victim, it reaches out and destroys everything in its path. Domestic violence or domestic abuse affects the whole family...

The Oklahoma State Department of Health has released its guidance for people planning for Halloween and other fall festivities this holiday season as some traditional celebrations do not allow for pro...

The Oktaha High School Concert and Jazz Bands will hold a Fall Concert for the first time in the history of the school. The concert will be held this Saturday, Oct. 24 at 3 p.m. in the Jimmy R. Eller ...

Everyone is already wearing a mask this October, and blood donors can stoke the Halloween spirit even more by collecting a limited-edition “Vein Drain” t-shirt featuring a masked vampire, witch and Fr...

At statehood, Oklahoma did not yet have its own prison system - inmates had to be sent to Kansas. When Kate Barnard, our first Commissioner of Charities and Corrections, uncovered the horrific treatme...

There will be something missing on the ballot when thousands of Oklahomans living near the southwestern corner of the state vote this fall. Residents in a large swatch of land covering most of Tillman...