Rafael Torres, 35, the Oklahoma City man accused of kidnapping and terrorizing a local tow truck driver last year, has pled guilty in federal court. Torres was charged in McIntosh County District Cour...

The Oklahoma National Guard, in cooperation with the Oklahoma State Department of Health, successfully delivered the first COVID-19 vaccines on Tuesday, Dec. 15. Two teams of Guardsmen collected the v...

When Dale Kimberlin, aka Santa, asked Delaney Davis how she got so and say “from Jesus.” Kimberlin went on to say that she was the first one pretty in just five years, he was surprised and didn’t expe...

The candidate filing period for the Hanna School District Board of Education Special Election is December 28, 29 and 30, 2020. Candidate filings for Board Position #4 will occur at the McIntosh County...

The Oklahoma Master Gardener Program is a volunteer training program designed to help county extension centers meet the demands for consumer horticulture information. Master Gardeners take classroom t...

The bill to rename the downtown Oklahoma City post office after a civil rights icon is headed to the president’s desk. The Clara Luper Post Office Building bill, originally introduced in the House of ...

State Auditor & Inspector Cindy Byrd publicly released on Dec. 16 the work papers supporting the questioned administrative costs and improper transfers of funds to California related to her recent aud...

The Carolyn Watson Rural Oklahoma Community Foundation is currently accepting grant applications for projects in McIntosh County communities with a population less than 6,000. Designed to improve the ...

The 2020 holiday antlerless deer gun season will open in specific zones on Dec. 18 and run through Dec. 31. This year, new rules are in place to increase hunting opportunity and bag limits for antlerl...

Felony Cases Maisy Mae Martin: making a telephone bomb threat Emeory Joseph Phillips: bail jumping Joshua James Rowell: making a telephone bomb threat Robert Dean Smith II: assault & battery with inte...

Connors State College, in cooperation with Indian Capital Technology Center, held the annual pinning ceremony for 13 graduates of the Physical Therapist Assistant Program and 15 Graduates of the Occup...

Lawmen from around the county and beyond drove in a procession Friday morning from Eufaula to Checotah to honor the late Dewayne Hall, 63, chief deputy of the McIntosh County Sheriff ’s Department. H...

Elevation normal, water 50 and turbid. For current elevation conditions go to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers website at https://www.swtwc.usace.army.mil/EUFA.lakepage.html . Blue and flathead catfis...

Peoples National to close for the holidays Peoples National Main Bank and Drive Thru Bank will close at noon on Dec. 24. All branches will be closed for Dec. 25 on Christmas Day. On Dec. 26 the Drive ...

Dec. 28 - Jan. 1 Monday, Dec. 28: BBQ beef sandwich; baked beans; oven fried okra; rosy pears; milk Tuesday, Dec. 29: Roast; mashed potatoes; green beans; roll; pudding; milk Wednesday, Dec. 30: Frito...

Coronavirus watch – 12/21 The Health Department released the following COVID-19 numbers on Monday, December 21. ▶️McIntosh County total positive cases, 1,150 (an increase of 42); Recovered, 920 (an in...

The weather outside was frightful over the weekend, with lows in the ‘20s and snow reported across the county, but it is expected to be delightful later in the week with highs expected to be between 5...

On May 31, 1921 through June 1, 1921, one of our country’s single worst incidents of racial violence took place in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Countless souls lost their lives in what is known today as the Tulsa...