Long before Route 66, there was the Jefferson Highway. Route 66 was a federally funded, 2,448-mile highway that crossed the country going east and west from Chicago, Illinois to Santa Monica, Californ...

Let’s celebrate our 20-year reunion together! Join us for a fun class reunion weekend! It will be a weekend of laughter and memories you’ll cherish forever! June 13 -15 Marvel Resort, Gore, OK For mor...

Bargain hunters set your alarms. The annual 10-mile-long yard sale begins at 7 a.m. Sunday, stretching from the east end of Eufaula, down SH 9 east through Longtown and past Enterprise. Ten miles of v...

OKLAHOMA CITY - A total of 25 civic organizations and 135 individuals have signed on to a letter from Oklahoma’s Advocate Community to Oklahoma’s members of Congress expressing concern about the “Big ...

A tornado ripped the roofs off several buildings in old downtown McAlester, tore up trees and caused other damage in Pittsburg County early Saturday morning, June 7. McIntosh County Emergency Manageme...

Gentry avenue from Front Street to Second Street, Front Street from Gentry to LaFayette Avenue and the business section of Broadway is to be paved with road asphalt and work will be underway in a shor...

Make plans to attend the Checotah High School Alumni Reunion June 27-28. Friday, June 27, come to the Katy Depot to catch up with old friends. It’s a nice, cool place to visit and reminisce over old t...

The Golden Eagle Poker Run, one of the most popular events on Lake Eufaula, is Saturday, June 14. This year’s theme is Pirates & Parrots, so get your crew and costumes ready for a day of high seas adv...

Jeb Jones resigned as city manager in April. He was hired in 2022 to replace Jacob Foos, who had resigned months earlier and became assistant city manager in the City of Shawnee. Andrea Weckmueller-Be...

It was a surprise hire, but not a great surprise as former Eufaula City Manager Jacob Foos was rehired as Eufaula’s city manager. The hiring took place following an executive session at a special meet...

Eufaula Native American artist Jon Tiger recently won first Place at the Trail of Tears Art Show in Tahlequah for his “Bless This Vessel,” a 5-inch by 7-inch watercolor. Tiger noted that the painting ...

Looking forward to another exciting meeting for the McIntosh County GOP on June 26 at the Eufaula VFW at 6:30 p.m. We will have a short speaker from Southwestern Oklahoma speaking about judges. We wil...

Gentner Drummond. Ryan Walters. Matt Pinnell. A year out from the 2026 primary elections, those three names have emerged as leaders to be Oklahoma’s next Republican candidate for governor. The catch? ...

June 16 – June 20 Monday, June 16: Chicken tetrazzini; tossed salad; carrots; pie Tuesday, June 17: CLOSED FOR ANNUAL STAFF IN-SERVICE Wednesday, June 18: Sausage gravy; hashbrown; fruit juice; biscui...

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Department of Corrections has officially entered an agreement to purchase the Lawton Correctional Facility from The GEO Group. ODOC will assume operational control on July...

WASHINGTON – “It’s not just a party. It’s a powerful statement: We’re here, we matter, and we’re not going anywhere,” said Sara Cunningham, founder of Free Mom Hugs, an Oklahoma City group participati...

TULSA - Conservative Republican Mike Mazzei filed paperwork with the Oklahoma Ethics Commission to launch his 2026 campaign for Oklahoma Governor, a seat which will be open due to Governor Kevin Stitt...

The Civil War battle that marked the decline of Confederate control of Indian Territory will be the speaker’s topic at the Friday, June 20, 1 p.m. meeting of the Friends of the Eufaula Library. Molly ...

Lawmakers from both parties said Thursday that President Donald Trump’s budget would put care for millions of Native Americans at risk should the government shut down. The Indian Health Service, which...

TAHLEQUAH - Dr. John Cox, a long-time teacher and superintendent in Oklahoma is running for the office of State Superintendent. With multiple advanced degrees in education as well as decades of workin...