Coming soon, August 2-4, Oklahoma will celebrate its sales tax holiday. Intended to coincide with back-to-school shopping, Oklahoma’s tax-free weekend benefits both consumers and retailers in the stat...

The July meeting of the Texanna Fire Department Auxiliary opened with a prayer offered by President Marilyn Griffin. Our Pledge of Allegiance followed. The secretary and treasurer reports then were re...

Eastern Oklahoma State College’s McAlester Campus will host a special Saturday enrollment event on July 27 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. as part of a statewide initiative. Oklahomans who have successfully com...

The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry confirmed the presence of Sudden Oak Death, also referred to as SOD, in plants that passed through an Oklahoma nursery earlier this year. The ...

A 25-year-old suspect is in custody after authorities uncovered a murder for hire plot. On July 10, the Major County Sheriff’s Office requested the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) assist...

In his request for a search warrant, a law enforcement agent described Epic Charter Schools as being set up a decade ago as a profit-generating “scheme.” And he described the school’s co-founders as ...

David Hill, of Bristow, citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation belonging to the Beaver Clan and New Tulsa Tribal Town, and current National Council representative for the Creek District, has announced...

Oklahomans in the U.S. House split along party lines when voting to condemn President Trump’s racist remarks targeting four minority Democratic congresswomen and to hold two Cabinet members in contemp...

Once again the skies over Muskogee will be glowing with an array of vibrant colors as the Oklahoma Festival of Ballooning returns to historic Hatbox Field August 16 and 17. The festival, now in its se...

Earlier this spring, devastating floods occurred, resulting in loss and damage to cattle operations. In the wake of the flooding, the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Foundation’s (OCF) ‘Permanent Natural Disaste...

Raccoons The raccoon, also known as the common raccoon, North American raccoon, Northern raccoon or simply “coon,” is a medium-sized mammal in North America. They grow to about 23 to 37 inches long an...

Dr. E. Ann Nalley, Professor of Chemistry and Clarence E. Page Endowed Chair in Math and Science Education at Cameron University in Lawton, was one of 12 honorees from around the world named as 2019 D...

The gates are open and the lake level is receding! That means it’s time “To Get Your Poker On” for the first poker run of the season on Lake Eufaula. Lake Eufaula Association will host the Golden Eagl...

Freedom Celebration: The temperature outside was sizzling but that didn’t stop the fun and excitement of Freedom Celebration. The City of Checotah and the Chamber of Commerce worked hard on the city’s...

Two people died on Lake Eufaula during the long July 4 holiday weekend, including a four-year-old girl from Edmond who drowned Sunday morning at Sandy Bass Bay and a 64-year-old Poteau man who died in...

A report of a stolen vehicle led to a high speed chase and a dramatic confrontation between law enforcement and a suspect in the case. Following the chase and altercation, Allen William Terry, 32, of ...

A single vehicle accident caused damage to the front building of the Boom-a-rang Diner in Checotah on Wednesday, July 3. Police reported that an elderly couple, regulars at the diner, were coming in t...

The Eufaula Round-Up Club Rodeo will be July 25, 26, and 27 at 8 p.m. at the McIntosh County Fairgrounds and one lucky contestant will walk away with the title of Rodeo Queen on Saturday. Queen conte...

Christmas in July postponed Christmas in July with the Chamber of Commerce was postponed last week but will be going on July 13-20. Participants will have one week to collect elf parts. Then find Dela...