A cancer diagnosis can be shocking. After receiving such news, many people are filled with questions such as, “How did I get this disease?” That question often has no definitive answer, though physici...

The Heartland Heritage Museum and Gallery hosted a well-attended reception on October 18 for Bill Duvall. Many family members and friends came to honor Duvall for his upcoming induction into the 2018 ...

WARNER – Connors State College will be hosting an informational meeting for those interested in learning more about the College’s pilot industrial hemp program on Nov. 1 at 6:30 p.m. The open forum wi...

FAPC Communications Graduate Assistant STILLWATER - Halloween celebrations can be a trick or a treat when it comes to food safety. While Halloween offers plenty of make-believe fun, it also brings rea...

OKLAHOMA CITY – State Rep. Avery Frix recently received a Friend of Retired Educators Award from the Oklahoma Retired Educators Association (OREA) at its annual convention Oct. 3 in Oklahoma City.   T...

The Oklahoma Public Employees Association (OPEA) has notified the Oklahoma State Department of Health that it intends to seek compensation through court action on behalf of 161 members who were wrongf...

PAWNEE — Join the Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum for a frightening time at Pawnee Bill Ghost Stories on October 27 beginning at 6:30 p.m. Guides will lead guests through the park telling spine-tingling,...

WILBURTON – Get your running shoes laced up and get ready for Eastern Oklahoma State College’s third annual Mountaineer 5K on Saturday, Nov. 10 at 8 a.m. in downtown Wilburton. This year’s event will ...

If you participate in a pension plan at work, you might be offered a buyout at some point. This could happen if your employer wants to shrink its future pension obligations or if your company has been...

WILBURTON – Eastern Oklahoma State College will host its annual Halloween Carnival Wednesday, Oct. 31. Adults and children of all ages are invited to come enjoy free game booths and trunk or treat pro...

A bean luncheon fundraiser to keep the Highway 9 Community Center in Longtown from closing will be held at the Center from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 3. The Center is five miles east of Eufau...

With a beautiful morning, President Marie Zeller opened our monthly meeting with the members saying the Pledge of Allegiance. Secretary Charyl Gebbie read the secretary report of last month’s meeting ...

GRANT – The cliché is that time flies. Cattlewoman Brenda Schulz, who ranches near Grant in southeastern Oklahoma’s Choctaw County, won’t argue that point. However, two 100-year floods in 25 years is ...

All about the people: OKMULGEE – Among the several departments and services Muscogee (Creek) Nation offers to citizens, and at times the public, the Mvskoke Language Program’s goal is to preserve, mai...

Time is running short for registered voters in McIntosh County to apply for absentee ballots to be mailed to them for the Nov. 6 General Election, County Election Board Secretary Carole Hayes says. Ap...

In November, sites in the Checotah area will be among 5,000 U.S. drop-off locations collecting shoebox gifts for children overseas during Operation Christmas Child’s National Collection Week, Nov. 12-...

Since it opened in 1983, VFW Post 8798 on SH 9 east of Eufaula has been not only a place for veterans to come for help, but also a place for socializing among veterans and non-veterans as well as a v...

OKLAHOMA CITY – State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister HAS announced that the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) has been awarded a nearly $4 million federal Native Youth...

People concerned about their cancer risk may find that switching their diets can do a world of good. Certain foods may reduce cancer risk, according to various cancer experts, including the MD Anderso...