Sharon Spencer, 67, of Eufaula died at the scene of a single-vehicle accident in Pittsburg County on Sept. 14, possibly from a medical condition. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, at about 3:3...

The McIntosh County Oklahoma Retired Educators Association, OREA, met Friday, Sept. 14, at the Jim Lucas Library. The association meets on the second Friday of every month during the school term excep...

Retired Checotah educator Dr. DeLois Ann McGee will be one of ten inductees to the Oklahoma African American Educators Hall of Fame on Friday, Sept. 28. The ceremony will start at 7 p.m. at the Oklaho...

OKLAHOMA CITY - Freedom of Information Oklahoma is offering cash prizes to high school students who enter and win the annual Zach Taylor First Amendment Essay Contest. Students in grades 9 to 12 must ...

ENID — On Friday, Sept. 28, the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center will host its annual Lantern Tours. Costumed interpreters will host entertaining and educational vignettes in each of the four b...

STILLWATER – It is a sure bet that a quick look through just about any barn, storage building or garage in Oklahoma will turn up some old, unused pesticides. Instead of letting these chemicals take up...

Gold Star Luminary Initiative Ceremony Join us on Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. at Veterans Park for Gold Star Family Day to light luminaries at dusk to honor our fallen heroes. Hosted by Jean Gawf. School Walka...

On Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018, Pafford EMS Special Response Teams went to Spartanburg, North Carolina, to assist hurricane victims. They are currently staging in Spartan-burg for assignments related to H...

As a Judicial Candidate for Associate District Judge for McIntosh County, I am asking for your vote on November 6, 2018. I have the experience as a trial lawyer. I am dedicated to applying the law to ...

The 5 th Annual Mega Gospel Festival will be held at the Plumb Theatre on State Highway 9 east of Eufaula in Longtown on Sept. 28, 29. Armbands for the festival are $10 for one day, and $15 for two da...

WOW! What a week for the Acoustical Travlin’ Uprights. We left Eufaula Wednesday morning and arrived in LeMars, Iowa, Thursday morning, where we were met by the Bob Everhard, president of the National...

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) is holding an art contest for young Oklahomans. Artists who are under the age of 18 are encouraged to submit visual art inspired by iss...

A motorcyclist who was stopped going 100 MPH on the interstate was bound over for trial following a preliminary hearing Sept. 6. Zachary Dean Cordray Cochran, 20, of Checotah was order to appear in co...

In a weird sort of historically nerdy way, it has been fascinating watching how tariffs are becoming politically relevant. I have no comment on Trump’s tariff policies, not for the usual reason of let...

The McIntosh County Coalition for a Healthy Community is working with local community partners to host a free community baby shower for women of childbearing age, pregnant women, and those with childr...

ALVA - Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s Study Abroad Committee has its sights set on taking a tour group to Italy in May 2019. Study abroad trips are not only for Northwestern students and emp...

OKLAHOMA CITY – A new service launched this week will allow voters to update their address or party affiliation online, Oklahoma State Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax said Monday. The system went...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Join the Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS) for its second annual gala “A Night in the Life: 1940s Flyboys and Riveting Gals,” an immersive evening in the 1940s on Friday, October 19, 2...

The family of Paul Carr met at the Katy Depot from 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 1, to honor his memory and the sacrifice he made almost 74 years ago during WWII. Here is his story once again, ...

WILBURTON – Eastern Oklahoma State College will host a screening of “The S Word” at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 18 in the Tourtellotte Student Center Ballroom in Wilburton. September is National Suicide ...