The annual National Night Out event will take place on Main Street from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 6, a nationwide event created to reduce crime and unite communities. This will be an evening f...

Oklahoma City – The Oklahoma District Attorneys Association last week applauded legislators involved in amending Senate Bill 1835, the Oklahoma Survivors’ Act. SB 1835 passed the House floor May 20 an...

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A three-inch rainfall late Sunday and early Monday caused extensive damage inside the McIntosh County Courthouse, forcing the facility to close Monday Servpro of McAlester began cleaning the courthous...

Boomarang Diner is excited to partner with Folds of Honor this July to provide educational scholarships to the dependents of our military and first responders who have fallen or been disabled while On...

Sign up at City Hall. Signups end July 26. Cost is $100. Bring Birth Certificate. Current physical required. 1st thru 6th grade

The Checotah community is coming together to support one of its own, Tony McIntosh, who was diagnosed with Classic Hodgkin Lymphoma in May 2024. Tony, a dedicated father, loving husband, and active co...

A Eufaula man charged with beating his brother and girlfriend was bound over for trial following a preliminary hearing on July 16. Lemuel Ray Ballard, 39, is charged with assault and battery with a da...

Friday, Sept. 13 at 8:30 a.m. Arrowhead State Golf Course Contact Darren Armstrong at 918-577-1510.

July 16 was a day of mixed emotions at VFW Post 8798 - joy and sorrow as family, friends and comrades in arms gathered together at a ceremony dedicating the Posts ballroom to the late Harold Halcom, w...

As summer festivities heat up, Scott Welch with the McIntosh County Coalition for a Healthy Community is issuing a critical reminder about the dangers of binge drinking. While the season is perfect fo...

We are excited to announce that the Mc-Intosh GOP County Committee recently met and voted by unanimous acclamation to endorse Monty Grider for re-election of McIntosh County Commissioner, District #2!...

The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from May business. The monies they reported this period represent sales fro...

Paws N Claws is excited to announce the Pet Food Pantry has been purchased and is coming soon to the community. Even more great news, the Rubbermaid cabinet has been 100 percent sponsored by some outs...

Since alleged child pornographer Jackson Whitt, 27, of Russellville, Ark., was arrested on Jan. 24, he has been doing a lot of traveling. First stop was the McIntosh County jail, where he was arrested...

FORT GIBSON — On Saturday, July 27, at 10:30 a.m., Dr. Michelle Martin will present “All the World’s Sorrows: Hannah Worcester Hicks and the Civil War in Indian Territory” at Fort Gibson Historic Site...

PreK/New Student Enrollment (In person only) July 29 from 12 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. July 30 from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Aug. 2 from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Please bring: Birth certificate, shot records, proof of residency...

EHS Class of 1964 will hold its 60th Reunion on Sept. 20 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Legacy on Main Street. An open invitation to 1963 and 1965 classes. Please contact all your old classmates and get the...

OKLAHOMA CITY Oklahoma sheriffs can now pursue grant funding to bolster the services they provide to their counties, thanks to a new grant program administered by the Office of Attorney General Gentne...

The upcoming Veteran Employment & Resource Fair, co-hosted by the Muskogee VA Regional Office and the Eastern Oklahoma VA Health Care System, offers employment readiness resources to Veterans, includi...