As federal spending on immigrant enforcement and detention soars, a private prison company is advertising detention officer positions at vacant prisons in Watonga and Sayre. Tennessee-based CoreCivic,...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Gentner Drummond on Monday answered a request for assistance from the City of Okemah. In an unprecedented move, agents from his office are now standing in for Okemah’s...

If today’s paper looks a little backward, that’s the point. We’re flipping things around in honor of International Left-Handers Day, a moment for all the lefties out there to enjoy the upper hand. Eve...

If this week’s backward paper seems to be coming out of left field, you’re probably right. In honor of International Left-Handers Day being celebrated worldwide, this week, this edition of The McIntos...

The public met first responders at the annual National Night Out event, held Tuesday, Aug. 5 in downtown Eufaula. There were police, firefighters, sheriff ’s deputies, department of wildlife officers;...

FAIC was recently awarded a grant for 15 sets of structure gear, 15 sets of dual certi wildland/extrication gear, helmets, nomex hoods, boots (structure and wildland) and gloves for a total of $82,485...

Wildcat Welcome kicked off Checotah Schools new school year on Tuesday, Aug. 5 at Ogle Field. It is completely planned and organized by Checotah’s 21st CCLC After School programs. The entire track and...

We all, of course, know in which hand we hold a pen, but how far does this bias extend throughout your body? Are you left-eared? Lefteyed? Here is a simple test you can apply to yourself. 1. Imagine t...

Jason Alexander, actor Tim Allen, actor Duane Allman, guitarist Earl Anthony, bowler Nate Archibald, NBA player Aristotle, Greek philosopher Neil Armstrong, astronaut Dan Aykroyd, actor Cardi B, singe...

As you’ve already noticed, after thinking that there must have been some printing error with this edition of the Eufaula Indian Journal, this is a left-handed paper and was printed opposite of what yo...

The annual McIntosh County Free Fair, hosted by the OSU Extension Center, will be held Friday, Aug. 15 and Saturday, Aug. 16 at the county fairgrounds in Eufaula. Exhibits will be on display Friday fr...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Gentner Drummond is fighting to protect Oklahoma’s right to secure its communities through immigration law enforcement. He and a coalition of 22 attorneys general are ...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Gentner Drummond today launched Operation Robocall Roundup, an effort to crack down on the robocalls that disrupt Oklahoma families every day. Drummond and a coalition...

Darrell Ray Proctor, 59, was leaning against a car corral in the Walmart automotive area on Aug. 2 in when he was struck by a vehicle driven by a store employee, according to a Checotah police report....

Since taking on the task of helping to rehome pups at the Eufaula pound over a year ago, Paws N Claws founders, LaDonna Rhodes and Lori Powell-Fells have seen three times as many county pups tossed ou...

The annual McIntosh County Exhibition and Livestock Show will be held Aug.14-16 at the fairgrounds in Eufaula, sponsored by the OSU Extension. The days and times to mark on your calendar are as follow...

In July 2024 the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics focused its attention on busy 1-40 in and around Tiger Mountain in northwest McIntosh County. About a dozen suspects were arrested, several hundred pounds...

A 64-year-old Checotah man has been arrested after allegedly performing a lewd act in front of a woman and her two children. Randy Dwayne Stegall is charged with indecent exposure and performing a lew...

A 21-year-old McAlester man was one of four passengers on a large tube being towed by a 2014 Master Craft on Lake Eufaula when the tube hit a wave and threw the victims off, according to the Oklahoma ...

Early in the morning on August 4,1985, Checotah residents were shaken from their beds when bombs exploded and shattered windows, damaged property and rocked foundations. An accidental collision betwee...