A man and wife have been arrested on animal cruelty charges. Warrants for the arrest of Morgan Alayne Bateman, 39, Checotah, and Cody Donald Smith, Piru, Calif. were issued on Aug. 8. The couple turne...

Hanna man arrested A 67-year-old Hanna man has been arrested on an animal cruelty charge for allegedly beating a dog with a baseball bat. Jesse Paul Burcham was arrested at his residence on Aug. 12 af...

The Fall session of the Mvskoke Language Class will begin Sept. 14 at the Eufaula Indian Community Center, 800 Birkes Rd. The class will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. A pot luck meal will be served. Every...

The 9th annual Mvskoke Spelling Bee competition, sponsored by the Eufaula-Canadian Tribal Town, is set for Sept. 28 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Eufaula Indian Community Center, 800 Birkes Rd. There ...

Ten years ago, Wayland Baptist Church decided it wanted to give back to the community to help families in need. Their humble little plan has succeeded beyond their wildest dreams. “It has grown ever s...

Classes for the 2024-25 school year were set to begin Thursday, Aug. 15, with a lot of new things enhancing the district. The Middle School gym has a new AC system and new fencing. The High School has...

Two people, one from California and one from Checotah, were charged with animal cruelty after numerous animals were found in various stages of starvation and thirst. One dog was found dead in a trash ...

A 49-year-old Checotah man was charged with violating the Oklahoma Antiterrorism Act and threatening to perform an act of violence. Guy Martin Adams was charged with the crimes on Aug. 5 after alleged...

Eufaula Area Arts Council held a Town Hall meeting on July 27 to help organize an important transition, following the pandemic and other events that have created a mandate for re-examination and how t...

The public had the opportunity on Tuesday, Aug. 6 to peek behind the curtains to get a glimpse of the workday life of first responders. From drug sniffing K-9s, to drones; from jaws of life to medical...

Isiah Woodall is the proud owner of a new tricycle thanks to the Eufaula Memorial Library’s reading program. The trike was donated by VFW Auxiliary Post 8798.

Cook-off judges Eddie Hartwick and Robert Campbell had high praise for the 40th Annual Whole Hawg Days, and they weren’t just talking about the chefs but the whole hawg, the fans, the car show, the ar...

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...

Candidates for offices in the Eufaula Indian Community may file on Aug. 5-9 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the EIC Center. For information call 918-617-7587.

Eufaula Masonic Lodge #1 will host a breakfast fundraiser for Girl Scout Troop 7097 on Saturday, Aug. 3 from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Masonic Lodge, 1104 Eunice Burns Rd. For a $10 donation you get sa...

MUSKOGEE — More than a year after he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for the motorcycle wreck that caused the death of his girlfriend, Sheryl Bichsel, a federal judge sentenced former Oklaho...

A Texas man who was arrested in Checotah on July 11 on suspicion of kidnapping a 14-year-old-girl has been charged in McIntosh County District Court with second degree rape and possession of a stolen ...

A gang of juveniles who broke into a Checotah gun store on July 12 and made off with 16 handguns are in the custody of their parents and awaiting criminal proceedings in juvenile court. The five, rang...

Honey Springs hosted their Annual Memorial Service on Saturday, July 13, commemorating the 161st anniversary of the Battle of Honey Springs. Following the meeting, a going-away party was given for Bat...

Family issues statement Oklahoma’s longestserving United States Senator James M. Inhofe passed away at 4:48 a.m. after a stroke on July 9. He passed peacefully, surrounded by his wife Kay, and his thr...