The 16th annual AARP Oklahoma Native American Elder Honors celebrated 48 Native American elders from 17 Oklahoma tribal nations for their achievements, community service and impact. Since 2009, AARP O...

In McIntosh County on Oct. 30, the first day of early voting, 486 lined up at the county courthouse to cast their ballots. During the four days of early voting, over 1,300 voted. There were similar tu...

WASHINGTON – Republicans won big in Oklahoma’s Congressional races and dominated the Presidential results as turnout dropped by almost 5% compared to the 2020 general election. Presidential race: Dona...

On November 14, 1881 – Charles J. Guiteau went on trial for assassinating President Garfield. Guiteau was convicted and hanged the following year. 1908 – Joseph McCarthy was born. He became an anti-Co...

As October drew to a close, much of Oklahoma had gone over a month without significant moisture—and for some areas, over two months. A new record for the all-time driest October seemed inevitable. How...

The month of November is recognized as Native American Month. Many events will be taking place throughout various communities. On November 16, a Native American celebration will be held at the Eufaula...

Mohammed Mufti, 23, of Norman, was arrested on Tuesday, Oct. 29, on charges of possession of a controlled dangerous substance (meth) and unauthorized driving left of center. Mufti pled guilty to the c...

Join AARP Oklahoma for a live and interactive Social Security telephone town hall on Nov. 12 at 10 a.m. Learn about the latest Social Security benefits, what the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) means...

Personally I have never been a big fan of politics on any platform – whether in government or on a personal level. I don’t play well with workplace politics, church politics and even the politics of e...

OKLAHOMA CITY – On Saturday, October 26, the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA) partnered with Oklahoma 4-H to present our OK Kid Governor program to 59 students in 4th-6th grade from across...

We finally received some rain last week so we can get the graders out and smooth our gravel roads. We have not graded for a couple of weeks due to how dry it has been - if we had bladed our gravel roa...

- The Indian Journal will soon be in its new building. - Gen. Ben Grierson, 10th cavalry, passed through Eufaula Wednesday. - Bring in your fat steers and haul a load of groceries from W.B. Crabtree. ...

----------------- current events through a historical lens------------------------------- At the time of writing this column, Democratic candidate Kamala Harris is currently leading in most polls to w...

In his message to the church in Colossae, the Apostle Paul makes it very clear that we need to stay rooted in the saving gospel of Jesus. Only by being rooted and connected with Christ can we find sal...

I wish that I would have known about this secret. We love secrets. We tell them in whispers to our friends. We all have them. However, there is one secret that should be shouted from the rooftops. Tha...

For a delightful change, the meeting in October took place under the pavilion at Nichol’s Point. Our hostesses, Brenda Bahr, Dorothy Kasiner and Becky Harris, with much help from other members, braved...

The Eufaula Masonic Lodge #1 held a fundraiser fish fry benefitting the Under One Roof Resource Center on Saturday October 5th. What a tremendous turnout! Over 160 meals were sold and several supporte...

McIntosh County GOP is gearing up for our next meeting where we will be partnering with The Freedom Brigades to address and attack the hottest topic in the county these days wind turbines. Many, if no...

Haltom’s Huddle is hosting a canned food drive and will be collecting canned goods until Dec. 15. Haltom is asking for the support of both communities to help with local charities to get food to those...

What we have here is a failure to communicate. –Quote from movie “Cool Hand Luke” Both the Oklahoma State Department of Education and the Oklahoma Legislature could do a better job of communicating to...