Sentenced to 11 years in prison On May 6, 2018, a nationwide manhunt for a Purcell woman who had been kidnapped ended when she was found at a residence in the Shadybrook area west of Checotah. Floyd J...

Money to be used for basketball tour of Spain This summer, from June 15 to 25, Jayla Mc-Intosh has been selected to participate in an international sports program from the Beyond Sports Incorporation....

McIntosh GOP members have been busy planning an amazing schedule for all our citizens and we welcome those who wish to get involved. Everyone is invited to our meetings -- that means Democrats and Rep...

Eufaula FFA member Miranda Hansen won a $2,000 scholarship for exhibiting her Breed Champion Polled Hereford Heifer at the Oklahoma Youth Expo ’24 in Oklahoma City. Miranda also had 3rd in Class 5 Pol...

Winners in the female category in Saturday’s 5K Green Run were twin sisters from Overland Park, Kansas. Evie Caldwell, 11, finished first and sister Charlie placed second. Third place went to Checotah...

Tuesday, April 2 is election day for school boards. Early voting will be available Thursday, March 28, and Friday, March 29, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the McIntosh County Courthouse, 110 North 1st Stre...

Lots of dogs in the run, but no Irish Setters The 3rd Annual 5K Green Run was the big winner in this year’s event. More than 176 runners, and an uncounted number of dogs, participated in the run that ...

News On 6 weatherman Travis Meyer reports that the first tornado of the year in Oklahoma struck the Tiger Mountain area on the western edge of McIntosh County during severe weather on Thursday, March ...

A new library assistant has been hired at Eufaula Memorial Library. Local resident, Danielle Burchfield, was promoted from library clerk to library assistant. Burchfield is originally from Krebs, but ...

Costumes encouraged; dogs welcome to join There will be a couple of changes in Eufaula’s third annual 5K Green Run, set to begin at 9 a.m. Saturday starting at the Xtreme Amphitheater. For one, this y...

Felony Cases Todd Randall Martin: falsely personate another to create liability; possession of CDS (marijuana); unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia; driving with license canceled/ suspended/revo...

Class A # 3 Quinton girls basketball went 1-1 at the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association Class A State Tournament. Quinton defeated #13 Empire 53-38 on Feb. 29 for their first win at sta...

Rank and organization: Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, Company L, 318th Infantry, 80th Infantry Division. Place and date: Near Neiderzerf, Germany, 14 March 1945. Entered service at: Milford, Ind. Birth...

The US issues the first War Bonds. By the end of 1811, the United States government had tired of seeing the nation’s merchant ships suffer at the hands of the British and French. 1923 – President Hard...

On Saturday, March 16, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Honey Springs Battlefield will host artillery demonstrations highlighting the use of Civil War-era firearms. This outdoor education station will inform visi...

Voters in McIntosh County who want absentee ballots mailed to them for the April 2 election should apply now, County Election Board Secretary Janelle McKnight said today. The following entities will h...

February was a month of much celebration. The January annual Founders Day recognition had to be postponed due to weather conditions on meeting day. The February meeting was held at the VFW Tuesday, Fe...

Texanna Lady Crafters The Texanna Lady Crafters shop is located right across from Dawn’s Café on Texanna Road. Open Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Look for the Family History Workshop A...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Roger Thompson, R-Okemah, on Thursday issued a statement to express support for Oklahoma’s two-year colleges as Gov. Kevin Stitt has urged the consolidation of some of the state’s...