Oklahoma kids, turn your creativity into a festive masterpiece! Create anti-litter art highlighting the importance of being litter-free for a chance to shine in the 2025 Oklahoma Trash Poster Calendar...

What are the private school tax credits? The Parental Choice Tax Credit offers Oklahoma families a refundable tax credit of $5,000 to $7,500 for private school tuition and fees. If you will pay, or ex...

Lake Eufaula Christian Church A reminder comes from the Bible as you jump into the hustle and bustle of the new year. The birth of Jesus story features many disrupted patterns, all which show God at w...

We had so much fun this past weekend. We had to live it before we could tell it. What a way to say goodbye to 2023. Friday night we had a great crowd, Saturday night was even better and by Sunday nigh...

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry is entering into a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service under...

147 YEARS AGO Indians work in British Columbia. It may be mentioned, however, that our Lumber Mills alone pay about 130 Indian employees over $40,000 annually, each individual receiving from 20 to 30 ...

Under current law, if a person owes toll money, they are prohibited from renewing their vehicle registration until they pay their toll OKLAHOMA CITY – Under current law, if a person owes toll money, t...

The Eufaula Area Arts Council, dedicated to fostering a vibrant cultural community, recently sponsored an enriching field trip for the youth of Eufaula. On January 2, during the Christmas break, a gro...

The Weleetka School District will hold a Special Election on Feb. 13. If you are a resident of McIntosh County and live in the Weleetka School District, Jan. 19 is the last day to apply for voter regi...

The VFW Auxiliary Bingo games start on Jan. 8. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., games start at 6:15 p.m. The kitchen will be open during the event. Troop Deployment boxes, Jan. 10 at 3 p.m. We will fill 50 bo...

STILLWATER – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Oklahoma State Director, Kenneth Corn today announced that the Oklahoma State Office is now accepting Rural Energy for America Prog...

Early this month Game Warden Shane Fields and Game Warden Matt Penwright from Pittsburg County received information that someone had shot two “Tom” turkeys on a job site located in the vicinity of Car...

Lemuel Ray Ballard, 38, Eufaula, has been charged with multiple crimes, including domestic assault and battery with a dangerous weapon; kidnapping; assault and battery by strangulation; unlawful posse...

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is spreading across Oklahoma and coming to our community! Save the Date for our launch event at 10 a.m., Wednesday, January 16 at the library. During the launch part...

In the past 10 years the valuation of McIntosh County, as whole, has increased $511,000,000, according to County Assessor Trina Williams. Most of this increase has happened within the last 3 years and...

The Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 14, at the Mt. Olive Star Baptist Church 10 miles west of Checotah. Rev. Samuel Cunningham is the pastor. The service wil...

Ward 1 City Councilman and Vice Mayor Josh Cummings has resigned. At Monday’s council meeting City Manager Jeb Jones said Cummings was offered a patrol officer’s position with the Eufaula Police Depar...

The sixth annual Dr. Martin L. King Jr. Community Prayer Breakfast will be held Monday, Jan. 15, at 9 a.m. at Mt. Olive Star Baptist Church, 420198 E. 1150 Rd., Checotah. Rev. Samuel Cunningham will b...

Jimmy Lee Burnett, 73, and Pamela Jane Burnett, 65, have been charged with harboring a fugitive at their Checotah residence. A fugitive warrant had been issued for their son, Kevin Burnett, who was wa...

Joey Archer, 58, Checotah, has been charged with domestic abuse – assault and battery; disrupting/preventing/ interrupting emergency telephone call; and obstructing an officer. On Jan. 1 Deputy Chad B...