LOCAL NEWS

April 1 unofficial election results
Two Pittsburg County School Districts had their propositions approved by voters Tuesday while two other districts did not reach the required 60% threshold for approval. Full unofficial results: City of Haileyville Ward 1A Councilmember: Malisia Kay Doyle 27 58.70% Danny Karr 19 41.30% City of Haileyville Ward 4A ...
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McAlester woman sentenced to federal prison
A McAlester woman found guilty of abusing and neglecting a child for more than a year was sentenced Tuesday to serve 20 years in a federal prison. Ashley Schardein, 29, and her husband, Billy Menees, 31, were each found guilty by a federal jury in February 2023 on counts of child abuse in Indian country and child negle...
5h ago

McAlester Man Arrested for Assaulting Pregnant Woman
A McAlester man was arrested recently on the charges of domestic assault and battery against a pregnant woman, domestic assault and battery by strangulation, violating a protective order and disrupt or preventing an emergency phone call. According to an affidavit, a woman was found outside a home on West Delaware Stree...
5h ago

Polls open until 7 p.m. for local elections
Polls are open until 7 p.m. for several local elections across the state and in Pittsburg County. Municipal elections are being held in the following Pittsburg County towns and cities: Krebs, Hartshorne, Haileyville, Kiowa, and Quinton. Pittsburg County school boards with elections on the ballot are Savanna and Indiano...
10h ago

Major Detours Coming to North West Avenue Expected to Last Multiple Weeks
Motorists traveling on North West Avenue between West Electric Avenue and West Carl Albert Parkway can expect detours beginning today, March 31, through Friday, April 4, 2025, due to ongoing work on the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Project 14. Truck traffic will be redirected east to North A Street, then...
Mar 31, 2025