The Kiamichi Economic Development District of Oklahoma (KEDDO) has launched a regional community survey as part of its Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) 2025-2030. The survey invites residents, business owners, Tribal Nations, educators, healthcare providers, students, and community leaders across Choc...

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Tuesday to celebrate the opening of an 8,100-square-foot addition to the existing Choctaw Nation Head Start facility. The expansion transforms the site into a complete Child Development Center. The new facility includes four classrooms designed for infants, 1-year-olds, 2-year-olds...

An Arkansas man was arrested this week after police said he held a woman by gunpoint in a vehicle for several hours before she was released following a traffic stop Tuesday in Savanna. Leon Charles Hendry, 56, of Shirley, Arkansas, was charged Wednesday with felony counts of kidnapping, trafficking in illegal drugs, po...

A McAlester man was charged in Choctaw Nation District Court with several counts after police said he found nude images of a woman and attempted to extort her. Records show Charley Lee Gauthier, 26, was charged with felony counts of extortion and communicate/store/retrieve data from a computer with unlawful intent, alo...

The Pittsburg County Free Fair will bring several family-friendly events to the Southeast Expo Center next week. Events range from the Aggie Olympics on Thursday, Sept. 4, to the livestock shows on Sept. 6. A list of free events is as follows: Thursday, Sept. 4: A talent show will be held on Thursday, with check in hel...

A Sunday shooting of a man by the McIntosh County Sheriff's Department is under investigation by a state agency. In a Monday press release, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said the agency was requested by the McIntosh County Sheriff's Office to investigate the shooting by one of their deputies. According to ...

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said a Mississippi man is dead after a Thursday crash in Haskell County. OHP reports 47-year-old Elvin Brown, from Meridian, Mississippi, died after a single vehicle collision near the intersection of State Highway 31 and N. County Road 4390 in Haskell County Troopers said the crash happened...

Registration for the fall edition of the city-wide garage sale in McAlester and Krebs is underway The two-day event will span neighborhoods across both communities, offering participants the opportunity to sell unwanted items or hunt for bargains at homes throughout the area. Organizers said full maps and address listi...

A Hartshorne man who operated "a very large homemade explosive laboratory operation" admitted to having a drug problem and obtaining and using "explosives that were illegal" during a guilty plea made Tuesday in federal court. Court records show Kelly Von Morck pleaded guilty Tuesday to two counts of...

The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma produced a record-setting performance in the 2024 Tribal Blood Drive Challenge, bringing home multiple honors from the Our Blood Institute, including first place in both most blood collected by a large tribe and projection accuracy. The Choctaw Nation surpassed its projection goal by coll...