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Honey Springs director leaving to take history teaching position in Eufaula
Honey Springs hosted their Annual Memorial Service on Saturday, July 13, commemorating the 161st anniversary of the Battle of Honey Springs. Following the meeting, a going-away party was given for Battlefield Site Director Adam Lynn, who is resigning to become history teacher at Eufaula High School, replacing Roger Thompson, who retired earlier this year.
Recent attack shows vulnerability of Oklahoma City homeless community
A man and a woman sleeping outside early Tuesday morning were set on fire in Northwest Oklahoma City. They are being cared for at the burn center inside the INTEGRIS Health Baptist Medical Center. OKCPD said the woman is in critical condition, but the man is expected to survive. A...
‘One Man, Two Worlds’ The life of Quanah Parker in photographs at Duncan’s Chisholm Trail Heritage Center
DUNCAN, Okla. (KFOR) – The Old West still exists in artifacts, art, and rare photographs. Museum visitors are left with those images and some writings from the people who lived it. But Educational Instructor, Edie Stewart, tells visitors to the Chisholm Trail Heritage Center there might be no other...
Five arrested in attempted robbery of marijuana farm
GARVIN COUNTY, Okla. (KXII) - Five people have been charged in Garvin County with trying to rob a marijuana farm. Court records show Willie Clark, Jeremihy Dews, Daekwon Jackson, and two others listed as “John Doe”, came from Dallas to Maysville to burglarize the farm on Saturday. After...
The massive car dealership cyberattack has sparked a negligence lawsuit from dealers
The June cyberattack of CDK, the company that provides financial services to car dealers, crippled both the company and thousands of dealers across the country. Now dealers and other businesses that relied on the company are suing claiming, CDK was negligent. Suggested Reading. Automotive News reports that Manderbach Ford in...
Popular historian will speak at Friend’s luncheon
Eufaula’s renowned historian and unstoppable traveler Roger Thompson will speak on one of his favorite topics at the 11:30 a.m. July 19 luncheon of Friends of the Eufaula Memorial Library. His subject will be Winston Churchill — a man he has honored throughout his lifetime by wearing what is now his signature bow tie.
Bronsert twins qualify for AAU Junior Olympics in track
MUSKOGEE – Eleven-year-old twins and Cherokee Nation citizens Blakely and Rylynn Bronsert started competitive track last year and have qualified for the second time to compete in the AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) Junior Olympics in Greensboro, North Carolina, at the end of July. The twins started doing 5K runs...
Motorcyclist rushed to hospital after crash with Bartlesville Police vehicle
Editor’s note: This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available. Bartlesville Police Department said an on-duty BPD officer in a patrol vehicle and a motorcycle, were involved in a wreck the afternoon of Tuesday, July 16. The crash occurred on Hensley and Quapaw on the west side of...
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