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COALGATE — The Coalgate City Council approved a resolution ratifying the city’s 2026-27 budget and moved forward with a revised emergency medical services funding agreement during its June 26 regular meeting.Mayor Mike Elkins called the meeting to order.

In a 6-3 opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court held that states may prohibit males from participating in women’s athletic events, declaring the U.S. Constitution and federal law allow schools “to provide separate women’s and men’s sports teams defined by biological sex.”“Separate sports teams for...

CivilRonita Strickland, et al vs Sealy Culbertson, et al - Quiet title.Coal County District Attorney vs 213 individual baggies of marijuana with total weight of 245.5 pounds – Application to Destroy.Midland Credit Management vs Gayle L. Anderson – Indebtedness.Small ClaimsFreeman Property Group LLC...

OKLAHOMA CITY (July 6, 2026) – Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s office has awarded $18 million in grant funding to support every county sheriff’s office in Oklahoma.

In the turbulence of our modern world, many of us are often stressed beyond our limits. With the perils of daily life pounding our minds, we can be overstimulated and undone, like a horse that is ridden hard and put away wet. Is there any hope for peace and calm?

Registered voters who become physically incapacitated after 5:00 p.m. Monday, August 10th, and are unable to make it to the polls, still have an opportunity to cast their ballot.Coal County Election Board Secretary Amber Fanning said that state law permits voters who become emergency incapacitated...

On July 16, Assistant District Attorney Spencer Harvey filed an Application to destroy 213 baggies of marijuana weighing a total of 245.5 pounds that was seized in Coal County in 2025.The marijuana was confiscated from Lin Don Soh, a 32-year-old New York man who was driving with a suspended license.

The Kiamichi Tech Board of Education has appointed Kerwin Manion as the new Campus Director for the Atoka campus.

July 13 thru July 19, 2026Kevin Wayne Newberry, Wardville, OK – Expired driver’s license; failure to pay taxes due state.Sarah Nicole Waldroup, Coalgate, OK – No insurance.Penny Yeater Canada, Houndsville, WV – Petty larceny.Amri Chanelle Crosby, Ft. Worth, TX – No insurance; expired tag.Timothy...