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A 52-year-old Lewisville, TX, man accused of stealing gas at a Kaiser-Francis Oil Co. compressor station in Coal County claimed he was a U.S. Secret Service Agent who was taking samples of the oil, not stealing it. The compressor station is located on SH 31 in the northern part of the county.
Read moreA 25-year-old Kansas woman was arrested September 9 on drug and alcohol charges following a traffic stop in Coalgate.
Read moreThe United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma has announced that 45-year-old Ronald Wayne Yarbrough, Jr. of Lehigh has entered a guilty plea to voluntary manslaughter in the stabbing death of his stepfather, 66-year-old Robert Earl “Bob” Stevens. A probable cause affidavit filed in November 2022 by Choctaw Tribal Police Investigator Matt Barreras states that Choctaw Tribal Police were dispatched to Coal County General Hospital on Thanksgiving Day regarding a stabbing victim. Upon arrival at the hospital, hospital staff advised officers that Stevens had died due to an apparent stab wound to the neck.
Read moreThe OSU Extension Service has released the following list of exhibitors who placed at the 2023 Coal County Fair. The fair was held August 22-26.
Read moreTwenty 4-H members from Coal County will be exhibiting at the Tulsa State fair, Sept 29 to Oct. 8.
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