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WINNERS! The winners from this year’s turltes race are pictured above. They are: 1st Place - Stryker Hensley, 2nd Place - Gabby Luellen, 3rd Place - Timber Campbell.

Tupelo Senior, Marley Crites was invited to play in the All State Slow Pitch Softball Game at Oklahoma Christian University. Marley pitched for the East Region who won the game. Pictured is Marley along with Head Coach Dustin Romines.

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Victoriano Ponce-Garcia, age 53, a Mexican national unlawfully present in Coal County, Oklahoma, pleaded guilty to one count of Unlawful Reentry of Removed Alien, punishable by a term of...

CivilCapital One vs Timothy J. Howell – Indebtedness.Small ClaimsClaudia Cottrell vs Erick Haney, Tiffany Gayle McKinney, Sandy Valvo – Eviction.Brenda Wood vs Dario Bellettini - Small claims.DivorcesThomas Wayne Fritz vs Hollie E. Fritz.

Each year on July 4, Americans celebrate the birth of a nation. Fireworks blaze across the sky, flags ripple in the breeze, and stirring speeches proclaim that we are a free people. The wordrings out from every parade and pulpit. But have we paused to consider what we mean when we use that word?

Traffic Citations May 19, 2025 thru June 30, 2025SheriffBrandon James Boyd, Durant, OK - Public drunk or intoxication.Cody Craig, Augusta, KS – Driving under suspension.Henry Lewis, Wells, TX - No valid insurance (dismissed).

Happy Birthday 30th Katie Perschbacher! From bucking bulls to keeping the Kountry store breakfast group entertained! We hope you have fantastic day!Jim Carter turned 80 with a celebration at the Kountry Store on Friday. There’s not a day go by you won’t see Jim in the store at some point in the day.

Jerrod and Rachel Hall are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Hannah, to Jacob Daniel, son of Justin and Kristie Daniel, on July 31st at the grounds of the beautiful Cole’s Garden in Oklahoma City. A reception will be held immediately following the ceremony.

Three suspects – two from Lawton, OK and one from Altus, OK - were arrested in Coalgate during the early morning hours of June 16 for drug trafficking.

5-19-25 through 6-25-25 FeloniesJoe David Muniz, Coalgate, OK – Distribution of controlled dangerous substance, including possession with intent to distribute. (Coal County Sheriff) Logan Earl Woods, Checotah, OK – Possession of stolen implement of husbandry.