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26-Year-Old Man Killed In Pittsburg County Crash
A man is dead after being hit by a car while he was riding a bicycle near McAlester on Tuesday morning. According to a report from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Gage Ogiela, 26, was parked on this bike in the middle of the road on US-69 just north of Chambers Road. Around 1:05 a.m. the driver of a Silverado truck hit Ogiela while driving north on US-69.
Three tornadoes spotted in McIntosh County, none touched down
What seemed like an army of tornadoes laid siege to Oklahoma over the weekend, leaving in their paths death and destruction. Deaths included: A four-month-old child and an adult in Holdenville, 58 miles southeast of Eufaula. An adult in Marietta, 147 miles southeast of Eufaula. And another adult in Sulphur,...
Bicyclist dies in McAlester area crash
MCALESTER, Okla. (KXII) - Oklahoma State Troopers are trying to figure out what led to deadly a crash involving a car and a bicycle early Tuesday morning. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, a man was driving north in his SUV on US Highway 69, two miles south of McAlester, when the crash happened.
State of emergency: Oklahoma begins to repair damage from weekend tornadoes
(The Center Square) – At least three people have died as a result of storms that blew through Oklahoma over the weekend, according to the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (OEM). Two of the deaths occurred in Holdenville and another one on Interstate 35 near Marietta, the Oklahoma Office of the Chief Medical Examiner confirmed. Gov. Kevin Stitt issued a State of Emergency for twelve counties that were hit with...
Area students participate in state spelling bee
Stigler, Keota, McCurtain, Quinton and Porum had a combined 12 students compete in the Eastern Oklahoma State Spelling Bee on April 26. The event was conducted at the Boulevard Christian Church in Muskogee. The spelling bee had 190 students participate. Area participants included:. Stigler - Carter Parsons and Thiago Mendez.
Red Oak's Cline named a Top 20 Teacher
Red Oak sixth grade teacher Stephanie Cline was named a Top 20 Teacher for 2023-24 by Oklahoma Oil and Natural Gas this week and was surprised during class to the delight of her students and colleagues. She was one of more than 1,000 teachers nominated for the award. She received...
Portion Of Highway 75 To Be Dedicated To McAlester Police Officer Killed By Drunk Driver
A part of Highway 75 near Glenpool will be dedicated to fallen a McAlester police officer killed during a funeral procession. Governor Stitt signed SB 1803 into law this week, dedicating Highway 75 over Highway 67 in Glenpool to Patrolman Barlow. McAlester officer Joseph Barlow, 25, was hit head-on by...
Homes, Buildings Damaged In McAlester During Friday Storms
Strong winds in Pittsburg County damaged several buildings, uprooted trees, and left some people with big holes in their roofs. Folks dealing with damage said it happened so fast they couldn’t even react until it was all over. “I saw a cloud, I'm thinking, I can see the wind,...
Severe Weather Impacts Eufaula, Crowder With Possible Tornadoes On Sunday
It was another busy day of severe weather in Green Country and eastern Oklahoma. Severe storms redeveloped in the evening hours which became tornadic. Tristian McMath shared video of an impressive tornado/water spout moving across the lake near Eufaula. Storm trackers were out in Eufaula as well, with Von Castor...
Crowder Softball Sweeps St. Charles to Advance to the Region 16 Regionals
NEOSHO, MO — Crowder & St. Charles CC squared off earlier today in a best-of-3 series in the Region 16 Sub-Regionals to decide who would advance to Regionals. Crowder is advancing and moving on after sweeping St. Charles (8-0, 6-3). They advance to the Regionals round which will be later this week. Crowder improves to […]
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