Clarita, OK

ADA, Okla. (KXII) - On Thursday Pontotoc County sheriff deputies recovered over 80 dogs from an Ada home. According to Pontotoc county sheriff John Christian multiple dead dogs had been found on the street outside of a home in Ada in recent days. That led to a search warrant which...

TISHOMINGO, Okla. (KXII) - After a year of being in business, a Tishomingo bar is adding on with a restaurant. Friday evening they cut the ribbon on the expansion, alongside the kickoff for Johnston County’s Red White and Boom celebration. Owner Clint Capper said over the past year they’ve...

Caddo Community Association sponsored a banquet for senior citizens on Saturday, June 4, at the Caddo Church of the Nazarene. The annual event, called the 80s and 90s Banquet has been a part of the CCA calendar for two decades. It is set for the first Saturday of June, open to any person 80 years old or older, with ties to Caddo.

An Atoka, Okla., man is behind bars, accused of child sexual abuse and child pornography.

TISHOMINGO, Okla. (KTEN) — The Johnston County Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for the annual Red, White & Boom event. "It's starting Friday at 4:30 at the Tishomingo Ice House. It's their one-year anniversary, and they are going to have an ax-throwing truck come and have a big party,” said Chamber spokesperson Jesi Jackson. “Then the fireworks at the football field are at nine. It's the Vulcan fireworks show. They sponsored it and are wonderful, and then a street dance on Main Street."

TISHOMINGO, Okla. (KTEN) — The historic Chickasaw Hall on the campus of Murray State College will soon have a new purpose. The federal Economic Development Administration awarded a $2.7 million American Rescue Plan grant to the school to renovate the three-story building into an 11-room hotel. "Thanks to the...

The Chickasaw Nation Family Medicine Residency Program and Oklahoma State University Osteopathic Medical Education Consortium of Oklahoma honored a graduate of the program during a ceremony June 23 at East Central University, Ada, Oklahoma. Chief Resident Dr. Ying Tang, D.O., completed his three-year residency program at the Chickasaw Nation Medical Center (CNMC).

SULPHUR, Okla. -- Thousands of art lovers descended upon downtown June 25 to experience the colorful art, scrumptious food and intriguing entertainment of the ninth annual Artesian Arts Festival. More than 50 Chickasaw artists participated in the festival, offering a colorful array of paintings, jewelry, stained glass, textiles, photography, beadwork...

The 4th of July is just around the corner and many people are looking forward to seeing the fireworks fly up and explode in the air. Marshall County and the surrounding area has plenty of fireworks displays for everyone to enjoy. There are many different shows to watch and most of them will be from July 1 to July 4.

Caney Valley High football players are muscling up for a season rife with anticipation, but also partly an unknown due to graduation losses. One thing’s for certain — several Trojan athletes are sowing sweat they hope will result in a harvest of success this fall. “We’re averaging about...

(KTEN) — Campgrounds across Texoma are seeing an influx of summer visitors who are leaving behind mounds of trash after their stays. Blue River Public Fishing and Hunting Area in Tishomingo posted pictures on Facebook after employees spent 12 hours picking up three dumpsters' worth of garbage on Monday.

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ATOKA, Okla. (KTEN) -- Reba's Place in Atoka is getting ready for opening day. The new restaurant, established by namesake country music star Reba McEntire, hosted its first job fair on Tuesday at the Atoka First Baptist Family Life Center. Interviews are also scheduled for Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The City of Caney posted a reminder about its fireworks ordinance to the Caney Police Department Facebook page. While normally not allowed, it is permitted to discharge fireworks within city limits between the dates of June 27 and July 4. It is not permitted within city limits at any other time of the year.

Chickasaw student applies what she learned from high school STEM. Sara Ellis is one of the few girls enrolled in Ada High School’s aviation program. “I never thought I would want to be in the aviation field,” Ellis said. “I was not good at math or science. The aviation program has taught me that if you have something that you really want to do, like flying, it makes things like calculus easier when you see how they are applied.”

Growing up in small town America is never easy. Rural Oklahoma life in the 20th century usually consisted of driving tractors, milking cows, baling and hauling hay, farming and scraping to get by most of the time. Theron and Jan Godwin, as most parents, wanted a better life for their children. To them, education was the solution.

Graveside services for Patricia Faye Callicoat, a lifleong Atoka resident, were held Saturday, June 18, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at Callicoat Family Cemetery in Blackjack, OK with Rev. Bill Roberson officiating. Brown’s Funeral Service of Atoka was in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Callicoat was born February 8, 1924, to...