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Fans wish retiring history teacher a bon voyage
Dozens of former students, friends and associates attended a surprise retirement party Saturday for beloved history teacher Roger Thompson, 71, who has decided to end a 44year career that is one for the history books. He taught for 33 years in Eufaula, where he gained a reputation for his ability...
McAlester man dies after tractor crash
PITTSBURG COUNTY, Okla. (KXII) - A McAlester man died after his tractor was hit by another vehicle Wednesday. According to troopers with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, the 65-year-old man was driving his tractor eastbound on the shoulder of State Highway 31, just outside of McAlester, when a vehicle heading in the same direction hit his tractor from behind.
PACT Act claims event June 7
On June 7, 2024, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the Eufaula-Canadian Tribal Town will host a PACT Act Presumptive Conditions Campaign Event focused on identifying and assisting Veterans across Southern-Eastern Oklahoma who may have presumptive disabilities and be eligible for a VA pension claim. The “Your Service. Our...
Clayton joins Lady Wildcat staff
Checotah graduate and Division 1 basketball standout Olivia Clayton has been hired as the new Checotah Lady Wildcats’ assistant basketball coach. Clayton received a scholarship from the University of Tulsa where she played until she went into the portal and was picked-up by Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Clayton’s stats...
Adventure Underway at Henryetta Library
Monday was the first meeting of the 2024 summer reading program at Henryetta Public Library, themed “Adventure Begins At Your Library.” Kathy Crosby talked to the kids about the different kinds of adventures they could have in the library. She told them that they could travel around the world, go into space, solve mysteries and hunt for dinosaur bones. All they have to do is read books and use their imagination. She then read to the kids “Mission to Mars” by Wendy Wax. The children then made library journals that they can write all kinds of adventures they can have in.
Crowder’s Bailey Ast Earns NFCA Division I Rawlings Softball Gold Glove Honors
LOUISVILLE, KY — The National Fastpitch Coaches Association announced their 2024 NJCAA Division I Rawlings Softball Gold Glove Award Recipients and Crowder’s Bailey Ast earned the honors. The Crowder sophomore was named a NJCAA Division I Rawlings Softball Gold Glove Recipient for Third Base. This past season for the Roughriders, the Nevada alum had a […]
10 Years Ago:
Terri Thompson, President of American Exchange Bank in Henryetta, presented a check to Henryetta Tennis Association President Connie McCullough. The donation went to help the Main Street Tennis Courts projects and provide maintenance on the downtown tennis courts.
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