Arkoma News

Black chips dotted Mary Bender's classroom like big drops of chocolate, giving circular contrast to the pale floor, the bookshelves and even the eraser holder.

Shawn David Reese, 34, of McAlester, died Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009, from a motorcycle accident in McAlester.

An Arkoma woman was in good condition Monday after being injured Saturday in an accident in Sequoyah County.

Sheldon J. Sperling, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced today that KENDAL GENE GEE, a/k/a BO GEE, age 34, of Arkoma, Oklahoma, pled guilty to Sexual Exploitation of a Minor Child, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2251 .

Residents who live on State Line Road and Young Street in Arkoma said they woke Wednesday Morning to Federal agents raiding a home.

A sleeping Arkoma, Oklahoma man is pulled from his burning home by a neighbor. It all happened while his wife and daughter were out shopping.

Friday's storm was brief but ferocious. A tree-removal crew is on the spot an hour after a tree fell on a house at 28 E. 52nd St.

Neil Brannon announced last week he plans to run for the Oklahoma Senate District No.

Friends and family of Neil Brannon gathered at the Days Inn Grand Room as the state representative announced his candidacy for state senate.

State Sen. Kenneth Corn and State Reps. Ed Cannaday and Neil Brannon announced Thursday that the Oklahoma Department of Transportation has approved plans for major improvements to U.S. Highway 59 in LeFlore County.

Work is about to begin on the $50 million renovation of the water treatment plant at Lake Fort Smith.