Coalgate News

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for portions of south-central Oklahoma until 1 a.m. Thursday.

Senate Bill 27, by Sen. Josh Brecheen, will direct the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to require the state's 40,000 Medicaid providers to post signage explaining how to anonymously report fraudulent Medicaid activity in all locations where services are provided.

Police say Eric Golden, 26, died after losing control and rolling his 1988 Chevrolet pickup truck on a county road.

The counties in southeast Oklahoma are Atoka, Bryan, Coal, Hughes, Johnston and Marshall and include the cities of Atoka, Coalgate, Durant, Holdenville, Madill and Tishomingo.