Cookson News

' The unsolved 1977 Girl Scouts murder mystery just grew murkier. Recent DNA tests failed to identify the killer or killers who raped and murdered three Oklahoma girls June 13, 1977, at Camp Scott in Locust ...

A Stilwell man and a Cookson woman were injured Sunday night in an all-terrain vehicle crash.

A call to serve beyond his already long list of spiritual and community duties is what Rev.

The embezzlement charges against former District Attorney Richard Gray were dismissed Thursday afternoon in Okmulgee.

But you can still find ways to pamper yourself at home, as Special Writer Renee Fite will explain.

A couple of years back, I attended my high-school reunion. There I found that many people were not the way that I remembered them.

Sheriff's deputies have arrested a local man after an alleged assault. Dustin Hogshooter, 18, was booked for assault after allegedly hitting Melanie Mouse below the eye.

Also in Hulbert, basketball camp season kicked off this week. Sports Editor Travis Metcalf will have a report on that.

Two Cookson residents were formally charged Monday with endeavoring to manufacture a controlled drug.

“We've walked so much we blistered our feet [Wednesday]. I bet we walked 10 miles.”

How would you define poverty? Is it having no food or shelter? Not having money to purchase another pack of cigarettes? Is it not having a savings account? Or not having the money to purchase a new coat, even ... via Tahlequah Daily Press

It has been a very busy week, but not much new information to share. I would like to thank Rene and Maria Corral, owners of Fajita Rita's, for their hospitality the month of April, as we held our Weekly Chamber ... via Muskogee Phoenix

“The garden seed program helps them grow their own food. The things we do help people live within the means that they have.”

In 1948, the same year in which The Advance for Christ and His Church was set up as the Methodist-designated mission giving channel, two nurses, sent by the then-Woman's Society of Christian Service, ... via Worldwide Faith News

“He cannot build within 25 feet of the street”

A disabled veteran who served in the Pacific during World War II says he needs a carport to protect himself from rain and cold, adding Fort Gibson town officials won't let him put one up. via Muskogee Phoenix

“We go out on chemical spills, searches for missing persons and a lot of things.”

The floodwaters that ravaged the Peggs area last week are proof that Mother Nature can unleash her fury at any time. via Tahlequah Daily Press

“We're recruiting a lot for the big expansion at the West Siloam Springs casino. There's a lot of jobs, a lot of different things going on there. There's been a non-stop flow of applicants go through.”

Irish poet and novelist Oscar Wilde once said, "The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one." Times are tough for a number of people across the country, especially the unemployed, so ... via Tahlequah Daily Press

“One danger of driving into high water is not knowing whether the road under your vehicle has washed away”

The rain is expected to stop today , but the effects of the soaking we received from Mother Nature are not over. via Tahlequah Daily Press

“I didn't expect it to be this large”

A state audit released Friday shows a suspended superintendent used a defunct school organization to launder school funds to buy property for himself. via NewsOK.com

“The family had no money to move and were literally homeless for 10 days”

What was first considered a blessing for some Northeast Oklahoma residents may turn out to be hazardous to their health. via Tahlequah Daily Press

Tahlequah police arrested a local man Wednesday for petit larceny at Wal-Mart. Reports state Nathan Gilmore, 19, was not scanning items and allegedly said he was helping a friend who was going through hard ... via Tahlequah Daily Press

Tahlequah's Board of Adjustment voted 4-0 Friday afternoon to approve an exception to the interior lot line set back regulations for a local church. via Tahlequah Daily Press