Taft News

Doyle Reed looks the part of a heavy equipment operator. His skin is weathered. His large hands are proof that he worked hard for many years.

The University of Oklahoma-Community Networking Program and Oklahoma Blood Institute Tulsa Center are partnering in a community blood drive and health fair to save lives.

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Taft Town Board held an emergency meeting Saturday to name trustees who can sign the signature card at the bank to write checks with the town treasurer.

Taft trustees remain at odds over two town trustees, one who has moved out of town and the other who has been out of state since October.

Taft town trustees are in a tussle over whether two of the five members remain as trustees.

Precinct election workers in Taft should pay closer attention to the rules. In an election this month, the daughter of town clerk candidate Alisha Craig Sourie, who won, handed out ballots at the town's polling place.

The winner of the Taft town clerk's position was related to two of the three precinct officials conducting the election, said the former clerk.

Provisional ballots handed to five voters in Tuesday's Webbers Falls municipal election may decide the outcome of the election, said Ellen Thames, assistant secretary of the Muskogee County Election Board.

Municipal general elections will be held in the following towns Tuesday: Fort Gibson, Haskell, Taft, Warner and Webbers Falls.

A McAlester man was rescued from chilly Taft Lake after the two-man boat he and a friend were in capsized Tuesday afternoon.

State officials honored 12 years of volunteer and philanthropic service to incarcerated women on Thursday by inducting Muskogee native Suzanne Edmondson to the Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame.

Jamie McChurin went missing 12 years ago today at the age of 16. Her family wants closure, and they hope and pray someone will tell what they know about her disappearance.

More than 120 students dropped out of Tulsa County middle schools during the 2006-07 school year, state data show.

In recognition of Black History Month, Connors State College's Development Foundation and the Black Student Society of Connors State is sponsoring a workshop/presentation Tuesday.

In recognition of Black History Month, Connors State College's Development Foundation and the Black Student Society of Connors State is sponsoring a workshop/presentation Tuesday.

AME PETERS CHAPEL, African Methodist Episcopal, 7902 Fern Mountain Road, will have a Black History Program, at 3:30 p.m. Feb.

In the 1920s a black Baptist minister named Solomon Sir Jones traveled around Oklahoma, organizing congregations and helping build churches.

Several area inmates were denied parole last week by the state's Pardon and Parole Board.

Photos of the Sharon Wagner's sons depict athletic and energetic boys growing up.