Atoka County News

Two prisoners are on the loose after escaping from the minimum-security unit at a Stringtown prison.

A largely stationary storm system will dump rain across much of northern, eastern and central Oklahoma today, and some of the storms could turn severe, according to the National Weather Service.

A largely stationary storm system dumped rain across much of northern, eastern and central Oklahoma earlier today, and more storms could develop this afternoon and evening, according to the National Weather ...

Autumn Weist of Boswell died at the scene of the collision on a county road near Lane about 7:30 p.m., according to an Oklahoma Highway Patrol accident report.

“If there's enough students to justify keeping that school open, we will”

When two tiny school districts in Custer County merge in August, Arapaho will get more than just Butler's 75 students. via KWTV Oklahoma City

“When you lose students, you lose revenue.”

Financial problems and declining enrollments are prompting two rural school districts to seek annexation by neighboring school districts. via NewsOK.com

“It's very nice to be able to transition those jobs to the industrial sector, so it's come at a very good time for us”

In these troubling economic times, some parts of Texoma are still earning money from what is underground. via KXII-TV Sherman

A Durant man is in custody tonight accused of leading authorities on a multi-county chase. via KXII-TV Sherman

“Do you know why I pulled you over?”

The first time I saw Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper H.F. "Pappy" Summers was through the driver-side window of my car about 50 years ago, give or take a decade. via The Enid News

An earthquake measured at magnitude 2.4 occurred this morning in southern Oklahoma. via NewsOK.com

“I wasn't home. My wife noticed it first, and within ten minutes, or five minutes, she had everybody on their way, but it was too late”

An Atoka County family is left picking up the pieces of their business after fire completely destroyed their barn, killing their race horses. via KXII-TV Sherman

Vanessa Kay Burton of Atoka was pronounced dead on the scene of the rollover crash that occurred about 12:45 a.m. near Tushka, according to an Oklahoma Highway Patrol accident report. via TulsaWorld.com - News

“If we're not seeing progress, then that's when we would consider at least to talk to the board about a three.”

Five of the state's 77 counties have the next year or so to get back in compliance with state property tax guidelines. via NewsOK.com

A Wapanucka boy is in critical condition after he was hit while riding his bicycle late Thursday afternoon eight miles west of Caney in Atoka County. via Durant Daily Democrat

“They were named in an indictment unsealed last week in Atoka County District Court for allegedly doing the same thing with computer equipment at the school's Atoka campus.”

' Four Kiamichi Technology Center board members have been indicted by a state grand jury for firing their former superintendent and attorney in an alleged attempt to retaliate against them for providing the ... via NewsOK.com

“We've got to wait until the sewer lines are in, but once that's completed, there's a lot of bad roads here that are going to get fixed.”

It may be the last time Alderson gets such a windfall, and Marie Ray knows exactly what to do with the unexpected $16,404.74 the town received from the Oklahoma Tax Commission. via McAlester News