Mayes County News

The Town of Locust Grove balanced its budget last week during a special meeting.

Mayes County Jail is facing difficulties with the roofing project. Mayes County Commissioners discussed problems with Alpine Roofing Services in their meeting Monday.

Three Mayes County residents were sentenced for their involvement in the Dec. 12, 2007, robbery of Bank of America in Catoosa.

The May 23 robbery of the Cato store in Pryor looks like an inside job. Angela Renee Copeland, 26, Pryor, was arrested for felony embezzlement by an employee, conspiracy to commit a crime and filing a false ...

A 37-year-old rural Chouteau man was arrested June 12 for allegedly hitting his ex-girlfriend in the head with a pistol.

Thirty-one years later, the debate rages over whether Gene Leroy Hart murdered three Girl Scouts in the rain-soaked woods near Locust Grove.

The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office assisted Pryor detectives in locating and arresting a robbery suspect last week.

The state medical examiner's office ruled the death of a Mayes County jail inmate was caused by drugs and not the usage of a Taser device.

There might be oil or gas deposits beneath city of Tulsa land. Councilors are expected to take the first step toward recovering it this week.

The death of an inmate who was in the custody of the Mayes County Jail was due to a lethal combination of drugs, according to the Medical Examiner's Office.

Investigators looking into the killings of 3 Girl Scouts in Mayes County more than 30 years ago have hit another dead end.

Mayes County Federal Credit Union in Pryor has received approval to merge with Red Crown Federal Credit in Tulsa.

Pryor police arrested two men in connection with the June 5 burglary of Spot Free Car Wash in Pryor.

Chouteau trustees approved an emergency management agreement with the county, purchasing a new K-9 container, approved dispatch and jail use agreements with the county during the monthly meeting last week.

It allows drilling in the Spavinaw Reservoir and along the city's waterline. The Tulsa Metropolitan Utility Authority approved a lease agreement Wednesday that allows for oil and gas drilling in the Spavinaw ...

Authorities are searching for someone who threw a tombstone from a Mayes County overpass that crashed through the windshield of a tractor-trailer and seriously injured the driver.

Mayes County business owners asked for the sale of alcohol on Sunday to be put on the ballot this year.

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Two four-wheelers, a trailer, a large smoker and several stolen items were recovered recently by the Mayes County Sheriff's Office.

Combine the heat and humidity of Oklahoma's spring days with standing water from the recent rains, and say hello to unwanted guests.