Wagoner County News

A Tahlequah man is set to appear in court, along with others being held in connection with Operation Trainwreck.

Federal authorities released the name of an eighth man Friday arrested this week during Operation Trainwreck.

Groups find cost of audits is tough to bear By Liz McMahan Phoenix Staff Writer Wagoner Public Schools is dealing with more than just budget cuts, according to Superintendent Sonny Bates.

Larry Wilkinson, secretary of the Wagoner County Election Board, said individuals interested in running for a seat on the Board of Education need to pick up and file their Declaration of Candidacy at the election board office.

A couple is now officially charged in connection with the kidnapping, drugging and videotaped assault of a 13-year-old girl.

Broken Arrow Police say Brittany M. Pritchett, 19, and Brandon W. Brunson, 35, tortured a 13-year-old girl from Broken Arrow.

At its meeting Monday night, the Muskogee City Council approved: A* Estimated payroll of $875,000 for the pay period ending Nov.

Two people died and three were injured after a driver traveling in the wrong lanes of the Muskogee Turnpike hit two other vehicles, according to an Oklahoma Highway Patrol report.

Broken Arrow Police say Brittany M. Pritchett, 19, and Brandon W. Brunson, 35, exploited a 13-year-old girl and then videotaped the sexual assault.

A fiery three-car accident involving at least one fatality closed both southbound lanes and one northbound lane of the Muskogee Turnpike near mile marker 7 in Wagoner County, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

Two Haskell residents are in the Wagoner County jail charged with the kidnapping and sexual assault of a 13-year-old Broken Arrow teen.

At its regular meetings Tuesday, the Muskogee City Council Public Works and Finance Committees, regular meetings, and a special meeting of Muskogee Municipal Authority, the groups approved: A* Contracts between American Municipal Services and the city of Muskogee for the collection of warrants and past due terminated utility accounts.

WHO: City Council Public Works and Finance Committees, regular meeting, and a special meeting of Muskogee Municipal Authority.

The Court Appointed Special Advocate program, which serves abused and/or neglected children in Muskogee and Wagoner counties, recently certified 11 community volunteer advocates, according to a media release.

Katelyn Acree of Porter received the American FFA Degree at the 82nd National FFA Convention in Indianapolis on Oct.

Council is made up of representatives of every school in the Broken Arrow School District.

The Oklahoma Department of Libraries announced that a $10,000 grant was awarded to the Wagoner Literacy Center, a project of the Wagoner Library Friends Corp.

Demand for seasonal flu vaccine has spiked over concerns about the H1N1 virus, area health care providers say.

A car is partially submerged by flood waters near Tahlequah. Picture by Kevin Bruce.

Officials in the Sands Springs school district used an aggressive, get-it-out approach when it came to detailing Tuesday's bond election, Superintendent Lloyd Snow said.