Wagoner County News

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.

An autopsy on the body of a woman found dead in a state park in May was unable to determine her cause of death.

An 8-year veteran of the Broken Arrow Police Department is on paid administrative leave after he fatally shot a man during a domestic disturbance call early Wednesday morning.

The state's Pardon and Parole Board denied a Cherokee County man's bid for early release earlier this month when it met in Oklahoma City.

Magnolia Gardens Assisted Living Center is sponsoring a food drive through Oct. 23. All donations will be given to the Gospel Rescue Mission in Muskogee.

Chouteau-Mazie Schools is holding an election for a $11.4 million school bond. The special election is Tuesday, Oct.

The trial of a former Okay police officer accused of driving under the influence and carrying a firearm has been postponed until Oct.