October is Health Literacy Month. Health Literacy is defined as “The degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions,” according to hrsa.gov (Health Resources & Services Adm…

Motorists on South Lee Street could soon have to slow down if the state reduces the speed limit.

WHAT: Fort Gibson Board of Trustees regular meeting

Muskogee Public Schools reported on Friday that one student at Muskogee High School tested positive for COVID-19.

"I'm going to video this," Beau Sherbourne said, smartphone in hand, during a Fort Gibson Police canine demonstration.

Fort Gibson Town Hall will be closed to walk-in business for at least the next two weeks after a case of COVID-19 was confirmed among employees.

Chris Brassfield is no stranger to picking up animals.

WHAT: Fort Gibson Board of Trustees.

Fort Gibson Schools reports that a person at the Middle School and a person at Early Learning Center has tested positive for COVID-19.

Today is National Voter Registration Day, which has been celebrated yearly on the fourth Tuesday in September since its beginning in 2012. 

Muskogee Police have apprehended a male suspect after a brief exchange of gunfire Thursday afternoon.

At its regular meeting Monday, the Fort Gibson Board of Trustees approved the following: 

Fort Gibson visitors soon will have help finding such landmarks as the National Cemetery and Fort Gibson Historic Site.

Fort Gibson Public Works Director Jason Million said a 10-inch water line ruptured Friday afternoon at the corner of Lee and Poplar streets. 

WHAT: Fort Gibson Board of Trustees regular meeting.

“Libraries are Wonderful!” If you don’t believe it just ask Wonder Woman as she tells us to “Lasso a Library Card…and Find Your Super Power!” September is National Library Card Sign-up month. If you aren’t sure you have a library card, or if you haven’t used your card in a long time, you sho…

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”(Matthew 11:28-30).

FORT GIBSON — Fort Gibson Christian Church is offering least 10 free pews to a church or organization.

New tablet computers with a MyCare app can help Fort Gibson Police link people with mental illness directly with counselors, said Police Chief Rob Frazier.

As I started this article with plans to write about animals, I looked to see if and when there was a time to celebrate pets. As it happens, April is National Pet Month. So I missed the right month, but while I was thinking about this article I had just watched the newest version of “Call of …

FORT GIBSON — More than 21 years of truck tinkering paid off big time Friday night for Jerry Cooper of Muskogee.

Oklahoma Department of Transportation could finish repairing the U.S. 62 bridge over Ross Lake within a month, an ODOT spokeswoman says.

We are inundated daily by information. How much of what we hear everyday is fact, and how much is opinion stated as a fact? Not knowing what to believe can be overwhelming. Maybe the time has come to brush up on some of our basic knowledge of current topics to help us make up our own minds. 

At its regular meeting Monday, Fort Gibson Board of Trustees approved the following:

WHAT: Fort Gibson Board of Trustees Regular Meeting.

FORT GIBSON — About 50 people gather to worship near the Grand River while keyboardist Blanche Reece plays "Shall we Gather at the River."

With summer coming to a close, we turn our attention back to school. During the week of July 31 through Aug. 7, we will be giving away one bag of books per child. Books will be sorted by early readers, elementary readers, middle school, and high school. At that time, each child will have an …