Hartshorne News

R.H. "H" Johnston, 78, of Dow, died Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, at McAlester Regional Health Center.

Teams from the Pittsburg County Health Department have been fanning out to schools across the county - all part of an effort to give the Influenza A H1N1 swine flu vaccination to as many children as possible.

With plans under way to hold the annual Pittsburg County Community Thanksgiving Dinner next Thursday, those making arrangements are ready to start taking phone calls from those who would like to participate.

It's been a long time coming, but a state bridge east of Hartshorne that has been closed to traffic because of ongoing work is now open.

Pittsburg County Retired Educators will have a regular monthly meeting Friday at 11 a.m. at The Meeting Place, 104 E. Choctaw Ave.

A Hartshorne resident says he will add to the reward being offered by the father of a man who has been missing for more than a decade.

John Anthony Morgan, 43, of Hartshorne, died Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009, in Gowen. Family will receive friends on from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at Brumley-Mills Funeral Home in Hartshorne.

Aaron Van Frazier, 53, of McAlester, died Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, at McAlester Regional Health Center.

A Pittsburg County man whose son has been missing for years says he's substantially upping the reward being offered for information connected to the case.

The Hartshorne VA Outpatient Clinic will host a Drive Thru Seasonal Flu Shot Clinic on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. "We suggest they get this seasonal shot before receiving an H1N1 Swine Flu vaccination," said acting Public Affairs Officer Greg Sorenson from the Jack C. Montgomery VA Medical Center in Muskogee.

Judy Wynona Gilliam, 78, of Dow, died Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009, at Eufaula Manor.

During tough times, where can you find a heaping bowl of beans and cornbread for 25 cents, and then stick around for an old-fashioned roadhouse dance? At Hartshorne, during the town's annual Hard Times Day Festival - which is the annual event the town holds to celebrate the spirit of camaraderie and helping others that Americans demonstrated in the ...

A $3.9 million grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs' Office of Rural Health will help the Jack C. Montgomery VA Medical Center launch new initiatives to reach veterans in rural eastern Oklahoma.

Tristan Smith poses with his champion goat after competing in his very first county fair Sept.

A steady stream of cars, pickups, trucks, vans, SUVs and even some small buses pulled into the parking lot of the Pittsburg County Health Department as the first day of regular seasonal flu vaccinations began Wednesday.

Shawn David Reese, 34, of McAlester, died Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009, from a motorcycle accident in McAlester.

"When people think of ballroom dancing, they think of the Tango, the Cha Cha, those showy, flashy dances they see on television," said Justin Colvard, "and that is a form of ballroom dancing.

Mr. and Mrs. Tobe Irwin are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Ashley Irwin to Jonathan James.

Jimmy Volland, 67, of Haileyville, died Monday, Sept. 14, 2009, at his home. Family will greet friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at Brumley-Mills Funeral Home in Hartshorne.

McAlester Public Schools plan to give students and their parents an option regarding President Barrack Obama's planned speech to students across the nation on Tuesday.