Miami News

Patrons of the Miami Public Library can journey through history today. The library, in cooperation with the Oklahoma Humanities Council, is featuring "Journey Stories," a Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibit that explores the mobile nature of Americans - why they move, how they move and what that says about them.

Courtesy/C-Squared Management The rowdy rock A'nA' roll band Hinder will play in its home state on Saturday at Buffalo Run Casino.

A pedestrian was critically injured early Monday when he was hit by a pickup truck on a rainy Ottawa County highway, according to the Tulsa World.

The pitter-patter of pampered paws will echo through the Miami Civic Center this winter.

A Joplin church, as well as one in Miami, Okla., will continue an annual Christmas event next week that touches lives around the world.

By Krista Duhon news@joplinglobe.com COMMERCE, Okla. - The serving of hot meals to senior citizens in Commerce and Quapaw has been restored, thanks to the generosity of neighboring community leaders.

MIAMI, Okla. - Miami City Council members and the city's Public Utility Board will meet today in a joint session to discuss the 2008-09 city audit and hear the results of a utility rate study.

Residents of Miami, Oklahoma are tearing down an old practice soccer field and building a BMX bike track.

MIAMI, Okla. - A former Ottawa County man serving a life sentence without parole in a drug-trafficking case is back behind bars after the Department of Corrections apparently received a bogus court order for his release.

MIAMI, Okla. - The Ottawa County commissioners have agreed to participate in a nationwide program that could reduce prescription drug costs for some county residents.

Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College rounds out its "Concert on the Lawn" with Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Famer Earl Clark, noon Thursday outside the Fine Arts Center at the college in Miami, 200 I Street, NE.

Women swoon every time hunky country heartthrob Keith Anderson takes the stage, but despite his good looks, Anderson's first big country music break was a behind-the-scenes job.

One of the nation's most toxic sites has been used as the cinematic backdrop for a hard-core horror flick by two independent film producers.

MIAMI, Okla. - The Ottawa County Commission has secured all funding for the buyout of nine flood-prone homes and is preparing to close next week on the real estate transactions.

Posted by Ron in Events , Highways , History , Movies , Theaters . trackback "Bones of the Old Road," a documentary about exploring obscure alignments of Route 66, will be screened at the historic Coleman Theatre in Miami, Okla., at 7 p.m. Nov.

Meal services for some seniors in Commerce are being eliminated at the end of the month after the Oklahoma Department of Human Services recently cut its budget by 30 percent.

The regents who govern Oklahoma State University approved a plan Friday to name a $70 million science research building on the Stillwater campus after former Gov.

Pawhuska resident CURTIS JOSEPH REVARD, JR. passed away Saturday, October 17, 2009 in the Continuous Care Center of Bartlesville.

This past week, Cherokee Nation officials attended the Annual National Congress of American Indians Convention in Palm Springs, California.

The State Department of Transportation is advising motorists of road closings because of high water.