Savanna News

Crystal Stapp, 38, of Krebs, died Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, at St. John's Hospital in Tulsa.

Nolan Marie Muncy, 86, of McAlester, died Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. The family will receive visitors from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Bishop Funeral Home.

Mary Elizabeth Decker, 95, of Ashland, died Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009, at her home.

CASA of Southeast Oklahoma, Inc. is gearing up for the 16th annual Taste of McAlester on Oct.

Eastern Oklahoma State College Music Department will present the annual Fall Concert, to be held 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct.

"I believe we should prepare people, not panic them," Savanna Public Schools Superintendent Mitch Tidwell said.

Hello, all. I have successfully completed my first few days at the McAlester News-Capital with no apparent fall-out. It was, in fact, blissfully uneventful.

Hello, all. I have successfully completed my first few days at the McAlester News-Capital with no apparent fall-out. It was, in fact, blissfully uneventful.

Four accidents over the weekend in the McAlester area have resulted in one death and a number of injuries.

Wednesday is the last day for Savanna voters to apply for mailed absentee ballots for the July 14 special election.

The Supreme Court's decision last week to limit strip searches of students was only sensible.

It takes a lot to keep a business thriving for 40 years. Sometimes it helps to make it a family project.

By JAMES BEATY SENIOR EDITOR Savanna resident Orben Deaton feels like a lucky man today - even if a truck smashed through a building he owns and missed him by inches.

A deadline is nearing for those who need to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the July 14 city sales tax special election in Savanna.

Savanna Junior High School has announced the selection of the valedictorian and salutatorian of the eighth grade class.

A Savanna man has been ordered to complete anger management and parenting classes after pleading no contest to charges he burned a child's hand with a lighter.