Talihina News

British author Elspeth Huxley chose to title her memoir of growing up in what was then the British Colony of Kenya "The Flame Trees of Thika" in recognition of the bright red leaves that covered the trees that filled the Rift Valley where her family's farm was located.

A storm system is making its way eastward into Oklahoma and could trigger some showers and thunderstorms tonight.

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

Talihina campus will be hosting the 1st Blood Drive for the 2009-2010 school year.

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.

Read more stories about Carrie Underwood, see photos and watch her music videos.

A local Conservation District director charged with using government property for personal use was suspended earlier this year for similar misconduct as a forest ranger.

A local Conservation District director charged with using government property for personal use was suspended earlier this year for similar misconduct as a forest ranger.

The gold shovels turned over the dirt where the future Holiday Inn Express will be built on North Broadway in Poteau on Friday morning.

Poteau's Good Times Community Theatre League will present "Godspell" Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Poteau High School Choir Room.

It's hard to imagine a job tougher than risking death to protect and defend one's country.

Nursing home residents who enjoyed unlimited four-day passes now face bed hold restrictions.

McALESTER a ' Felony embezzlement charges have been filed against the director of Talihina's Conservation District alleging he used state property for services valued at $470.24. Aaron Grey of Blanco is due in Pittsburg County District Court on July 24.

A published report says a federal rule change is keeping residents of state veterans nursing homes confined even longer.

Talihina's Conservation District director has been charged with three counts of felony embezzlement after he allegedly used a bulldozer and trailer for non-government use.

E. F. "Baldy" Fields, 86, of Hartshorne, died Wed-nesday, July 15, 2009, at his home in Hartshorne.

A bear family's excursion across a scenic highway in LeFlore County led to a motorcycle accident that injured two people Wednesday morning, authorities said.

Who makes a good teacher? A person who encourages youngsters to have a successful life, says a professor of education who is retiring after 39 years at East Central University.

Sandra Mantooth is a story teller. She has taught at Tupelo High School since 1971, and at Ninnekah High School from 1969-1971, Talihina High School from 1966-1969, and Summer School English at Ada High School in 1990, and has been dedicated to learning her entire life.

Fear lurked in the shadows of mythology's most famous labyrinth, built by Crete's King Minos to house the minotaur.