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During its regular meeting Monday, the Muskogee County Board of Commissioners: * Convened a public hearing to consider application for 2008 community development block grant for capital improvement program for ...

“They were out to cut the field price of natural gas to the bare bones”

The flood of memories that poured back after getting stuck in Washington traffic by a vice-presidential motorcade and the death of an old friend sparked the idea for a former natural gas industry lobbyist's ... via Muskogee Phoenix

People have speculated that Fort Gibson Lake is held higher and longer than other lakes in the area, such as Grand and Hudson. via Muskogee Phoenix

Women on Mission Women on Mission, First Baptist church, will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday. via Muskogee Phoenix

“We're having one of the worst experiences riverwide in a long, long time”

Those using the Oklahoma side of the McClellan-Kerr Navigation System are losing a minimum of $1.25 million per day because barges can't navigate rushing, rain-swollen rivers, officials said. via Muskogee Phoenix

Parts of Oklahoma could see severe weather as a storm system moves across the region. via NewsOK.com

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation is headed to a bridge along Highway 62 in Muskogee County. via KOKI

The U.S. 62 bridge over the Arkansas River at Muskogee has reopened after being hit by at least two of seven barges that broke free from the Port of Muskogee. via KOCO-TV Oklahoma City

“I have not missed a year. I'm hard core.”

Ribs, chicken, hot links and chili - a meat lover's dream. These were just a few items that competed for votes Saturday at Muskogee's Annual Chili and Barbecue Cook-Off. Thousands gathered under sunny skies at ... via Muskogee Phoenix

An 18-year-old Roland man died in a collision on a two-lane gravel road four miles south and one-tenth of a mile east of Roland, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported. via Muskogee Phoenix

AZALEA ART SHOW AND SALE, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays beginning Saturday through April, Three Rivers Museum, 220 Elgin St. via Muskogee Phoenix

“Needless to say, this is a real loss for the UW-River Falls campus, and for the entire state”

A Wisconsin university administrator with ties to Oklahoma soon will become the 16th president of the Sooner State's fourth-largest university. via NewsOK.com

“Steven R. Phipps has indicated that if called as a witness he may refuse to answer some questions, invoking his constitutional privilege against self-incrimination”

With McAlester businessman Francis Stipe set to face trial on Monday, the U.S. Attorney General's office in Washington, D.C., has approved a federal prosecutor's attempt to require a Kiowa man to testify in the ... via McAlester News

“We've tried to make this one of our projects”

More than a dozen chattering, excited Girl Scouts arrived at the Muskogee Post Office on Friday afternoon, each carrying boxes filled with cookies to send to troops in Iraq. via Muskogee Phoenix

Miley and Maggie McVey lounge together. Miley is the daughter of Rebecca Bumgarner and Cody McVey. via Muskogee Phoenix

PM UPDATE : Grants available to help plant wildflowers Color Oklahoma, a nonprofit organization dedicated to beautifying Oklahoma with wildflowers, will match $3,000 in grant requests this year, with individual ... via Muskogee Phoenix

An anonymous tip to the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office Wednesday led to the seizure of more than 25 grams of a substance believed to be methamphetamine and $16,500 in cash. via Tahlequah Daily Press

Grant and loan application deadline for the next Oklahoma Agricultural Enhancement and Diversification program is April 1. State agriculture officials are urging all producers with innovative ideas to apply. via Muskogee Phoenix

Wagoner High School senior Kaileigh Bullard has been named 2008 Oklahoma's Junior Miss. via Muskogee Phoenix

One of our constitutional rights is to be judged by a jury of our peers, if perchance we end up in court. via Muskogee Phoenix