Choctaw County News

A Kellyville woman was killed Thursday evening in a Creek County collision, and a Hugo man died Friday when his motorcycle collided with a van in Choctaw County.

One man is now in the Choctaw County Jail after police say he robbed a Hugo home and assaulted a man inside when he left.

A former Choctaw County deputy sheriff has been convicted in U.S. District Court in Muskogee of assaulting a man on a traffic stop and beating two county jail inmates, said Sheldon J. Sperling, U.S. Attorney.

MUSKOGEE a ' The U.S. Department of Justice says a federal jury has convicted a former Choctaw County sheriff's deputy of violating the civil rights of three men.

HUGO a ' A man wanted in two Oklahoma counties was captured Wednesday by Choctaw County authorities.

Federal prosecutors in Muskogee, Oklahoma charged six men with conspiracy to possess and intent to distribute illegal drugs The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma is callings this one of the largest illicit controlled substance networks in Southeast Oklahoma and Northeast Texas.

'The circus is coming to town!' It's a call from all our childhoods, one that tugs fondly at our memories and takes us back to when we were young and a day at the circus meant fun and adventure and excitement.

An 87-year-old Choctaw County man accused of killing his stepdaughter was declared incompetent on Tuesday, according to court records.

A Ponca City man was seriously injured Friday night in a crash east of Hugo, in Choctaw County.

HUGO a ' A 55-year-old Texas man is dead following a two-vehicle collision in Choctaw County.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported two fatal traffic accidents occurred on state roads late Saturday.

Dorothy Milligan Byng correspondent 580-332-6217 "I can't believe all the things the Forest Heritage Center staff at Beavers Bend has done to make me feel special.

When Jean Wagnon was shot and bludgeoned to death in her Sun Valley home 28 years ago, a scramble to find suspects was unleashed.

Heavy rains in southeast Oklahoma led to flash flooding and stranded motorists in several communities.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected throughout Oklahoma today with no relief in sight, and flood advisories are active in areas of southeast Oklahoma already soaked by up to five inches of rain this morning alone, according to the National Weather Service.

HUGO, Okla. -- Police discovered a meth lab Sunday at the Village Inn Motel on West Jackson Street in Hugo, and police say an anonymous tipster led them to the drugs.

The Choctaw County Arts Council and the Oklahoma Arts Council, presents the American master of the Flamenco guitar, Ronald Radford, in concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 4, at the Kiamichi Technology Center in Hugo, Okla.

Authorities will be evaluating whether Coy Lee Tate of Hugo, Okla. is mentally competent to stand trial for the May 1, 2008 first-degree murder of Jackie Endemano, 62, of La Habra and for allegedly shooting with intent to kill Debra McKenzie of Whittier.

WASHINGTON Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Loretta King and U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma Sheldon J. Sperling announced today that Ben Milner, a former deputy sheriff with the Choctaw County, Okla., Sheriff's Department, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for violating the civil rights of ...