Muskogee County News

Because of above normal and persistent rain this fall, many producers may have been prevented from planting all or a portion of their 2010 wheat crop, said Brian Hisey, county executive director for the Muskogee County Farm Service Agency.

The Connors State College president and several Warner residents spoke to county commissioners about getting help building a new road.

More than 140 abused or neglected children made safe in foster care won't be going home for Christmas.

Developing relationships with the youth of Muskogee has contributed to the drop in the number of crimes youth commit, the city's top law officer says.

A Fort Gibson man was charged this week with failure to register as a sex offender in Cherokee County District Court.

This fall the Muskogee County Sheriff's Office formed a drug task force to cope with the county's meth problem.

Boynton residents experiencing on and off water problems are going through more problems.

Muskogee County's Jon and Natalie Leeds were named Oklahoma Farm Bureau YF&R Achievement Award winner at the 68th annual convention in Oklahoma City.

The Muskogee County Board of Commissioners took the first steps Monday toward applying for a grant in case the Port of Muskogee lands an industrial prospect.

At its meeting Monday night, the Muskogee City Council approved: A* Estimated payroll of $875,000 for the pay period ending Nov.

A 16-year-old Muskogee girl shot in the back allegedly by a 17-year-old boy was hospitalized Saturday night and released Sunday.

Having a police department has been a struggle for at least two Muskogee County towns over the last several months.

Two Haskell residents are in the Wagoner County jail charged with the kidnapping and sexual assault of a 13-year-old Broken Arrow teen.

Those cute area rugs or Kitty's catnip toys could pose hazards for people getting around their houses, emergency medical officials say.

A Muskogee man was hospitalized and expected to undergo one or more surgeries after being stabbed Monday, police said.

Michelle Farris said she suffered for three years and went through seven doctors before discovering she had a brain condition.

Erick Wiles, 38, of Owasso was pronounced dead at Muskogee Regional Medical Center Saturday after having been shot in a hunting accident, said Faye Banks, investigator for the Muskogee County Sheriff's Office.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says there will be no disciplinary action against a trooper seen in a television news video punching a man in the back as the man lay face down while being arrested.

MUSKOGEE a ' A Muskogee County jury has convicted a man of first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of his girlfriend.

Boynton did not necessarily follow the Oklahoma Town Meeting Act in holding a special election Tuesday, but a local attorney believes what they did is better than what the act requires.