JAY – A fatal shooting near Grove Wednesday has authorities looking for help to find Leonard Houston Quallate. Quallate, who sometimes goes by the name of “Pete” is wanted for questioning in connection with the shooting death of a woman in the Butler area, just southeast of Grove. The woman was found Wednesday morning after [...]

Vinita – Stephen Spears, an 11-year member of the Grand River Dam Authority Board of Directors, will serve as GRDA Chairman during the next 12 months. He moved into that role during the Board’s September 14 meeting in Vinita. Spears, who had served as chair-elect since September 2010, replaces GRDA Director David Chernicky (Tulsa) as [...]

“I’m Eddie Chiles, and I am mad as hell!” Does this ring any bells with anyone? Remember Eddie Chiles, President of the Western Corporation and his radio rants during the 1970’s? He was a very vocal advocate for a smaller and less intrusive federal government. Was he ever right and do we ever need him [...]

Oklahoma’s unemployment rate steady in August Oklahoma’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 5.6 percent in August 2011. The national unemployment also held steady over the same period. Between August 2010 and August 2011, the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined by 1.4 percentage points. AUGUST 2011 Unemp. rate* Labor force* Employment* Unemployment* Oklahoma 5.6% [...]

Bernice – Bernice city officials have extended an employment offer for a new Chief of Police for Bernice, to Daniel Travis Lowe, who recently was booked into the Cowley County Kansas Jail for domestic battery. Mayor Bill Raven said today Lowe has accepted the offer, starts as the Chief of Police Oct. 1st. Bernice has [...]

Grove City Manager Bruce Johnson GROVE – Utilities customers here can expect higher bills after city council members Tuesday night gave the okay for rate increases. City Manager Bruce Johnson said the increases are necessary to keep up with rising costs and diminishing revenues; not only diminishing sales tax income but also fewer construction permits [...]

Whether you cook, craft, or run there’s something for everyone at the 3rd Annual Miami NOW (Native Oklahoma Weekend), recipient of the 2010 Oklahoma Tourism Merit Award and Grand Lake Association’s Best Grand Lake Event 2010. Vendors and competitors are getting geared up for one of the many competitions, but there is still time to [...]

We have an exciting and busy week here at the Chamber. Our Chamber Luncheon is on Thursday September 22, 2011 at Mulberry’s Family Restaurant at 11:30. We have three great speakers lined up for the luncheon, Joy Justice, Tony Cordray and Marsha Cole with NE Career Tech. We are also having our Business After Hours [...]

Miami, OK. (October 8th, 2011) – The Professional Bull Riders are bucking into Miami, OK on Saturday, October 8th 2011 for a night filled with rank bulls, high scores and big wrecks. The Turnpike Dodge Ram PBR will begin at 8:00 p.m. Saturday night and gates will open at 6:00 p.m. at the Miami Oklahoma [...]