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Seasonal Content

• Fall Festival slated

  The women of First United Methodist Church of McAlester is having their annual Fall Festival on Nov. 18 and 19. Shopping booths will open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 18.

  November 8, 2011 2 Photos

• Oklahoma soldiers deployed to rescue motorists

  February 9, 2011

• Most McAlester-area offices open today after short work week

  The weather has let up a bit and various schools and offices in and around McAlester are open for business.
  Open today are the Krebs and McAlester U.S. Postal Offices, the Oklahoma Department of Human Services office in McAlester, McAlester Public Schools, McAlester City Hall, the Pittsburg County Courthouse and the Oklahoma State Employment office in McAlester. All report plans to stay open all week, depending upon weather conditions.

  February 7, 2011 1 Photo

• PAWS: Dry bedding, shelter are bare essentials

  With the temperatures still down we do know one thing for sure — it’s cold! So how do we handle outdoor time for our pets? Is your pet an inside or outside dog?

  February 6, 2011 1 Photo

• Supervisor: City needs snow tools

  McAlester Public Works supervisor Timmy Don Adams says there’s a reason there’s been few “dry spots” on city streets in the wake of the winter storm that hit Tuesday — with additional snowfall on Friday.

  February 6, 2011 1 Photo

• Readers cope with cold, snow

  The McAlester area has seen some of the heaviest snowfalls and lowest temperatures in memory over the past week, taxing government services, businesses and individuals. Here’s what some people in the area recall about past winters.
  Nick Conley, 34, of Krebs, is a longtime area resident. He doesn’t remember a time when the snow stayed on the ground for as long as it has during this recent wintry weather.

  February 5, 2011 5 Photos

• 3 farm workers killed when SUV plunges into river

  MIAMI, Okla. (AP) — Eight workers from southwest Missouri awoke before dawn and piled into an SUV, preparing to brave sub-zero temperatures and icy roads for the 40-mile commute to the farm in Oklahoma where they were mushroom harvesters.

  February 4, 2011 1 Photo

• Falling ice injures at least 6 at Cowboys Stadium

  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Hard ice and heavy snow slid off Cowboys Stadium's domed roof Friday, leaving at least six people injured after another blast of winter slammed North Texas, officials said.

  February 4, 2011 3 Photos

• Tulsa residents trapped by snow 4 days after storm

  TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Marnie Fernandez had four children and a sick husband at home Friday but almost no milk or toilet paper. The blizzard that dumped 20 inches of snow, sleet and ice on Tulsa on Tuesday still had the area paralyzed, and while Fernandez had her driveway shoveled, several inches of snow and higher drifts blocked the streets of her neighborhood.

  February 4, 2011

• OSP repairs heat problems in two prison cellblocks

  The Oklahoma State Penitentiary lost heat in two separate cellblocks. “We’ve had heating issues,” said Terry Crenshaw, the Warden’s Assistant at OSP. “We’ve got maintenance working on it.”

  February 4, 2011 1 Photo

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