Republicans since the 1930s have championed the concept of “smaller government.” That wasn’t always the case. Lincoln and Republicans in the 1860s believed expansion of government’s footprint would save the nation. Democrats, who controlled the southern states opposed growing government.

the River point landowners get letters... By Stan Stamper Publisher A number of landowners in Pushmataha County have reported being notified by the City of Oklahoma City, that they will begin “on site” evaluation and surveying this week for the design and construction of a water...

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MUSKOGEE — The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Armondo Joseph Palma, age 22, and Brooklyn Elaine Wilson, age 27, of Howe, Oklahoma, entered guilty pleas related to the sexual abuse of a minor.

Constitutional Amendment Would Reform and Replace Oklahoma’s Closed Primaries OKLAHOMA CITY — An initiative petition was filed in Oklahoma City Monday that proposes to reform and replace the state’s current closed primary election system with open primaries.

to point Publisher Even though last Friday’s rainfall across a dry and parched Choctaw County only totaled a fraction over one-half inch, it was nonetheless still a million dollar rainfall to area cattle producers.

President-elect Donald Trump has picked South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as the next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, a source close to the Trump transition team told Newsmax Tuesday.

Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Chairwoman Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) and Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs Chairwoman Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) will hold a joint hearing titled “Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Exposing the...

President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he would nominate former GOP Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee to serve as U.S.

MCKINNEY — The second annual Choctaw Nation Gaming & Hospitality Scholarship Golf Tournament raised $161,989 for the Chahta Foundation Gaming & Hospitality Scholarship Program. This amount is matched by the Choctaw Nation, bringing the scholarship total to more than $323,000.