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Trails, Trivia, and Zootopia: August 10-16

Local Events

Aug 9, 2026

Trails, Trivia, and Zootopia: August 10-16

A week that starts on a bike and ends in a hymn

Heath Howitt

Local Events

Aug 2, 2026

Your McAlester Playbook: August 3-9

School supplies, sweet corn, and a little live blues

Heath Howitt

Local Events

Aug 16, 2026

Two Rodeos, One Weekend, Zero Excuses

McAlester packed August 17-23 tighter than your fridge after a potluck

Heath Howitt

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Local Events

Aug 2, 2026

Your McAlester Playbook: August 3-9

School supplies, sweet corn, and a little live blues

Heath Howitt

Local Events

Jul 29, 2026

Many Voices, One Song

Thirty years after a garage in San Diego, Switchfoot closed out Choctaw Avenue on Saturday night. They are still chasing the thing they have never been able to name.

Heath Howitt

Featured

Local Hero

Jun 10, 2026

Seven Majors, Two Dropouts, One Mission

Wes Jackson learned the hard way so McAlester students do not have to.

Heath Howitt

Local Hero

Jun 3, 2026

A Life of Service

The Story of Alton Smith

Lacey Sudderth

She Is Building a Room Where McAlester Can Be Seen

Local Events

Apr 24, 2026

She Is Building a Room Where McAlester Can Be Seen

Lacey Sudderth took the lead on McAlester's Art Walk in November. On Saturday, Choctaw Avenue becomes a gallery.

Heath Howitt

Jul 16, 2026

McAlester Paid $49,700 to Be on National Television

The comments wanted to know whether the city wrote a check for the Lost In filming. It did. Here is where that money came from, and where it never could have gone.

Heath Howitt

Two Rodeos, One Weekend, Zero Excuses

McAlester packed August 17-23 tighter than your fridge after a potluck

Heath Howitt

Local Events

Aug 9, 2026

Trails, Trivia, and Zootopia: August 10-16

A week that starts on a bike and ends in a hymn

Heath Howitt

Local Events

Aug 2, 2026

Your McAlester Playbook: August 3-9

School supplies, sweet corn, and a little live blues

Heath Howitt

Local Events

Jul 29, 2026

Many Voices, One Song

Thirty years after a garage in San Diego, Switchfoot closed out Choctaw Avenue on Saturday night. They are still chasing the thing they have never been able to name.

Heath Howitt

Villains, Quilts, and a Fistfight Walk Into a Week

Local Events

Jul 26, 2026

Villains, Quilts, and a Fistfight Walk Into a Week

July 27 to August 2, and yes, all three are on the calendar

Heath Howitt

The Weekend Wants a Word With Your Calendar

Local Events

Jul 19, 2026

The Weekend Wants a Word With Your Calendar

McAlester saved the week's fun for Friday through Sunday, so pace yourself

Heath Howitt

Jul 16, 2026

McAlester Paid $49,700 to Be on National Television

The comments wanted to know whether the city wrote a check for the Lost In filming. It did. Here is where that money came from, and where it never could have gone.

Heath Howitt

Seasonal living and local life

Jul 16, 2026

Library Minute

A Summer of Discovery and a New Chapter Ahead

Lacey Sudderth

Trails, Trivia, and Zootopia: August 10-16

Your McAlester Playbook: August 3-9

Two Rodeos, One Weekend, Zero Excuses

Get all the latest news delivered straight to your inbox

Your McAlester Playbook: August 3-9

Many Voices, One Song

Featured

Seven Majors, Two Dropouts, One Mission

A Life of Service

She Is Building a Room Where McAlester Can Be Seen

McAlester Paid $49,700 to Be on National Television

Archive

Two Rodeos, One Weekend, Zero Excuses

Trails, Trivia, and Zootopia: August 10-16

Your McAlester Playbook: August 3-9

Many Voices, One Song

Villains, Quilts, and a Fistfight Walk Into a Week

The Weekend Wants a Word With Your Calendar

McAlester Paid $49,700 to Be on National Television

Library Minute

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