Doug Basinger News Today

A new large splash pad is coming to McAlester to help keep kids cool during the summer months.

Hope remains there will be enough lifeguards available to open the Jeff Lee Pool and the Chadick Park wading pool this summer season.

Officials said a Sunday tornado that touched down near Crowder before becoming a waterspout as it crossed Lake Eufaula did not cause any damages, with flooding the main cause of

More lifeguards are needed by the city of McAlester or else the city will not be able to open pools in the city, including the Jeff Lee Pool swimming pool.

A playground at Will Rogers Park in McAlester now honors the name of the woman whose foundation helped buy the playground equipment.

Plans are already underway for Oktoberfest 2024 in McAlester — with some major changes in store following the inaugural event.

The Carl Albert and Pioneer Coal Miner Memorials in Chadick Park are getting a landscaping makeover.

The city of McAlester continues down the path of adding more sidewalks along with biking and pedestrian trails — although there may be a detour on one of the projected

McAlester’s new splash pad at Michael J. Hunter Park where children recently frolicked, played and splashed in the cool water is now hot and dry.

Our community can enjoy several free activities at a local recreational center.