Weldon Smith News Today

A group of McAlester-area residents are continuing to express their dismay that a transition is underway at the McAlester Cancer Center.

A group of McAlester-area residents are continuing to express their dismay that a transition is underway at the McAlester Cancer Center.

Plans for a transition at the McAlester Cancer Center were the focus of citizen comments at Tuesday’s McAlester City Council meeting.

Voters in McAlester passed a 25-year non-exclusive franchise with Public Service Company of Oklahoma with Ward 1 voters in the city electing Levi Gilmore to serve on the city council.

Pittsburg County commissioners say they will continue to operate the Southeast Expo Center following the defeat of a proposed county sales tax increase that would have benefitted the facility.

Pittsburg County commissioners say they don’t understand why the McAlester City Council passed a resolution opposing the county’s proposed quarter-cent sales tax increase.

Pittsburg County commissioners say they dont understand why the McAlester City Council passed a resolution opposing the countys proposed quarter-cent sales tax increase.

McAlester city councilors passed a resolution stating their opposition to the proposed quarter-cent sales tax increase proposed by Pittsburg County commissioners.

Candidate races are set for a seat on the McAlester City Council and for school board seats in four public schools in Pittsburg County — although the elections will be

More candidates have filed for public offices in Pittsburg County, with several races shaping up among candidates.