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Creek County: Medicaid transfers accounted for 4.9% of income in 2022

In 2022, Medicaid transfers made up 4.9% of income in Creek County, providing an average of $2,386 per capita to residents.

By South Tulsa Today | Mar 31, 2025

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Muskogee County: Residents received $229.19 million per capita from Medicaid transfers in 2022

In 2022, Medicaid transfers made up 7.7% of income in Muskogee County, providing an average of $3,454 per capita to residents.

By South Tulsa Today | Mar 26, 2025

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In 2022, Muskogee County ranks seventh among Oklahoma counties for government transfer income per capita at $16,264

By South Tulsa Today | Mar 24, 2025

In 2022, residents of Muskogee County received an average of $16,264 per capita in government transfer payments—ranking it seventh highest in Oklahoma.

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McIntosh County: Income Maintenance transfers accounted for 4.4% of income in 2022

By South Tulsa Today | Mar 22, 2025

In 2022, Income Maintenance transfers made up 4.4% of income in McIntosh County, providing an average of $1,886 per capita to residents.

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Okmulgee County: Residents received $76.62 million per capita from Income Maintenance transfers in 2022

By South Tulsa Today | Mar 18, 2025

In 2022, Income Maintenance transfers made up 4.9% of income in Okmulgee County, providing an average of $2,071 per capita to residents.

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Okmulgee County residents received $16,347 per capita in government transfers in 2022, ranking sixth in Oklahoma

By South Tulsa Today | Mar 17, 2025

In 2022, residents of Okmulgee County received an average of $16,347 per capita in government transfer payments—ranking it sixth highest in Oklahoma.

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Wagoner County: Income Maintenance dependency reached 2% in 2022

By South Tulsa Today | Mar 13, 2025

In 2022, Income Maintenance transfers made up 2% of income in Wagoner County, providing an average of $975 per capita to residents.

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McIntosh County ranks highest in Oklahoma for per capita government transfer income at $18,476 in 2022

By South Tulsa Today | Mar 10, 2025

In 2022, residents of McIntosh County received an average of $18,476 per capita in government transfer payments—ranking it highest in Oklahoma.

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Creek County: Income Maintenance made up 3.1% of total income in 2022

By South Tulsa Today | Mar 9, 2025

In 2022, Income Maintenance transfers made up 3.1% of income in Creek County, providing an average of $1,495 per capita to residents.

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Muskogee County: Income Maintenance transfers accounted for 4.7% of income in 2022

By South Tulsa Today | Mar 1, 2025

In 2022, Income Maintenance transfers made up 4.7% of income in Muskogee County, providing an average of $2,089 per capita to residents.

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EDA awards $210,000 in grants for economic development projects in Wagoner County in 2023

By South Tulsa Today | Jan 20, 2025

In 2023, the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a total of $210,000 in grants for economic development projects in Wagoner County, Oklahoma.

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EDA awards $210,000 in grants for economic development projects in Muskogee County in 2023

By South Tulsa Today | Jan 20, 2025

In 2023, the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a total of $210,000 in grants for economic development projects in Muskogee County, Oklahoma.

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McAlester woman sentenced to over 17 years for child exploitation

By South Tulsa Today | Oct 10, 2024

Amanda Lynn Howerton, a 41-year-old resident of McAlester, Oklahoma, has been sentenced to 210 months in prison for sexual exploitation of a child. The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Choctaw Nation Lighthorse Police.

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McAlester resident sentenced to 92 months for possessing stolen firearms

By South Tulsa Today | Aug 16, 2024

Carl Ray Holland, a 35-year-old resident of McAlester, Oklahoma, has been sentenced to 92 months in prison for possessing stolen firearms. The announcement came from the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma.

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McCurtain County resident sentenced to life for child sexual abuse

By South Tulsa Today | Aug 8, 2024

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Brett Dewayne Cole, age 34, of McCurtain County, Oklahoma, was sentenced to life in prison for each of two counts of Aggravated Sexual Abuse in Indian Country and for one count of Abusive Sexual Contact in Indian Country. The sentences are to run concurrently.

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Pittsburg County resident sentenced for federal drug and gun crimes

By South Tulsa Today | Aug 1, 2024

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Richard Allen Rollings, age 57, of McAlester, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 210 months each for two counts of Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and 180 months for one count of Felon in Possession of Firearm and Ammunition, to be served concurrently. Rollings was also sentenced to an additional 60 months for one count of Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime, which will be served consecutive to his other sentences.

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Minnesota man sentenced to six years for fentanyl trafficking

By South Tulsa Today | Jul 26, 2024

Timothy M. O'Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Yoshi R. Walker, 26, from New Brighton, Minnesota, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to six years in federal prison for attempting to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl. The sentence includes three years of supervised release following imprisonment. Walker pleaded guilty to the charge on April 12, 2024.

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Did farm subsidies in cities associated with Creek County rise or fall in 2021?

By South Tulsa Today | Mar 2, 2024

Farms throughout cities in Creek County received $2.6 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

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Farm subsidies plummet in 2021 across cities in McIntosh County

By South Tulsa Today | Mar 1, 2024

Farms throughout cities in McIntosh County received $3.4 million less in subsidies in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture compared to the year before.

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How much did farmers in Cherokee County receive in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021?

By South Tulsa Today | Mar 1, 2024

Farms in Cherokee County received $2,198,882 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.