AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in McAlester Oklahoma. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/mcalester-ok 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/mcalester-ok https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Fri, 25 Apr 2025 17:45:07 -0500 The Dancing Rabbit Music Festival returns with more enthusiasm, bigger songs, and still the best dang street party in Southeast Oklahoma. This show, https://www.americantowns.com/news/the-dancing-rabbit-music-festival-2023-31573712-mcalester-ok.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/the-dancing-rabbit-music-festival-2023-31573712-mcalester-ok.html Arts and Entertainment Fri, 25 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Join us for the award-winning, McAlester Italian Festival at the Southeast Expo Center in McAlester Oklahoma. For 52 years, The McAlester Italian https://www.americantowns.com/news/52nd-annual-mcalester-italian-festival-31660895-mcalester-ok.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/52nd-annual-mcalester-italian-festival-31660895-mcalester-ok.html Arts and Entertainment Fri, 25 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Recipient of Oklahoma Travel and Tourism Association's RedBud Award for "Best New Event" the Dancing Rabbit Music Festival is the best darn street https://www.americantowns.com/news/the-dancing-rabbit-music-festival-2024-31660931-mcalester-ok.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/the-dancing-rabbit-music-festival-2024-31660931-mcalester-ok.html Arts and Entertainment Fri, 25 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 2024 Grillmarks Ribtoberfest Competition and Best Bite Cook-Off The competition is Saturday November 2, 2024. Each team must arrive and check in https://www.americantowns.com/news/ribtoberfest-2024-31697888-mcalester-ok.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/ribtoberfest-2024-31697888-mcalester-ok.html Arts and Entertainment Fri, 25 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 The Great Divide with The Damn Quails and Red Dirt Rangers and Noah Bowman This Fall, we’ll have you seeing Red, and we’re not talking https://www.americantowns.com/news/the-dancing-rabbit-music-festival-2024-31705369-mcalester-ok.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/the-dancing-rabbit-music-festival-2024-31705369-mcalester-ok.html Arts and Entertainment Fri, 25 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, DC – Republican Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after the House of https://www.americantowns.com/news/hern-celebrates-passage-of-limit-save-grow-reminds-conservatives-to-stand-their-ground-31568769-tulsa-ok.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/hern-celebrates-passage-of-limit-save-grow-reminds-conservatives-to-stand-their-ground-31568769-tulsa-ok.html Government and Politics Fri, 25 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Washington, D.C. – Congressman Josh Brecheen voted in favor of The Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023 (H.R. 2811), which would lift the debt https://www.americantowns.com/news/congressman-josh-brecheen-votes-for-the-limit-save-grow-act-including-48-trillion-in-spending-cuts-31568773-claremore-ok.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/congressman-josh-brecheen-votes-for-the-limit-save-grow-act-including-48-trillion-in-spending-cuts-31568773-claremore-ok.html Government and Politics Fri, 25 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Washington, D.C. – During the House Homeland Security Committee’s markup of the Border Reinforcement Act of 2023, Congressman Josh https://www.americantowns.com/news/congressman-josh-brecheen-calls-on-democrats-to-listen-to-the-experts-and-support-physical-barriers-during-border-reinforcement-act-of-2023-markup-31568774-claremore-ok.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/congressman-josh-brecheen-calls-on-democrats-to-listen-to-the-experts-and-support-physical-barriers-during-border-reinforcement-act-of-2023-markup-31568774-claremore-ok.html Government and Politics Fri, 25 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) will hold town hall meetings in Dewey, Major, Alfalfa, Woodward, and Woods Counties on https://www.americantowns.com/news/congressman-lucas-announces-may-town-hall-meetings-in-western-oklahoma-31568776-beaver-ok.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/congressman-lucas-announces-may-town-hall-meetings-in-western-oklahoma-31568776-beaver-ok.html Government and Politics Fri, 25 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. https://www.americantowns.com/news/lucas-statement-on-house-gop-plan-addressing-debt-ceiling-applauds-passage-of-limit-save-grow-act-31568778-beaver-ok.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/lucas-statement-on-house-gop-plan-addressing-debt-ceiling-applauds-passage-of-limit-save-grow-act-31568778-beaver-ok.html Government and Politics Fri, 25 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after voting in support of House passage of H.R. 2811, the https://www.americantowns.com/news/cole-votes-to-advance-limit-save-grow-act-31568782-lawton-ok.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/cole-votes-to-advance-limit-save-grow-act-31568782-lawton-ok.html Government and Politics Fri, 25 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) today reintroduced the Protect American Election Administration Act. If enacted, this https://www.americantowns.com/news/cole-reintroduces-the-protect-american-election-administration-act-31568783-lawton-ok.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/cole-reintroduces-the-protect-american-election-administration-act-31568783-lawton-ok.html Government and Politics Fri, 25 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04), Vice Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, was inducted into the National Service https://www.americantowns.com/news/cole-inducted-into-national-service-hall-of-fame-31568784-lawton-ok.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/cole-inducted-into-national-service-hall-of-fame-31568784-lawton-ok.html Government and Politics Fri, 25 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, DC – Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today voted to strike down the Biden Administration’s recent listing of the lesser https://www.americantowns.com/news/lankford-votes-to-stop-the-continued-weaponization-of-the-endangered-species-act-31571061-claremore-ok.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/lankford-votes-to-stop-the-continued-weaponization-of-the-endangered-species-act-31571061-claremore-ok.html Government and Politics Fri, 25 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, DC – Senator James Lankford (R-OK) and Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) today sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary https://www.americantowns.com/news/lankford-murphy-call-for-immediate-improvements-to-immigration-process-31571062-sapulpa-ok.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/lankford-murphy-call-for-immediate-improvements-to-immigration-process-31571062-sapulpa-ok.html Government and Politics Fri, 25 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500