Governor Kevin Stitt declared a State of Emergency for all 77 Oklahoma counties as state officials continued their emergency response preparations for the dangerous winter storm that started to impacted the state over the weekend.
The Pushmataha County Chamber of Commerce will host an Open House on November 17th from 6-8 p.m. This will be their annual meeting and will be a "come and go" event, with social distancing encouraged and safety protocols in place.
Out of an abundance of caution and in awareness of public health, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (CNO) has announced the cancellation of the 2020 Labor Day Festival due to the ongoing pandemic.
Over the past weeks, many residents of Pushmataha County have been concerned, and confused, by false reports of COVID-19 cases in Pushmataha County and surrounding areas.
Around 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 15, 2020, Antlers Fire/EMS announced on their facebook page that Pushmataha County had its' first confirmed case of COVID-19. The person that tested positive lives on the north end of the county.
As of 11:00 a.m., Friday, April 10, 2020, there are still no confirmed cases in Pushmataha County. There are 1,794 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma. Below are the confirmed case count in the surrounding area.