The community is cordially invited to the following services: • Maundy Thursday Service on Thursday, April 17 at 6 p.m. in the sanctuary • Good Friday Worship Service on Friday, April 18 at noon in th...

Officials are investigating a standoff last week that left a suspect dead and a house partially burned. A man identified as John Barry died in the early morning hours of Monday, April 7 during a shoot...

Two men are currently being held in the Haskell County Jail on suspicion of first-degree murder in connection to the homicide of Tina Mitchell, 56, of Stigler. According to Haskell County Assistant Di...

Stormy days lie ahead, according to McIntosh County Emergency Management Director Leslie Phillips. Phillips reported that Saturday and Sunday are expected to be especially worrisome. The National Weat...

“How do you get away from toiling the land when your middle name is Farmer?” Leonard Farmer Hill said. “Its all about caring enough to cultivate community. We have to sow the right seeds to reap a bou...

Jimmy Doolittle, a businessman and entrepreneur, had never owned a restaurant. But the owner of Little Turtle Storage knows what he likes, and he likes what he spent two years creating. Uncle Jimmy’s ...

About 1,300 McIntosh County voters cast their ballots in the April 1 special election. In Eufaula, 63 percent of the local voters approved a proposal that will allow major construction projects in the...

A 27-year old Checotah man has been charged with numerous heinous crimes involving young children. Brandon Lakota Morlin was charged Monday with child sexual abuse; aggravated possession of child sexu...

Muskogee County Sheriff’s deputies are still investigating the circumstances of a body that was found in a creek in Muskogee County. According to authorities, deputies were dispatched to the 1600 bloc...

At press time Tuesday a shooter was in a standoff with lawmen from numerous law enforcement agencies in eastern McIntosh County. The unidentified suspect was barricaded in a residence on New Texanna R...

The Checotah Police Department is looking for qualified people who are interested in serving their community and are willing to volunteer their time and effort to help patrol the area, along with help...

When Kathy Love had her first dream years ago, she saw a worship center where the ladies from Freedom House could come and worship as well as play games, etc. Though she told the director, they both l...

MUSKOGEE - A 21-yearold man identified as Ashton Wright of Eufaula has died from severe injuries suffered Monday evening, March 31, according to police. As of Friday, April 4, investigators had not di...

Callie Mae Cox was excited when she was chosen as Marshall Elementary Teacher of the Year, but when she found out later that she had been chosen as Checotah Public Schools’ District Teacher of the Yea...

Same day as child’s mother A man accused of enabling child abuse in a vaping case is scheduled to appear in court for a pre-preliminary conference at 9 a.m. on April 15. A $60,000 bond was set for Don...

Saturday, April 5 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. At FAIC Fire D ept.

Last month local Spring Morrow had the honor of representing the Green Country Cattle Women’s organization alongside the Oklahoma Collegiate Cattle Women and the Oklahoma Beef Battalion on a mission t...

“Fully Surrendered” Guest speaker Lisa Goins Saturday, April 5 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Summit Christian Academy, 200 E. Broadway, Broken Arrow, OK For more info call 918-689-0988.

Fires and high winds had local firefighters battling blazes from controlled burns for days as the fire threatened the local area. Just over a week ago the FAIC Fire Department and other fire departmen...

Suspect arrested following high-speed chase The robbery of a Dollar General Store on Nowata Road west of Checotah in McIntosh County Sunday evening resulted in a high-speed chase on I-40 that ended in...