The City of Checotah is gearing up for the greatest Fourth of July Freedom Fest celebration the community has ever seen. There will be plenty of sights and sounds to see this year during their allday ...

A former Pittsburg County jailer, who was named a Detention Officer of the Year in 2024, has been arrested and charged with attempted robbery with a weapon and child neglect. Jose Kirkes, 33, of McAle...

A barefooted 23-year-old Oktaha woman was walking near I-40, pulling a toy wagon missing its front wheels, has been arrested for assault and battery on a police officer, conspiracy to perform an act o...

Kimberly Smelser has been first deputy in the McIntosh County Treasurer’s Office since January 2021. On Tuesday, July 1, she will become county treasurer, replacing Betty Whisenhunt, whose final day i...

The Checotah High School Alumni Reunion is finally here and will be two days reminiscing over high school days gone by too quickly. On Friday, June 27, everyone is invited to the Katy Depot to catch u...

A juvenile driving a stolen 2020 white Jeep Compass led lawmen on a chase that exceeded 110 miles per hour on U.S. 69 shortly after midnight on Friday, June 20. After the Eufaula Police Department was...

Jason Chandler, 44, Selby Minner’s adoptive grandson, was among the dozens of family, friends and fans who attended a celebration of life ceremony held Sunday for the renowned Blues musician who died ...

Eighteen years ago Blues icon Selby Minner filed for a permanent protective order against her brother Louis Carl Guenther after he allegedly verbally and physically abused her. Tuesday morning, June 1...

Saturday’s “No Kings” rallies represented the largest one-day protest in US history as Americans protested a trend toward “authoritarianism, billionaire-first politics and the militarization of democr...

A GoFundMe account, Justice For Selby Minner, has been set up to raise $11,000 to help with expenses. As of Tuesday, almost $6,786 has been raised. Let's help keep her blues legacy alive.

The 59th Old Settlers Day weekend went off without a hitch this Friday and Saturday in Checotah and some of the cutest little cowgirls and cowboys came out to celebrate. The excitement began Friday ni...

The Oklahoma Press Association presented its Better Newspaper Contest Awards during the OPA Annual Convention June 6-7, at the Grand Casino Hotel and Resort in Shawnee. The top award a newspaper can r...

Managing Editor Jerry Fink of The Eufaula Indian Journal and the McIntosh County Democrat was inducted into the Oklahoma Press Association Half Century Club on Saturday, June 7 at the Grand in Shawnee...

Two Muskogee men charged with killing a Eufaula resident were ordered to appear at a preliminary hearing in district court at 10 a.m., Thursday, July 3. Suspects Kyren Omari Boulware, 19, and Michael ...

Two people from Marshall, Texas were killed, and four others were injured in a harrowing four-vehicle pileup on U.S. 69 half a mile south of the Muskogee City Limits at about 2:20 p.m. on Monday, June...

Rep. Tim Turner, R-Kinta, announced some good news and some bad news at the Monday morning Monthly County Commissioner meeting. First, the bad news, at least for those who oppose wind turbines in the ...

Don’t miss Old Settlers Day this Saturday. This family tradition in Checotah is one of old friends, new friends and lots of good ol’ fashion family fun. Always the second Saturday in June, the town ho...

Bring us your tattered and weathered flag. Observe as our local Boys Scouts and DAV members honorably retire it. Starting at 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Free Cookout, Games and Raffle At Veterans Park, 114 N Broa...

CLEARVIEW - The ending of slavery in the United States, celebrated annually on or around June 19, will be celebrated on Saturday June 21 from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The celebration will take place at th...

By Jerry Fink Managing Editor RENTIESVILLE – Local Blues icon Selby Minner was found bludgeoned and stabbed to death on the floor of her popular Blues Club Tuesday morning. Her brother Louis Carl Guen...