About this time every year wide swaths of territories in Oklahoma are attacked by an infestation of armyworms – also known as cutworms. Technically, they are classified under the genus Spodoptera and ...

State Superintendent Ryan Walters said nothing about his pending resignation during what was expected to be his last Board of Education meeting, one day after he announced on FOX News that he planned ...

It seemed the entire community of Checotah rallied for Elaina Donahue’s 2nd Annual Rett Walk & 5K Run this past Saturday. The Checotah Sports Complex was full of locals and visitors from afar who hear...

A community is walking out of darkness, one step at a time. What started out as one family’s mission to bring awareness to suicide has become a resounding mission for many within the McIntosh County a...

I can say, I feel that fall is just around the corner for us! The early mornings are cool and crisp. I love all things fall! It is also that time of year for me to head to Texas. Why you ask? It is al...

The National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS) today announced student Dylan Johnson from Checotah, has been selected to become a member of the esteemed organization. The Society recognizes top ...

Miss Janaya McIntosh of Eufaula is a candidate for the upcoming 2025 Miss Indian Oklahoma pageant. The Oklahoma Federation of Indian Women (OFIW) pageants offer young Native American women a chance to...

Ryan Troy Dick pled guilty Thursday, Sept. 18, in McIntosh County District Court to charges of “nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images” and “recording, distributing and transmitting obsc...

Oct. 4 from 7 a.m. -10 a.m. $10 Donation Farm Fresh Eggs, Blue & Gold Sausage, Pancakes, Homemade from scratch Biscuits & Gravy, Orange Juice & Coffee Checotah Masonic Lodge #86 625 W. Gentry, Checota...

Three local scouts received the prestigious Eagle Scout recognition on Tuesday, Sept. 9, at Granite Station Cowboy Church in Checotah. Earning the rank of Eagle Scout is a milestone that only about si...

When a June 10 headline shook the community—Selby Minner, beloved blues musician and cultural icon, found dead—the shock reverberated through Rentiesville and far beyond. The one arrested for her murd...

Ford dealers around the world are joining together to conduct the World’s Largest Ford Dealer Food Drive, now through Sept. 25. The local dealership where you may drop off food is Sam Wampler’s Freedo...

Members of the Checotah Public Schools Board had the opportunity to attend the recent OSSBA/COSSA Leadership Conference held in Oklahoma City, where they engaged in discussions focused on school gover...

117 FFA and 4-H students from across the state convened at the Oklahoma State Capitol for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s 4th Annual Capitol Camp held Sept. 3 – 4. The camp was an immersive two-day experie...

The Elaina Donahue Rett Run & Walk is set for this Saturday, Sept. 20 at 9 a.m. at the Checotah Sports Complex. The Rett Run last year was started by this local family in hopes to bring awareness to t...

When your last name is Duvall then you more than likely wear a cowboy hat, ride a horse and have sat in many rodeo arenas over several decades. So when word got out that the Jim Norick Arena was being...

At about 7 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, I strolled into the Las Vegas Sun newsroom where I worked as an entertainment reporter. The room was quiet, a palpable feeling of dread filled the air as the f...

The Checotah FFA Chapter has been recently recognized in the 2025 National Chapter Award Program from the National FFA Organization. “We are so excited that the Checotah FFA was given a National 3-sta...

Muscogee Nation Principal Chief David Hill has issued Executive Order No. 25-05, outlining the Nation’s plan to comply with a landmark Supreme Court decision requiring the incorporation of the Treaty ...

Heartland Heritage Museum and Art Gallery 114 N. Broadway Checotah, Oklahoma Saturday, September 13 at 1 p.m. Don’t forget to join us for an afternoon of discovery and connection with others who share...