Our country has been through a lot throughout the past four months. Between the COVID-19 pandemic and violence and rioting in cities across the country, it has been a trying time for everyone. Through...

Eastern Oklahoma State College has announced plans to welcome students back to campus and offer in-person classes for the fall 2020 semester. The College will offer both online and face-to-face classe...

Most of my life I have been called a control freak, which really in the slang of psychology is a person with a disorder characterized by undermining other people, usually by trying to control behavior...

The Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS) and the Friends of Honey Springs Battlefield will host the annual memorial event commemorating the Battle of Honey Springs. However, due to the continuing COVID-1...

No matter where in the state a call comes in from, rescue vehicles “Eagle 1” and “Eagle 2” will rush out to save a life. Because to the Iowa Nation, eagle lives are precious. Abraham Lincoln has been...

July 20 - July 24 Monday, July 20: BBQ chicken; whipped sweet potatoes; seasoned cabbage; cornbread; fruit; milk Tuesday, July 21: Beef tips with gravy; seasoned mashed potatoes; mixed vegetables; whe...

Two students from McIntosh County made the spring 2020 semester honor rolls at Rogers State University. Ethan Thomas Parker, of Checotah, is on the Dean’s Honor Roll and Nellie Groom, of Eufaula, is o...

While COVID-19 remains in the front of everyone’s mind, the coming of mosquito season means that both people and livestock are vulnerable to other serious illnesses if the farm infrastructure is not s...

Incumbent Court Clerk Lisa Rodebush won re-election on June 30 by receiving 62.65 percent of the votes cast. She commented to the newspaper following the election: “I am overwhelmed. I plan to continu...

As Oklahoma records a tragic milestone, its first COVID-19-related death of a school-aged child, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister is appealing to Oklahomans to do their part t...

The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the Office of the Oklahoma Secretary of Energy and Environment have announced a ChargeOK grant program (Oklahoma Electric Vehicle Charging Gr...

LeeAnn LaFave Swanson passed from this life on June 13, 2020, but what she left behind was a legacy of love, laughter and a lifetime of great memories with friends and family. She had worked in Checot...

On a hot summer day, spending the afternoon bathed in the shade of a tree is a great escape from the heat. While homeowners do their best to make the landscape an inviting space, some of the needed eq...

Oklahoma Municipal Assurance Group (OMAG) is pleased to announce that Daniel Tarkington, Mayor of the City of Checotah, has been re-elected to the OMAG Board of Trustees for another three-year term. H...

The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) is saddened to report Oklahoma’s first COVID-19 related pediatric death. The OSDH mourns with the family for their tragic loss of a child. “I was deeply ...

Monday, July 13: Beef tips with gravy; steamed rice; mixed vegetables; wheat roll; fresh fruit; milk Tuesday, July 14: Smothered chicken; seasoned mashed potatoes; seasoned peas; wheat roll; stewed ap...

Many Oklahoma cannabis dispensaries are being uprooted from their locations with little warning after a Dallas-based company decided to not renew leases with any medical marijuana related businesses. ...

Forbidden food? Just putting those two words together seems silly right? I mean what food should be forbidden or off limits? Yet from the beginning of mankind in the Garden of Eden, God told Adam and ...

In partnership with the National Corn Growers Association, the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association (OCA) is providing a series of three unique learning opportunities during the upcoming 68th Annual Oklah...

Largely deprived of its primary rainy season, Oklahoma saw drought surge across the state during June. A mid-month bout with showers and storms managed to stem the flash drought’s intensification and ...