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 ...

Jeremy Lewis Hayes, 29, a former Information Technology Specialist for Checotah schools, pled guilty on July 1 to multiple charges including sexual battery and preparation and distribution of obscene ...

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. ...

Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commissioners voted to reduce or alter wild turkey hunting bag limits in large areas of western Oklahoma during their regular June 17 meeting in Oklahoma City. Starting ...

The 4th of July is always a big celebration for Americans. It’s a day filled with fireworks, barbeques, parades, and more. Have you ever stopped to think about what had to happen in order for us to ce...

For hundreds of thousands of Oklahomans, applying for unemployment benefits after losing their jobs due to COVID-19 has meant being trapped in a nightmare of crashing web pages, hours-long hold times ...

The Secretary of the Navy Kenneth J. Braithwaite announced Mary “Molly” Slavonic as the sponsor for the next Virginia-class Nuclear Fast Attack Submarine USS Oklahoma (SSN 802) June 16. “I am extreme...

Mike Strain, managing editor of the Tulsa World, is the new president of the Oklahoma Press Association. Strain was elected on June 18 at the annual business meeting held at the OPA office in Oklahoma...

Governor Kevin Stitt and executives from Skydweller Aero Inc. last week announced the establishment of the Skydweller’s headquarters and engineering operations in Oklahoma City and testing and integra...

The Department of Public Safety began issuing REAL ID to the public on Monday, June 29 at select locations. Citizens can get a REAL ID at the main DPS location in Oklahoma City at 3600 N. Martin Luthe...