Did you know on average, an American woman is expected to live five years longer than an American man? Since the 1920s, men’s life expectancy has continued to drop compared to women. During Men’s Heal...

Oklahoma State Veterinarian, Dr. Rod Hall, has banned all rabbit exhibitions in the state until Sept. 24, 2020, to allow time to assess the scope and range of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease (RHD) in the r...

This is how Carly Dismukes and her show heifer, Vanilla, get ready for Charolais Jr. Nationals in South Dakota this week.

Yesterday, the Oklahoma Career Technology Center and the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry announced new educational programs to help curb the workforce shortage in the meat proces...

Connors State College has announced the names of students on the President’s and Vice President’s Spring Honor Rolls. Among these are several students from McIntosh County. To qualify for the Presiden...

The 2020 Census is still underway - more than half the households across America have responded - and more are responding every day. Online, phone and mailed self-responses will continue throughout th...

A 64-year-old Checotah man has been charged with the sexual assault of a 12-year-old child. Ronald Warren Prince faces one count of first-degree rape by instrumentation of a victim under 14 and with l...

Checotah Public Schools is preparing for the 2020- 2021 school year. Personnel are working on guidelines and protocols to provide solid educational services while also assuring the school can offer th...

Senior residents parade Staff photos by LaDonna Rhodes

Severe storms pushed by winds estimated at between 60 and 70 miles an hour swept through the county late Wednesday and early Thursday, May 6-7. In the midst of the high winds and rain, Club 69, on old...

Almost a dozen teenagers last week completed a 200-mile horseback ride from Skiatook, 20 miles north of Tulsa, to Antlers, passing through McIntosh County on the trek. The riders, who called their jou...

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Age: 18 Class: 2020 Family: Mom-Katie, Grandma-Linda, Sisters-Makyah and Mckinley Extracurricular activities: FFA Interests: Hanging out with my friends and showing pigs FAVORITES: Food: Cheeseburgers...

State Rep. Randy Randleman (R-Eufaula) on Tuesday, April 14, delivered meals to health care workers who are conducting drive-thru testing for COVID-19 at the McIntosh and Haskell County Health Depart...

For the first time in school history, the Oktaha H.S. Band, under the direction of Jerry Cooper, received a superior rating and won Class #A Sweepstakes at the Checotah Band Daze last month. Also for ...

Checotah FFA officers received an $800 check from Peoples National Bank representative Amanda Nester.

In the early spring of 2018, Speaker Joe Byrd found a seat on the airport shuttle headed to Tulsa International Airport, and over the radio heard a familiar, yet surprising sound: the Cherokee Youth C...

From Marshall Elementary Principal Cindy Frame: Starting on April 6, Marshall Elementary will begin distance learning. Parents may access lessons by going to the Checotah Public Schools website and cl...

Sandra Carter caught a ride from her favorite KATS driver Tom Mahan to enjoy some of Sam Cunningham’s famous barbecue while also helping out others with items for the Blessing Box. Sharpe’s employees...