Age : 80 Status : Widowed/Single Number of children : 6 Grandchildren : 8 Great grandchildren : 4 Careers : 23 years retired US Navy, 30 years Teamsters Trucking Hobbies : Bowling 3x a week Accomplish...

The following seniors celebrated their birthdays at the Checotah Senior Activity Center this past month: Edwin Shaffer, Betty Curran, Rodney Ramsey and Steven (D.W.) Moore. (Submitted photo)  

The 4th and 5th grade academic teams recently competed in the Beta Tournament, which was their final buzzer competition for this school year.    Both took place at Morris Elementary School. The 5th g...

OKLAHOMA CITY - Dean’s Honor Roll status is awarded to students who successfully complete a minimum of 12 credit hours and maintain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher. McIntosh County students who...

TAHLEQUAH - Northeastern State University is pleased to announce that 626 students met the criteria to be named to the President’s Honor Roll for the fall 2018 semester. To be eligible, students must ...

Senior Moments Age : 76 Status : widowed Number of Children : 4 Grandchildren : 10 Careers : worked at glass plant and worked cattle Hobbies : playing bingo Accomplishments : I lived through my four k...

RENTIESVILLE - The D.C. Minner Rentiesville Museum will hold its revelation of a special exhibit from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 23. The event will unveil the exhibit: IMPACT and ACCOMPLISHMENT,...

Last Friday night a new group stepping out of Webbers Falls, the Saved By Grace Trio, came by to touch base with us before their show on March 8.   If you like close harmony, judging from the reaction...

Monday, Feb. 18 : Closed for President’s Day Tuesday, Feb. 19 : Navy beans & ham; cornbread; spinach/onions; stewed tomatoes or beets; Rice Krispy treat; milk Wednesday, Feb. 20 : Baked chicken; mashe...

Dean’s Honor Roll for fall TAHLEQUAH - Northeastern State University has announced that 872 students met the criteria to be named to the Dean’s Honor Roll for the fall 2018 semester. To be eligible, s...

WILBURTON –The Latimer County General Hospital Ladies Auxiliary recently made a $2,000 donation to the Eastern Oklahoma State College Development Foundation to benefit students in Eastern’s nursing pr...

F.A.I.C. Volunteer Fire Department Breakfast Breakfast every third Saturday of the month serving scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, hash browns, biscuits and gravy, pancakes, French toast, milk, juice an...

Weston Brown, 11, brushes his 227 pound pig, Oreo, during the Checotah Livestock Show on Sat., Feb. 9. Brown won Reserve Championship Spot. More FFA show and sale results in next week’s newspaper. (St...

WILBURTON – Twenty–six area middle school math and science teachers recently participated in a one-day workshop sponsored by Eastern Oklahoma State College GEAR UP. The workshop was designed to help t...

Michael Hamilton, 5, won Grand Champion Suffolk Breed, Grand Champion Cross Breed and Grand Champion Overall Market Lamb at the Checotah Livestock Show on Sat., Feb. 9. (Staff photo by LaDonna Rhodes)

Age: 88 Status: Widowed Number of children: 2 Grandchildren: 6 Great grandchildren:6 Great Great grandchildren: 2 Careers: Hobbies: crocheting Accomplishments: my family FAVORITES Food: fish or chicke...

STILLWATER — A statue depicting Nancy Randolph Davis, the first African-American student to attend Oklahoma A&M College, was dedicated in a ceremony Thursday when her life-size sculpture was unveiled...

ALVA - Northwestern Oklahoma State University will play host to the Spring Showcase event Saturday, Feb. 16, at 10 a.m. in the Student Center in Alva. High school juniors, seniors and any student inte...

F.A.I.C. Volunteer Fire Department Breakfast Breakfast every third Saturday of the month serving scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, hashbrowns, biscuits and gravy, pancakes, French toast, milk, juice and...

STILLWATER – Pecan pie. Pecan roll. Pecan-crusted chicken. Candied pecans. There are many delicious foods made from pecans. But before you can start cooking with them in the kitchen, someone needs to ...