Owning a small town theater used to be just a dream, but The Gentry Cinema in Checotah is now open under new owners, Wally and Linda Wesley, who are excited to bring back the big screen experience tha...

Porches for Pups held their 6th annual BARKtoberfest this past Saturday and lots of cute canines brought their humans out to have a “howling ghoul time” as they wagged their tail to live music and mor...

Don’t miss the convoy of historic military vehicles will be stopping briefly in Checotah, Thursday, Oct. 17 around 9:45 a.m. at 207 N. Broadway. Members of the Military Vehicle Preservation Associatio...

Big Boy No. 4014 didn’t stop in Eufaula or Checotah but it drew a big crowd in Muskogee on Monday, Oct. 14, when it did stop for about 30 minutes. It last came through the area in Aug. 12, 2021 and to...

It was only a few months ago at a special Checotah City Council meeting held back in May, that the council voted to deny the rezoning of the lots where Leonard Hill’s community garden now grows. Only ...

Saturday, Oct.19 from 8 a.m. -6p.m. Happy Paws currently has 107 unwanted, dumped, and abused dogs and puppies. Money will be used for food, shots, medicine and spay/neutering. Please stop by to help ...

Hobo Dinner at the Katy Depot Saturday, Oct. 19 Doors open at 5 p.m. Auction begins at 6 p.m. Beans - Stew - Cornbread Pie & Dessert Auction Silent Auction Checotah 4H & FFA Booster Club Pie Auction T...

Vision Eufaula will host a Fall Fish Fry from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday Oct. 18 at 150 N. Front St. A $10 donation is suggested, but not required.

Checotah lost not just a lifetime friend but an icon and legend when Myrtle Mae (Wallace) Frost passed away Sept. 26 at the age of 94. Frost played basketball at Checotah from 1944 to 1948 and was an ...

A convoy of historic military vehicles will be stopping in Checotah, Thursday, Oct. 17 around 9:45 a.m. at 207 N. Broadway. Members of the Military Vehicle Preservation Association- HA are convoying 2...

Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer Lynda Ozan announced that an Oklahoma Centennial Ranch award has been presented to the Vinson Family Farm, a McIntosh County ranch just outside of Checotah. ...

JENNIFER PALMER, PAUL MONIES AND HEATHER WARLICK OKLAHOMA WATCH Superintendent Ryan ■ Walters isn’t just talking 9^ h.° about buying Bibles for schools. Bids opened Monday for a contract to supply the...

It is impossible to count the number of times we stop each year to celebrate and commemorate special occasions. It happens every holiday, anniversary, birthday and graduation. We salute veterans, toas...

Big Boy, the historic locomotive owned by Union Pacific, will pass through McIntosh County sometime after 9 a.m. on Oct. 14. Maybe. The trains schedule is subject to change. It was last seen locally w...

Blues fans, young and old, enjoyed the 34th Rentiesville’s Dusk Til Dawn Blues Festival put on by Selby Minner, staff and volunteers this past weekend. The Labor Day festival that started in 1991 with...

Saturday, Sept. 7 Bags fly at 10 a.m. Join the Checotah Landmark Preservation Society as they celebrate 40 years! Proceeds will benefit the volunteer-ran Katy Depot Museum. For more information visit ...

Don’t forget to mark your calendar for one of the biggest events of the year in Eufaula - Vision Eufaula’s Wine & Art Festival, set for Saturday, Sept. 7, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The main event takes p...

On Aug. 26, Senator James Lankford visited Checotah, touring Freedom House and met with city leaders to discuss Oklahoma concerns. Lankford met with Kathy Love, the director of Freedom House which is ...

The Jefferson Highway Association is proud to announce the installation of new signage across Oklahoma, officially marking the historic route through the state. This significant development comes afte...

Winner anxious to begin new career The race for District 2 McIntosh County Commissioner in last week’s primary runoff election was a photo finish, with challenger Clifford McElhaney defeating incumben...