On Friday, March 27, friends and family of the late William “Bill” Walker, an OHP State Trooper, and the late T. Leo Newton, Fountainhead Park Superintendent, gathered together to participated in the ...

A 17-year-old drowned on March 20, on Lake Eufaula in Pittsburg County. According to reports, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) and several other local agencies recovered the teen in approximately nin...

According to OHP, a Checotah man died after colliding head-on with another vehicle last Wednesday in McIntosh County. The vehicle, driven by Ricky L. Chester, 49, was traveling west on Oklahoma 266 at...

The following entities will hold an election on April 7, 2025: Eufaula Public Schools (Board Member Office No. 1) Graham-Dustin Public Schools (Propositions No. 1 & No. 2) Hanna Public Schools (Board ...

Primary elections for federal, state, and county candidates are scheduled for June 16, 2026 across the state. Mc-Intosh County Offices that are up for election in 2026 are: • County Assessor • County ...

OSU McIntosh County OSU Extension office had a great turn out for their Youth Safety Day on March 23. Area 5th graders from Checotah, Eufaula, Stidham and Hanna had a fun-filled day learning about saf...

At the Eufaula Memorial Library on Friday, March 21, a presentation by longtime educator Roger Thompson became more than a history lesson—it became a reflection on how we learn, how we question, and h...

Checotah Youth Wrestling (CYW) has been making a name for itself with a new generation of talented wrestlers emerging from the mat, including two young ladies, Annabelle Mowdy and Tylee Johnson that s...

MUSKOGEE – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Reynold Rodriguez, age 60, a Micronesian national, entered a guilty plea to one count of Failure to R...

This past Saturday, Oklahoma native William B. Lees, a former professor at the University of West Florida who spent over 30 years researching the Battle of Honey Springs told about his book Honey Spri...

Checotah Public Schools will once again be applying for a 21st Century Community Learning Center grant. This competitive grant will be awarded to select schools by the Oklahoma State Department of Edu...

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma House of Representatives has approved legislation by Rep. Toni Hasenbeck, R-Elgin, aimed at protecting voluntary religious expression in public schools. House Bill 3240 re...

117 YEARS AGO Checotah Enquirer Friday, March 5, 1909 REAL ESTATE BOOM If you want to invest in Checotah real estate, now is the time to do so, and thereby get in on the ground floor. A real estate bo...

McIntosh County is gearing up for an eggciting Easter weekend, with events planned that promise everything from traditional hunts to eggs falling straight from the sky. Kicking things off, Lake Eufaul...

As we reached a major deadline at the Capitol this week, I was proud to see my House Bill 4260 pass off the Oklahoma House floor. This bill focuses on supporting our first responders when they face se...

List local meetings or events in the Community Area Calendar by emailing ladonna@cookson.news or texting 479-422-4210. Chapter BX of P.E.O. will meet April 7 at 5 p.m. for “Sisters Celebrate Spring.” ...

Eufaula voters will head to the polls to decide the school board race for District 1 between Martha Asher (incumbent) and Amber Baughman. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 7. Curr...

Paws N Claws –Eufaula, OK, a small volunteer group that set out to help the City of Eufaula find homes for their pound pups, has now started a second social media page to help with community animals i...

OKLAHOMA CITY – In celebration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, select museums across Oklahoma will open their doors for a special Free Day at the Museum on Flag Day, Jun...

MUSKOGEE – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that William Herr, a/k/a Yangyee Her, age 41, of Stigler, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to an Informatio...