The Oklahoma Tax Commission recently released city sales tax collection figures that primarily represents local tax receipts from February business. The monies they reported this period represent sale...

STILLATER – Oklahoma State University Extension has launched a curriculum to educate high school and 4-H students about the Farm Bill. “There are bits and pieces of policy curriculum taught in high sc...

Stories from the past 114 YEARS AGO The Checotah Times Friday, April 22, 1910 Eastern Cherokee Commendable progress is being made in the furtherance of the Eastern Cherokee payment of over $4 million,...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Applications for the 2024-25 Agriculture Youth Council are now available for Oklahoma high school students entering their senior year in the fall of 2024. Members will meet once a mont...

Thank you I would like to express my utmost gratitude to all the voters in the ICTC school district for their unwavering support and trust in me. I am honored and humbled by the opportunity to serve a...

McIntosh County GOP now has our first debate behind us and are looking forward to endorsing a candidate in each of the local races, please be watching for that on our Facebook page! The debate on Tues...

Mrs. Cutbirth’s first grade also enjoyed the solar eclipse on April 8.

Jonita Mullins presented a great story about Bass Reeves, the first African American U.S. Deputy Marshall, at the last Checotah Lions Club meeting.

The Checotah Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for new owners Marcus Cartright and Dylan Hall at Stockman’s Trading Co. feed store last Friday as customers enjoyed free hamburgers and pulled p...

Delaney Davis recently won All-Around state champion with an All Around score of 38.5 at Oklahoma AAU Gymnastics this last week. Delaney scored a 9.625 placing third in Beam, a 9.775 placing first in ...

RENTIESVILLE - The Springing the Blues Mini Fest has been set for Saturday and Sunday April 27-28 at the Oklahoma Blues Hall of Fame. Performances by more than two-dozen blues musicians will be held b...

McALESTER - Cody Lee Ketchum, 37, has been convicted of firstdegree murder in the 2017 death of Holly Cantrell and sentenced to life without parole. His long-awaited trial was held on March 14. At Ket...

Mark your calendars for April 26, 7 p.m., for some Gospel Music that will set your hands to clapping and your toes to tappin’, as we present The Shipley Family! The matriarch of this talented family, ...

Imposters claims to represent Attorney General’s Office OKLAHOMA CITY– Attorney General Gentner Drummond is warning Oklahomans about a new scam where imposters are calling citizens to tell them they h...

Despite recent beneficial rains, drought is on the rise once again in Oklahoma. Northwest and east-central sections of Oklahoma saw drought increase on this week’s U.S. Drought Monitor map, and overal...

April 30 from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. 1st, 2nd, 3rd in each category and Best of Show overall Art Show Categories: Painting Pencil/Marker or Mixed Media/3D Photography Categories: Architecture, Landsca...

Jason Combs and Truman Dixon weren’t just talking turkey on opening day of turkey season and will have some tall tales to tell their grandchildren. Combs stated Dixon is an inspiration at 98 years old...

Paws N Claws - Eufaula helped with three adoptions last week from the Eufaula pound. These puppies would’ve been put down after ten days but caring and concerned citizens stepped up to create three ha...

April is Volunteer Month and many local organizations depend on volunteers every day Volunteers are a huge part of what makes this country run. Without volunteers, many organizations would cease to ex...